David Almansa earned pole position during Moto3 World Championship qualifying Saturday at Automotodrom Brno, in Czech Republic. Riding his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM on Pirelli control tires, Almansa turned a lap time of 2:04.069. Not only was that good enough to lead the 26-rider field, it was also good enough to eclipse Alvaro Carpe’s 2026 All-Time Lap Record of 2:04.394, set in FP2 this morning.
Hakim Danish was the best of the rest with a 2:04.086 on his AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI KTM, and Maximo Quiles claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 2:04.490 on his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM.
Row-two qualifiers included Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Alvaro Carpe (2:04.634) and Brian Uriarte (2:04.643), and GRYD Racing’s Eddie O’Shea (2:05.140).
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More from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Almansa strikes for third consecutive pole as he denies Danish at Brno. The Spanish rider left it until his final lap in Q2 to claim P1 ahead of Danish, with just 0.017s between the pair.
David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) left it late in Q2 to make it three consecutive pole positions in Moto3, setting the fastest lap of the weekend with a 2:04.069 as he secured P1 by just 0.017s. Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) will line up from second after he improved his time right at the end of the session, with Almansa and Danish denying Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team). The #28 was running in P1 until the final run, when he brought his bike back to the pits without the chance of improving his time in the final three minutes.
Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) will lead away the second row for Sunday’s Grand Prix as he posted a 2:04.634, half-a-second down on Almansa’s pole time. He’s joined by teammate Brian Uriarte on the second row, as the #51 was fifth quickest, with Eddie O’Shea (GYRD Racing) lining up from P6. The British rider had shown pace good enough to go directly into Q2, but a technical infringement meant he was disqualified from Practice. However, the #8 made his way through Q1 to claim sixth in Q2.
After a crash in Practice, Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) was forced into Q2. It looked like he had the pace to make it through, but the #97 was in his box when he was second on the timesheets; however, while he watched on, he found himself demoted out of the top four places in Q1.
Check out the full results from qualifying at Brno, and tune in for the Moto3 battle on Sunday morning!
