David Muñoz led the Practice session for the Moto3 French GP, held this afternoon in Le Mans – with implications for qualifying.
After the first flying laps were completed, Adrián Fernández (Leopard Racing/Honda) was at the top – just as he was in the first free practice in the morning. The Spaniard was then overtaken by Ángel Piqueras (Frinsa-MT Helmets-MSi/KTM), who held the position for nearly 20 minutes.
A last corner crash for Jakob Rosenthaler 💥#FrenchGP 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/aluIeyG685
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During that period, a red flag was brought out to clear the track due to gravel on the asphalt caused by Jakob Rosenthaler’s (Denssi Racing-BOE/KTM) incident. After the restart, Piqueras lost the lead to Joel Kelso (LevelUp-MTA/KTM).
The Australian was overtaken by Ryusei Yamanaka (Frinsa-MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) just seconds later. In the final moments, Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP/KTM) set the best time of the session with a 1m40.234s.
With that, the Spaniard beat Yamanaka by 0.105s. Fernández was third, once again showing strong pace in Le Mans, with Piqueras (who crashed near the end) and Máximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar/KTM) rounding out the top five.
The top 14 riders advanced directly to the second qualifying, including championship leader José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who finished ninth. Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) secured 14th place, edging out his teammate Jacob Roulstone by 0.013s.
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👊@david64official ends the day fastest in #Moto3 Practice in front of @yamanaka_ryusei and @31AdriFernandez #FrenchGP 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/emoHjKlgfR
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