Jaume Masiá ended this Friday as the fastest man at the Moto3 Qatar GP. The best lap times of the day came under the lights at Losail.
Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team/KTM) initially led the session, ahead of Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda) then took charge, with Öncü improving to hold onto second place. It’s worth noting that the times were already faster than those in the previous session.
As Masiá solidified his position, Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team/Honda) became his main rival, eventually overtaking him about 21 minutes from the checkered flag. With eight minutes left, Fenati was momentarily overtaken by Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) but quickly reclaimed the lead. Shortly after, Masiá set the first sub-2m06s lap time. Traffic with several riders on the track became a challenge at this stage.
Nothing changed at the top until the end. Masiá secured the lead with a time of 2m06.794s, beating Fenati by 0.546s. Veijer took third, followed by Ivan Ortolá (Angeluss MTA Team/KTM) and Matteo Bertelle (Rivacold Snipers Team/Honda) completing the top five. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), Masiá’s main championship rival, finished eighth. Öncü, who led the first session, ended up in 14th place.
Combined standings P1 + P2: