Taiyo Furusato set the pace in the first qualifiying at the Moto3 Indonesian Grand Prix, making him one of the last four qualifiers for Q2 in Mandalika.
After the initial flying laps, Furusato (Honda Team Asia) was in the lead, ahead of his teammate Mario Aji, followed by Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and the returning Adrián Fernández (Leopard Racing/Honda).
The standings changed during the second set of flying laps, but only Fernández dropped out of the top four after Ryusei Yamanaka (Gaviota GasGas Aspar) joined the mix.
Veijer took the lead ahead of Furusato, while Yamanaka improved further to reach third place. Aji dropped to fourth but was still in a position to advance to Q2. However, when Fernández improved in the last three minutes to reach third place, Aji lost his spot in the top four.
Joshua Whatley (VisionTrack Racing Team/Honda) moved up to fourth in the final minute, displacing Yamanaka from Q2. Furusato still managed to outpace Veijer by 0.140s, but the composition of the qualifying positions remained unchanged. Fernández and Whatley also advanced to Q2, a goal Yamanaka missed by 12 thousandths of a second.
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