Daniel Holgado led a string of riders who crushed the Moto3 lap record in qualifying in Qatar, taking his Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 to a new all-time mark of 2:02.276.
Holgado took pole ahead of Ivan Ortola and Juan Rueda, who each had led practice sessions over the weekend and who will complete the front row.
Holgado’s time was more than a second quicker than the lap record set earlier in the day by Rueda, and nearly three seconds quicker than the official race lap record. Rueda’s 2:03.465 lap record in practice would have left him 16th on the final grid.
