Moto3 Austin: Oettel pimpin sesi kualifikasi
Pembalap Schedl GP Racing, Philipp Oettl, merebut pole position perdana dalam sesi kualifikasi Moto3 di Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Austin, Sabtu (9/4).
Foto oleh: Mirco Lazzari
Oettl mencetak catatan waktu tercepat pada menit awal sesi. Ketika hujan mengguyur lintasan, ia pun tak perlu bersusah payah lagi untuk memperbaiki catatan waktunya.
Trek yang basah membuat para pembalap Moto3 memilih memakai ban basah sepanjang sesi. Hal ini jelas menguntungkan Oettl karena ia lebih dulu turun ke trek dengan memakai ban slick.
Jorge Navarro lalu meningkatkan catatan waktunya dan lebih lambat 0,6 detik dari Oettl. Pembalap Estrella Galicia itu juga lebih cepat 0,011 detik di depan Enea Bastianini.
Pada 10 menit terakhir, para pembalap mulai keluar dengan memakai ban slick. Namun, tak ada yang mendekati catatan waktu Oettl.
Dan sesi kualifikasi pun ditutup dengan Oettl, Navarro dan Bastianini melengkapi baris depan. Duo Drive M7 SIC Racing, Jakub Kornfeil dan Adam Norrodi, pada posisi keempat dan keenam. Sedangkan, Romano Fenati akan start kelima.
Andrea Locatelli menempati posisi ketujuh, di depan Jules Danilo, Fabio Quartararo dan Livio Loi.
Karel Hanika dan Stefan Valtulini mengalami kecelakaan saat hujan turun pada pertengahan sesi.
Hasil Kualifikasi Moto3 Austin:
Posisi | Pembalap | Tim | Motor | Waktu |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philipp Oettl | Schedl GP Racing | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:18.398 |
2 | Jorge Navarro | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda NSF250RW | 2:18.985 |
3 | Enea Bastianini | Gresini Racing Moto3 | Honda NSF250RW | 2:18.996 |
4 | Jakub Kornfeil | Drive M7 SIC Racing Team | Honda NSF250RW | 2:19.068 |
5 | Romano Fenati | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:19.135 |
6 | Adam Norrodin | Drive M7 SIC Racing Team | Honda NSF250RW | 2:19.469 |
7 | Andrea Locatelli | Leopard Racing | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:19.708 |
8 | Jules Danilo | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda NSF250RW | 2:19.790 |
9 | Fabio Quartararo | Leopard Racing | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:20.118 |
10 | Livio Loi | RW Racing GP BV | Honda NSF250RW | 2:20.230 |
11 | Nicolo Bulega | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:20.444 |
12 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:20.456 |
13 | Tatsuki Suzuki | CIP-Unicom Starker | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:20.499 |
14 | Juan Francisco Guevara | RBA Racing Team | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:20.649 |
15 | Alexis Masbou | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | Peugeot MGP30 | 2:20.773 |
16 | Hiroki Ono | Honda Team Asia | Honda NSF250RW | 2:21.151 |
17 | John McPhee | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | Peugeot MGP30 | 2:21.159 |
18 | Francesco Bagnaia | ASPAR Mahindra Team Moto3 | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:21.309 |
19 | Karel Hanika | Platinum Bay Real Estate | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:21.379 |
20 | Jorge Martin | ASPAR Mahindra Team Moto3 | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:21.486 |
21 | Andrea Migno | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:21.957 |
22 | Aron Canet | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda NSF250RW | 2:22.232 |
23 | Bo Bendsneyder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:22.251 |
24 | Gabriel Rodrigo | RBA Racing Team | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:22.687 |
25 | Lorenzo Petrarca | 3570 Team Italia | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:22.794 |
26 | Darryn Binder | Platinum Bay Real Estate | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:23.097 |
27 | Maria Herrera | Team Laglisse | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:23.461 |
28 | Stefano Valtulini | 3570 Team Italia | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:23.495 |
29 | Joan Mir | Leopard Racing | KTM RC 250 GP | 2:23.578 |
30 | Niccolo Antonelli | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda NSF250RW | 2:24.379 |
31 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing Moto3 | Honda NSF250RW | 2:24.477 |
32 | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda Team Asia | Honda NSF250RW | 2:24.640 |
33 | Fabio Spiranelli | CIP-Unicom Starker | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:31.357 |
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