Qualifying Report

Front-row start for Ramirez in Valencia

16 Nov 2019

Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana

Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Moto3 2019, Round 19

Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing Honda NSF250RW) came within 0.274 seconds of taking Honda’s 15th Moto3 pole position this afternoon. The 21-year-old Spaniard, who started the last two races from pole, will nevertheless start the last Moto3 race of the year from the front row of the grid, aiming for his first victory since August’s British Grand Prix.

Fifth-fastest Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda NSF250RW) is Honda’s next best qualifier, the 16-year-old rookie once again showing impressive speed and now targeting his second podium of the year.

Recently crowned 2019 Moto3 World Champion Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing Honda NSF250RW) ended free practice a close second fastest to team-mate Ramirez, but will start from the top of the third row of the grid after riding the seventh-fastest lap in qualifying.

The 22-year-old Italian has won the last three races and will want to end his time in Moto3 – before he graduates to Moto2 next season – with a fourth consecutive win, but he will have to fight hard from the third row.

Eighth fastest was San Marino GP winner Tatsuki Suzuki (Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda NSF250RW), with Austrian GP winner Romano Fenati (VNE Snipers Team Honda NSF250RW) completing the top ten.

Fellow Italian Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers Team Honda NSF250RW) was one of the fastest riders in the Q2 session until he fell. He will start from 12th at the back end of row four, one row ahead of John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda NSF250RW), Niccolo Antonelli (Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda NSF250RW) and Alonso Lopez (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda NSF250RW)

Team-mates Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia Honda NSF250RW) and Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia Honda NSF250RW) had a challenging final qualifying of 2019. Ogura, 19-years-old from Fukuoka, was 21st, while Ogura, 18-years-old from Tokyo, was 25th. Both riders struggled to get enough feeling from the tires in the cold, windy conditions to ride as hard as they know they can. Their day ended badly when both were sanctioned for riding slowly in two or more sectors of the track, so they will both start from the back row of the grid.

Following tomorrow’s final races of the year the MotoGP commences post-season tests here on Tuesday, while the Moto2 and Moto3 teams moves to Jerez.

2019, Round 19, Valencia, Moto3

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Marcos Ramirez ⁴²

I'm happy with this result. I wanted to take the pole but in any case second position is a very good place to start from. We are working very well with the team and we hope to be at the front tomorrow. We'll do our best until the very last moment.

Leopard Racing

Sergio Garcia ¹¹

I went out with a good setup that we had found yesterday, so from the start we were able to be competitive. In FP3 I had a good pace, but I couldn't take advantage of the last tire because of the traffic on track. In Q2 I rode alone. I made some mistakes, but we have been equally as fast with used tires as with new tires, so that's ok. I searched for a rider to use as a reference and to ride close to, without trying to catch a tow. I think in the race there will be a large group. I hope to sign off the season with a good result.

Estrella Galicia 0,0

Lorenzo Dalla Porta ⁴⁸

It's been a positive day because I've been riding by my own and I've managed to set my fastest lap times this way. I'll start from seventh position as in Malaysia. We've improved the bike and let's see if we can make a little step forward during warm-up. We are good, I have confidence. This is going to be my last race in Moto3 and I will give it my all. Many thanks to the team.

Leopard Racing

Kaito Toba ²⁷

I'm disappointed with this result. I felt not so bad during this weekend, but the lap times aren't coming, and sincerely I don't know why. Anyway, qualifying is finished and we cannot do anything about our grid position. Tomorrow we must push a lot from the beginning of the race and try to enjoy my last race with this team.

Honda Team Asia

Ai Ogura ⁷⁹

We tried some settings from yesterday, but we haven't found the right one. The setting is also part of our problem, but 90 percent of it is me. I don't know why. But tomorrow I must find something during the race so I can follow the fast riders and work for 2020.

Honda Team Asia

16 Nov 2019

Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana

Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Moto3 2019, Round 19

Sunny / 16

Saturday 16 Nov 2019, 13:45 UTC

Track Condition: Dry
Air Temp: 16°C
Humidity: 31%
Ground Temp: 21°C

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Team	Constructor Constr.	Time/Gap
1	Andrea Migno	16	ITA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	1'38.683
2	Marcos Ramirez	42	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	+0.274
3	Jaume Masia	5	SPA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	+0.424
4	Aron Canet	44	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM	+0.457
5	Sergio Garcia	11	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+0.458
6	Filip Salac	12	CZE	PruestlGP	KTM	+0.473
7	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	48	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	+0.597
8	Tatsuki Suzuki	24	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+0.601
9	Darryn Binder	40	RSA	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+0.658
10	Romano Fenati	55	ITA	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+0.685
11	Carlos Tatay	99	SPA	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM	+0.765
12	Tony Arbolino	14	ITA	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+0.920
13	John Mcphee	17	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+1.023
14	Niccolò Antonelli	23	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+1.025
15	Alonso Lopez	21	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+1.065
16	Raul Fernandez	25	SPA	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+1.305
17	Xavier Artigas	4	SPA	Leopard Impala Junior Team	Honda	+1.555
18	Riccardo Rossi	54	ITA	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	+0.466
19	Jeremy Alcoba	52	SPA	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	+0.465
20	Albert Arenas	75	SPA	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+0.503
21	Kaito Toba	27	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+0.630
22	Makar Yurchenko	76	RUS	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+0.741
23	Ayumu Sasaki	71	JPN	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+0.784
24	Stefano Nepa	82	ITA	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM	+0.785
25	Ai Ogura	79	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+1.078
26	Dennis Foggia	7	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+1.090
27	Can Oncu	61	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	+1.110
28	Celestino Vietti	13	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+1.189
29	Jakub Kornfeil	84	CZE	PruestlGP	KTM	+1.273
30	Tom Booth-Amos	69	GBR	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+1.453
31	Kazuki Masaki	22	JPN	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+1.818

Sunny / 15

Friday 15 Nov 2019, 14:39 UTC

Track Condition: Dry
Air Temp: 15°C
Humidity: 37%
Ground Temp: 21°C

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Team	Constructor Constr.	Time/Gap
1	Jaume Masia	5	SPA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	1'39.612
2	Sergio Garcia	11	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+0.069
3	Marcos Ramirez	42	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	+0.155
4	Xavier Artigas	4	SPA	Leopard Impala Junior Team	Honda	+0.244
5	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	48	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	+0.263
6	Romano Fenati	55	ITA	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+0.283
7	Andrea Migno	16	ITA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	+0.346
8	Niccolò Antonelli	23	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+0.370
9	John Mcphee	17	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+0.441
10	Tony Arbolino	14	ITA	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+0.472
11	Raul Fernandez	25	SPA	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+0.499
12	Aron Canet	44	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM	+0.501
13	Albert Arenas	75	SPA	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+0.565
14	Celestino Vietti	13	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+0.635
15	Darryn Binder	40	RSA	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+0.640
16	Stefano Nepa	82	ITA	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM	+0.644
17	Filip Salac	12	CZE	PruestlGP	KTM	+0.697
18	Can Oncu	61	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	+0.712
19	Kaito Toba	27	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+0.713
20	Makar Yurchenko	76	RUS	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+0.748
21	Dennis Foggia	7	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+0.767
22	Carlos Tatay	99	SPA	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM	+0.814
23	Tatsuki Suzuki	24	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+0.831
24	Jakub Kornfeil	84	CZE	PruestlGP	KTM	+0.868
25	Alonso Lopez	21	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+0.992
26	Kazuki Masaki	22	JPN	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+1.034
27	Ai Ogura	79	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+1.050
28	Jeremy Alcoba	52	SPA	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	+1.263
29	Riccardo Rossi	54	ITA	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	+1.275
30	Tom Booth-Amos	69	GBR	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+1.322
31	Ayumu Sasaki	71	JPN	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+2.239

Rider Standings

Sunday, 3 Nov 2019 - Open world standings grid

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Points Pts.	Team	Constructor Constr.
1	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	48	ITA	279	Leopard Racing	Honda
2	Aron CANET	44	SPA	190	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM
3	Tony ARBOLINO	14	ITA	175	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda
4	Marcos RAMIREZ	42	SPA	174	Leopard Racing	Honda
5	John MCPHEE	17	GBR	156	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda
6	Niccolò ANTONELLI	23	ITA	128	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda
7	Celestino VIETTI	13	ITA	127	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM
8	Jaume MASIA	5	SPA	121	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM
9	Tatsuki SUZUKI	24	JPN	111	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda
10	Albert ARENAS	75	SPA	108	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM
11	Ai OGURA	79	JPN	103	Honda Team Asia	Honda
12	Dennis FOGGIA	7	ITA	97	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM
13	Jakub KORNFEIL	84	CZE	77	PruestlGP	KTM
14	Romano FENATI	55	ITA	76	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda
15	Alonso LOPEZ	21	SPA	71	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda
16	Gabriel RODRIGO	19	RSM	67	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda
17	Ayumu SASAKI	71	JPN	62	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda
18	Raul FERNANDEZ	25	SPA	60	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM
19	Kaito TOBA	27	JPN	60	Honda Team Asia	Honda
20	Andrea MIGNO	16	ITA	58	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM
21	Darryn BINDER	40	RSA	54	CIP – Green Power	KTM
22	Sergio GARCIA	11	SPA	51	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda
23	Makar YURCHENKO	76	RUS	22	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM
24	Filip SALAC	12	CZE	21	PruestlGP	KTM
25	Stefano NEPA	82	ITA	19	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM
26	Kazuki MASAKI	22	JPN	14	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM
27	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	69	GBR	10	CIP – Green Power	KTM
28	Ryusei YAMANAKA	6	JPN	8	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda
29	Carlos TATAY	99	SPA	8	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM
30	Riccardo ROSSI	54	ITA	6	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda
31	Can ONCU	61	TUR	4	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM
32	Jeremy ALCOBA	52	SPA	2	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda
33	Elia BARTOLINI	20	RSM	1	Sky Junior Team VR46	KTM