MARTIN HEADS MOTO3 FREE PRACTICE ON OPENING DAY OF 2018
The 2018 Moto3 World Championship has started the same way it finished last November, with Jorge Martin and Team Del Conca Gresini Moto3 heading the field. The young Spaniard was able to find the perfect synergy with his Honda NSF250RW machine at the Losail International Circuit today as he topped the timesheets of the two free practice sessions courtesy of a 2’05.590secs lap-time.
Martin’s single-lap performance turned out to be the so-far fastest-ever lap-time around the Qatari circuit: he was 0.7secs quicker than second-placed rider and bettered his morning time by more than two seconds.
It was a good start to the year also for Fabio Di Giannantonio, who was 8 tenths of a second slower of his team mate as he finished the day in fifth place (2’06.459).
Moto3 action will resume tomorrow at 12:40 local time (GMT +3) with FP3, with qualifying set to get underway at 14:45.
1st – JORGE MARTIN #88
“We showed good pace with both medium and hard tyres, so it will be crucial to understand what temperature there will be on Sunday for the race, so that we can choose the right compound. The feeling is there and it’s the same I had in Jerez, so I can’t wait for tomorrow to try and improve further.”
5th – FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO #21
“I’m very happy because we started on the right foot. It was about time. There’s big room for improvement both set-up and riding wise, but we are already up there. We will try to work on our pace tomorrow, but I’m already very confident.”
