Maximo Quiles led Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. Quiles used his Pirelli-shod CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM to lap the 2.53-mile (4.08 km) track in 1:46.448, which led the field of 26 riders.
Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Valentin Perrone was second-best with a time of 1:46.745.
Rookie Guido Pini, piloting his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP KTM, claimed the third and final spot on the front with a lap time of 1:46.856.
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More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Quiles lays down Day 1 gauntlet at Balaton. The rookie is nearly 0.3s clear of the field, with Perrone his closest challenger.
A 1:46.448 saw Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) clinch Friday’s Moto3 honours at Balaton Park, and the rookie topped the standings by some margin too. 0.297s was the gap back to second place Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), while Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) made it a rookie 1-2-3 in Hungary.
Despite a crash at Turn 15, Austrian GP winner Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) pocketed P4, one place ahead of Championship leader and rival Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Half a second splits the top five heading into qualifying, with 11thfastest David Almansa (Leopard Racing) the final rider to get within a second of Quiles’ impressive afternoon pace.
Some key names, including Joel Kelso (LEVELUP – MTA) and Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia), will be in Q1, so make sure you tune into Moto3 qualifying at 12:45 local time.
