Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) hit the front of Practice in Moto3 at Balaton Park and never looked back as he topped the opening day of action.
Fast in the morning but fastest in the afternoon, his 1’46.269 saw him take top spot by more than three tenths of a second, returning from his first finish outside the top ten at Mugello with a vengeance.
Setting his lap time earlier in the session, the #28 remained unbeaten for the rest of the session, just ahead of late improver Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) who took top Honda honours. Fastest in FP1 and third in the afternoon, David Almansa (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was back on track after his Mugello illness to complete the top three, just 0.032s behind the Indonesian in second.
Almansa’s teammate David Muñoz was fourth whilst Joel Kelso (GRYD – MLav Racing) was a strong and solid fifth. Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse) rounded out the top six in what was an impressive showing from the Irishman. Elsewhere, Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) got into Q2 directly for the first time since we touched down in Europe whilst Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was only 13th – but still good enough to move into Q2. Teammate and Moto3’s most-recent winner, Brian Uriarte, could only manage 18th place, leaving him in Q1.
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