Rivals are warned! David Alonso dominated Friday at the Moto3 Americas GP.

David Alonso presented a strong candidacy for victory in the Moto3 Americas GP. The Colombian led this afternoon’s practice in Austin, confirming the status of fastest that he had already shown in free practice. The practice had just started when Iván Ortolá and Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) were involved in an incident between them at turn 11: Yamanaka fell and collected Ortolá, who was left with some physical complaints.

José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) led the timesheet, which he continued with Stefano Nepa (LevelUp MTA/KTM) in second and Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports/KTM) in fourth until being surpassed by Adrián Fernández (Leopard Racing/Honda). David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports/KTM) moved up to third. Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) overtook Rueda with 22 minutes remaining before the checkered flag. Alonso (CFMoto Aspar), who led the morning free practice, placed second shortly after… before taking the lead with 19 minutes left.

Recovered after the incident in the early minutes, Ortolá returned to the track and took the lead with six minutes to go. The times continued to evolve, and Rueda was back in the lead shortly after… before being beaten by Alonso, who was 0.157s faster. Nothing changed at the top until the end.

Ángel Piqueras (Leopard Racing/Honda) surprised with third place, with Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GasGas Tech3) in fourth and Ortolá in fifth. The top five were separated by less than half a second.

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Just half a second away from a 2017 lap record! 👀

The partial resurfacing here might just see that lap record fall tomorrow! 👊#AmericasGP 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Djx3NBkufb

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) April 12, 2024