Less than a week after the Aragón GP, the Moto3 riders are back on track with the first San Marino GP practice sessions. CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider David Alonso has started in the top 3 at the Misano – Marco Simoncelli circuit, despite the fact that the day has not begun in the best way for him. In the first minutes of the first practice session, Alonso has crashed. The Colombian has been able to recover the bike to gone back on track and, after a brief pit stop, he has gone out again with the same tyres to set the session’s best time. The CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider has set a time of 1:41.175 and has ended just 98 thousandths ahead of second-placed, José Antonio Rueda. Alonso has also set the pace at the start of the second practice session, in which he has fitted new tyres, and has always been among the fastest. In fact, on his thirteenth lap, he has managed to beat the track record by setting a time of 1:41.096, a register that lowered the previous track record, held by Celestino Vietti since 2020. However, in his second outing on the track, the Colombian has been unable to complete a good lap. In addition, in his last attempt, yellow flags were flying due to another rider’s crash, so Alonso has not been able to improve his time. Adrián Fernández has been capable of taking a step forward in the final minutes and has finished the session with the best time. The Spanish has beaten Alonso’s time by 187 thousandths and has set a new record in the Italian track. Rueda has ended behind Fernández, just 76 thousandths off his time, while the CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider has been third.
His teammate Joel Esteban has not had an easy start at the San Marino GP. The CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider has finished twenty-fifth on the first day at Misano. The Spanish has worked to adapt to the characteristics of the Italian track and has made great progress from one session to the next. Although he has ended the first practice session 2.7 seconds off the best time, in the second session he has improved his time by more than a second and has reduced the gap with the fastest by eight tenths. The rookie knows that he has work to do to make a step forward that would allow him to fight for a place in Q2 tomorrow.
3rd David Alonso 1:41.096 (+0.187): “I am satisfied with the first day. I have seen the crash coming because I was at the limit. Then I have relaxed and have gradually improved. In the afternoon, I have gone out with new tyres and have concentrated on my work. I have tried to polish some details. In the second run, I have come back to the track at the wrong time and I have found myself with many drivers. If we had gone out ten seconds later, it would have been better. Tomorrow morning, we will focus on deciding which tyre we will choose for the race, which is the most important thing.”
25th Joel Esteban 1:42.896 (+1.987): “It has been a difficult day. I had never ridden here before and it has been quite complicated for me. I have made a step forward from the first session to the second and now I have to keep working for tomorrow. We need to understand where we are doing wrong in order to get a better result.”
