The first day of official tests during the Moto3 World Championship season is completed. David Alonso left Jerez with the fastest time this Tuesday, after being hindered by a crash in the Spanish GP on Sunday that prevented him from continuing the dominance he had until qualifying.
And on the testing day, the Colombian continued to show his speed in southern Spain. In the first session, he was the only one to lap in the 1m44s to surpass Matteo Bertelle (Rivacold Snipers Team/Honda) by 0.509s. Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) set the third fastest time, with Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) in fourth and Stefano Nepa (LevelUp-MTA/KTM) in fifth.
Times improved in the second session, where once again Alonso (CFMoto Aspar) was one step ahead: he lapped in 1m43.948s and thus stayed 0.710s ahead of Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda). The other rider from Paolo Simoncelli’s team, Filippo Farioli, was third, with David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports/KTM) fourth and Nepa fifth again. In sixth, Veijer was already over a second behind the leader.
It was the Dutchman who set the pace in the third and final session. Despite setting his personal best time and second overall of the day, it was not enough to beat Alonso’s time in the previous session. The Colombian finished second, with Tatsuki Suzuki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) third, Yamanaka fourth, and Nicola Carraro (LevelUp-MTA/KTM) fifth.
