Collin Veijer once again led the second practice of the Dutch GP in Moto3, beating the lap record at Assen that he set yesterday. Almost all riders achieved their best times in this session.
David Alonso (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar) was the first to complete a flying lap, but was soon overtaken by Adrián Fernández. The Spaniard from Leopard Racing was consistently at the front, reclaiming the lead several times.
There were many lead changes: only David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports/KTM), Stefano Nepa (LevelUp MTA/KTM), and Iván Ortolá (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) managed to stay on top for about five minutes, with the other leaders being very brief.
In the end, Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) took the lead by clocking 1m39.703s on his penultimate lap. With this, the Dutchman beat Ángel Piqueras (Leopard Racing/Honda) by just 0.074s, followed by Ortolá who was 0.087s behind. Muñoz and Alonso completed the top five.
Further down, David Almansa (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team/Honda) was 14th and secured the last spot for direct qualification to second qualifying, 0.079s ahead of his teammate, Matteo Bertelle. Among the other riders who will go through Q1 is José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who couldn’t keep his pace after being fifth yesterday.
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Home soil delight in #Moto3 ahead of qualifying 🤩@CollinVeijer95 is the rider to beat again but it's still tight at the top with @Angelpiqueras18 in 2nd ahead of @IvanOrtola48 ⚔️#DutchGP 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/LLRton6pYK
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) June 29, 2024
