Maverick Vinales was the fastest man in Friday practice for the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring as the Moto3 class enjoyed the benefit of a completely dry day's running. Both the MotoGP and Moto2 categories were forced to ride in wet conditions in the afternoon but fortunately for the junior class, the rain fell just as their second session came to a close.
The star of the day for the most part was Czech rider Jakub Kornfeil who topped the times in the morning session. The 19 year old was also quickest for a large portion of FP2 before Vinales deposed him, clocking the fastest lap time of the day on a 1:28.661. Kornfeil was second, a tenth of a second back, with Danny Kent continuing his superb recent form with third, matching Kornfeil for pace.
Having parted company with their title sponsor, the Aspar Moto3 squad haven't enjoyed the smoothest build-up to the weekend but Hector Faubel, winner in such dramatic style last year, gave them a boost by going fourth fastest, just ahead of fellow Spaniards Luis Salom and Alex Rins.
Louis Rossi, racing for the home-based Racing Team Germany squad was seventh with Sandro Cortese, another man racing with pressure on his shoulders, close behind in eighth while Danny Webb put in a superb performance to drag the uncompetitive Mahindra up to ninth, beating Alberto Moncayo on the second Aspar Kalex-KTM.
Moto3 eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland: Combined Friday Practice Times
Pos | Rider | Motorcycle | Team | Time/Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maverick Viñales | FTR Honda | Blusens Avintia | 1:28.661 |
2 | Jakub Kornfeil | FTR Honda | Redox-Ongetta-Centro Seta | +0.162 |
3 | Danny Kent | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | +0.182 |
4 | Hector Faubel | Kalex KTM | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | +0.495 |
5 | Luis Salom | Kalex KTM | RW Racing GP | +0.591 |
6 | Alex Rins | Suter Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | +0.631 |
7 | Louis Rossi | FTR Honda | Racing Team Germany | +0.648 |
8 | Sandro Cortese | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | +0.661 |
9 | Danny Webb | Mahindra | Mahindra Racing | +0.683 |
10 | Alberto Moncayo | Kalex KTM | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | +0.709 |
11 | Miguel Oliveira | Suter Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | +0.724 |
12 | Niccolo Antonelli | FTR Honda | San Carlo Gresini Moto3 | +0.803 |
13 | Efren Vazquez | FTR Honda | JHK Laglisse | +0.817 |
14 | Adrian Martin | FTR Honda | JHK Laglisse | +0.828 |
15 | Toni Finsterbusch | Honda | Cresto Guide MZ Racing | +0.885 |
16 | Romano Fenati | FTR Honda | Team Italia FMI | +0.927 |
17 | Marcel Schrotter | Mahindra | Mahindra Racing | +0.932 |
18 | Niklas Ajo | KTM | TT Motion Events Racing | +1.128 |
19 | Alan Techer | TSR Honda | Technomag-CIP-TSR | +1.149 |
20 | Isaac Viñales | FTR Honda | Ongetta-Centro Seta | +1.159 |
21 | Zulfahmi Khairuddin | KTM | AirAsia-Sic-Ajo | +1.218 |
22 | Brad Binder | Kalex KTM | RW Racing GP | +1.235 |
23 | Alessandro Tonucci | FTR Honda | Team Italia FMI | +1.419 |
24 | Jonas Folger | Ioda | IodaRacing Project | +1.450 |
25 | Luca Gruenwald (WC) | Honda | Freudenberg Racing Team | +1.506 |
26 | Simone Grotzkyj | Suter Honda | Ambrogio Next Racing | +1.748 |
27 | Luigi Morciano | Ioda | Ioda Team Italia | +1.827 |
28 | Arthur Sissis | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | +1.873 |
29 | Ivan Moreno | FTR Honda | AndalucÃa JHK Laglisse | +1.898 |
30 | Jasper Iwema | FGR Honda | Moto FGR | +2.014 |
31 | Giulian Pedone | Suter Honda | Ambrogio Next Racing | +2.108 |
32 | Alexis Masbou | Honda | Caretta Technology | +2.233 |
33 | Kevin Hanus (WC) | Honda | Thomas Sabo GP Team | +2.489 |
34 | Jack Miller | Honda | Caretta Technology | +2.541 |
35 | Kenta Fujii | TSR Honda | Technomag-CIP-TSR | +3.457 |