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Qatar Moto3, Lusail Qualifying: Holgado holds off Moreira for pole, Masia only 10th

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Daniel Holgado, Red Bull KTM Tech3, 2023 Moto3, Qatar Moto3, Lusail, action [Gold & Goose]

Daniel Holgado has taken pole position for the penultimate round of the 2023 Moto3 World Championship in Qatar after resisting Diogo Moreira at the Lusail International Circuit.

The Spaniard avoided any dramas with loitering riders looking to grab a tow by setting his time well before the chequered flag, his 2m 04.742secs lap good enough to hold the top spot.

Only the second pole position of his Moto3 career - and his first since the 2022 Austrian Moto3 - the result will give Holgadoโ€™s slim title hopes a welcome boost at this late stage in the season, though with a 41-point deficit to bridge and only a maximum of 50 available, he remains a sizeable outsider.

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By contrast, the fight is definitely on between Moto3 leader Jaume Masia and Ayumu Sasaki, the pair split by just 13 points coming to Qatar.

Ahead of Sundayโ€™s race it is Sasaki who holds the advantage in terms of grid position, the Husqvarna IntactGP rider, who is still yet to win a race this season, qualifying fourth, while Masia has work to do from tenth place on the grid.

Back at the front, Moreira came very close to unseating Holgado from pole position, the Brazilian only 0.003secs shy of the top spot, while Deniz Oncu completed the front row on the Red Bull KTM Ajo machine.

Joining Sasaki on row two will be team-mate and Malaysian Moto3 winner Collin Veijer and Rivacold Snipers rider Romano Fenati.

Joel Kelso heads up row three on the best of the CFMoto PruestelGP machines, alongside Matteo Bertelle and Ivan Ortola.

Meanwhile, David Alonso - the winner of more races than any other rider this season and one of four riders mathematically within a shot of the title still - gets away from 13th.

Scott Ogden made it through to Q2 on the VisionTrack Racing Honda, the Briton going on to qualify 16th but ending his day on the floor after a crash. Team-mate Josh Whatley starts 20th.

Qatar Moto3, Lusail International Circuit - Qualifying Results

2023 Qatar Moto3 - Lusail International Circuit - Qualifying - Round 19 of 20
Pos.NameNat.TeamMotorcycleLap Time
1Daniel Holgado๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆRed Bull KTM Tech3KTM2m 04.742
2Diogo Moreira๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทMT Helmets - MSIKTM2m 04.745
3Deniz Oncu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทRed Bull KTM AjoKTM2m 04.894
4Ayumu Sasaki๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตHusqvarna IntactGPHusqvarna2m 05.066
5Collin Veijer๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑHusqvarna IntactGPHusqvarna2m 05.204
6Romano Fenati๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นRivacold Snipers TeamHonda2m 05.207
7Joel Kelso๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บCFMoto PruestelGPCFMoto2m 05.207
8Matteo Bertelle๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นRivacold Snipers TeamHonda2m 05.250
9Ivan Ortola๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆAngeluss MTA TeamKTM2m 05.253
10Jaume Masia๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆLeopard RacingHonda2m 05.423
11Filippo Farioli๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นRed Bull KTM Tech3KTM2m 05.476
12Vicente Perez๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆBOE MotorsportsKTM2m 05.685
13David Alonso๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดGASGAS Aspar M3GasGas2m 05.779
14Adrian Fernandez๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆLeopard RacingHonda2m 06.141
15Xavier Artigas๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆCFMoto PruestelGPCFMoto2m 06.187
16Scott Ogden๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งVisionTrack RacingHonda2m 06.404
17Taiyo Furusato๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตHonda Team AsiaHonda2m 06.474
18Jose Antonio Rueda๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆRed Bull KTM AjoKTM2m 06.690
19Riccardo Rossi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นSIC58 Squadra CorseHonda2m 06.459
20Joshua Whatley๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งVisionTrack RacingHonda2m 06.578
21Stefano Nepa๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นAngeluss MTA TeamKTM2m 06.727
22David Munoz๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆBOE MotorsportsKTM2m 06.761
23Syarifuddin Azman๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMT Helmets - MSIKTM2m 07.074
24Kaito Toba๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตSIC58 Squadra CorseHonda2m 07.368
25Ryusei Yamanaka๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตGASGAS Aspar M3GasGas2m 07.386
26Lorenzo Fellon๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทCIP Green PowerKTM2m 07.573
27David Salvador๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆCIP Green PowerCFMoto2m 07.808
28Mario Suryo Aji๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉHonda Team AsiaHonda2m 09.449

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