David Alonso confirmed his competitiveness in the Moto3 French GP, securing pole position at Le Mans. This afternoon’s qualifying session was tight, with just a few thousandths of a second separating the top two.
In Q1, Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull GasGas Tech3) led the quartet of riders advancing to the second phase of qualifying. The Australian rookie set the fastest time on his penultimate lap. Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda) was second, 0.204s behind after an improvement towards the end.
In third place was Scott Ogden (MLav Racing/Honda), with Tatsuki Suzuki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) in fourth. The Japanese rider secured the final spot in Q2 with just a 0.052s advantage over Matteo Bertelle (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team/Honda).
The top 18 fastest riders then battled for pole position. José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) led after the first flying laps, before being surpassed by Alonso (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar).
Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) also took the lead, as did Rueda who reclaimed the top spot only to be overtaken by Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GasGas Tech3) in the final minute.
However, it was Alonso who prevailed, with an impressive lap of 1m40.114s at the end of qualifying. The Colombian secured another pole position, beating Holgado by 0.011s. Rueda finished third, 0.312s off the pace.
