The old lap record of the Moto3 at Buriram was beaten by Deniz Öncü this Saturday. The Turkish rider topped the third practice session of the Thai GP, in which almost all riders improved their lap times.
After the initial flying laps, the leader was the surprising Nicola Fabio Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team/Honda), who was later overtaken by David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports/KTM). As is customary in the early stages, the lead changed hands multiple times and was then taken by Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3).
With 11 minutes gone, Öncü moved into first place, which he then solidified with his next lap, only to be beaten by Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda). The Italian held the lead for nearly 12 minutes before being surpassed by Holgado. Towards the end, Öncü posted a lap time of 1m41.907s to break the previous lap record.
No one could match Öncü’s performance, but two more riders set lap times faster than the previous record in Buriram before this session. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) finished second, just 0.025s behind Öncü, while Ryusei Yamanaka (GaviotaGasGas Aspar) claimed third, 0.127s off the lead. Jaume Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda) and Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) completed the top five.
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