2024 Aragon Moto3 Grand Prix - Qualifying Results

Qualifying results from the 2024 Aragon Mot🉐o3 Grand Prix at the MotorLa🅘nd Circuit, where David Alonso continued his domination with pole position.

David Alonso, Moto3, Aragon, 2024, qualifying
David Alonso, Moto3, Aragon, 2024, qualifying
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David Alonso was in a class o💫f his own as he mastered the drying track in qualifying to claim pole position for round🗹 twelve, the Moto3 Aragon Grand Prix.

The Gavi⛄ota Aspar rider was also quickest in the wet morning session, dominatinꦿg practice in all conditions at the Spanish circuit.

The wet track in the morning P2 session meant Friday’s times ༺decided the Q2 placings, so Alonso’s record lap remained the best of the weekend heading🌟 into qualifying.

That saw the Colombian straight into Q2. After a brie꧋f spell leading around his teammate, the #80 set about a series of fast laps that saw him top time timesheets, finishing with a best of 1m 58.059s.

2024 Moto3 Aragon  - Qualifying Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime
1David AlonsoCOLCFMOTO GaviotaAspar Team (CFMOTO)1m 58.059s
2Jose Antonio RuedaSPARed Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)+0.433s
3David MunozSPABOE Motorsports (KTM)+1.005s
4Angel PiquerasSPALeopard Racing (Honda)+1.031s
5Joel KelsoAUSBOE Motorsports (KTM)+1.040s
6Luca LunettaITASIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda)+1.249s
7Daniel HolgadoSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (GasGas)+1.355s
8Matteo BertelleITAKopron Rivacold SnipersTeam (Honda)+1.404s
9Collin VeijerNEDLiqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP(Husqvarna)+1.658s
10Ivan OrtolaSPAMT Helmets - MSI (KTM)+1.696s
11Stefano NepaITALEVELUP - MTA (KTM)+1.994s
12Scott OgdenGBRFibre Tec Honda MLav Racing (Honda)+1.999s
13Joel EstebanSPACFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (CFMOTO)+2.180s
14David AlmansaSPAKopron Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda)+2.190s
15Taiyo FurusatoJPNHonda Team Asia (Honda)+2.215s
16Filippo FarioliITASIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda)+2.531s
17Adrian FernandezSPALeopard Racing (Honda)+3.192s
18Jacob RoulstoneAUSRed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (GasGas)No Time
Q1
19Tatsuki SuzukiJPNLiqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Husqvarna)2m 02.322s
20Noah DettwilerSWICIP Green Power (KTM)2m 02.550s
21Xabi ZurutuzaSPARed Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)2m 03.093s
22Arbi AditamaINDHonda Team Asia (Honda)2m 04.298s
23Riccardo RossiITACIP Green Power (KTM)2m 04.582s
24Tatchakorn BuasriTHAHonda Team Asia (Honda)No Time
25Ryusei YamanakaJPNMT Helmets - MSI (KTM)No Time
26Nicola CarraroITALEVELUP - MTA (KTM)No Time
27Vincente PerezSPAFibre Tec Honda MLav Racing (Honda)No Time

Jose Antonio Rueda had been second to Alonso in all sessions heading into the crucial Q2 - The Red Bul🌌l KTM Ajo rider managed the feat again and was the only person wiౠthin a second of Alonso’s electric pace, finishing 0.433s behind on his final run.

David Munoz moved i♏nto the final front row slot as the chequered flag waved, his last run in behind the riders in front lifting him from 16th to third, initially displacing his BOE teammate, Joel Kelso.

Top rookie in the session Angel Piqueras also moveജd ahead of the Australian late on in fourth for Leopard, with Kelso fifth 🗹as he chose to circulate solo once again.

Luca Lunetta improved again, finding enough extra pace toꦰ move into sixth for SIC58 Squadra Corse, with Daniel Holgado also heading in the right direction, having just made the cut for Q2, sitting 14th overnight. The Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider was seventh.

Matteo Bertelle was the best of the rider to come through Q1, using his time on the tricky track to inform his performance in the next session to cla🎃im eighth for the Snipers team.

Collin Veijer looked less confident on the changing surface, and riding alone set the nin🙈th best ti🧔me for Liqui Moly Intact GP on the Husqvarna, after a front row start last round.

Iv🍎an Ortolꦰa, who claimed pole in qualifying in Austria (although he did not start there after an issue on the grid) completed the top ten for MT Helmets - MSI.

Q1- Bertelle escapes crash filled session

Matteo Bertelle moved on with the ✅best time - with only nine riders setting times in an incident filled se😼ssion.

He was joined in Q2 progression by Taiyo Furusato (15th) , Filippo Farioli (16th) and Scott Ogden 🤡(12th).

Tatsuki Suzuki set the fifth best time, his cautious run as his rivals tumbled sees him line up 19th for Li𓂃qui Moly Intact GꦓP Husqvarna on Sunday.

Noah Dettwiler, Xa💞bi Zurutuza, Arbi Aditam🃏a and Riccardo Rossi were the only other riders to set a lap.

The session began with Ryusei Yamanaka riding round with his hand up, with an issue on his MT Helmets - MSI bike, eventually pulling over t💙o the side of the track.

That w♎as swiftly followed by a huge highside for Nicola Carraro at turn 17, the Spaniard walked away after the rear🐼 stepped out.

Soon after there was 🥂an ugly fall for Rossi, who slid off at turn twelve, experiencing contact with his bike on his൲ way off track.

With six minutes remaining  Vincente Perez went down, at turn ten. He walked away w🌞ith his helmet off, Tatchakorn Buasri fell moments later, thrown hard to the ground.


Crashes, injuries and replacements

David Almansa had been top five every session heading into qualifying, a strong showing on the Rivacold🌱 Snipers bike, but was part of a pair of crashes, bookending the Q2 session.

Jacob Roulstone fell right at the start after running wide and off the♓ racing line, leaving him w༒ithout a time to his name. Almansa was 14th after his late spill at the final corner.

Perez (no time in Q1) isꦐ still in his stint at Fibre Tec Honda - MLav Racing. There is a wildcard for the Aragon weekend, Aditama (22nd), who returns with Honda Team Asia.

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