Jaume Masiá was the strongest in the first practice session of the Moto3 Indian GP. The Leopard Racing rider was at the front for almost the entire opening session at the Buddh International Circuit.
The initial leader was Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM), who was at the front for the first ten minutes – except for the brief seconds when he was overtaken by Filippo Farioli (Red Bull KTM Tech3).
In a practice session that lasted 50 minutes instead of the usual 35 minutes, adaptation was the key word – with lap times being less important than usual.
With 11 minutes gone, Masiá took the lead for good. The Spanish rider improved the benchmark time five times, and ended up being 0.141s faster than Moreira. In third place was Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team/KTM), followed by the Honda riders from the Rivacold Snipers Team: Matteo Bertelle in fourth and Romano Fenati in fifth.
But below, the championship leader, Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3), could only manage 25th, 2.758s off Masiá. It is worth mentioning that Kadai Yasseen Ahamed (Petronas MIE MLav Racing/Honda) is making a wildcard appearance at his home round, becoming the first Indian to compete in the World Championship. However, his lap in this session was beyond 105 percent of the best time.
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