The three days of the world championship kicked off on the Assen circuit. The Moto3 free practice sessions for the Dutch GP begin and it is the Spaniard Ivan Ortolà (Mt Helmets MSI) who signs the best timestopping the clock at 1’40”610. In second position was his teammate, the Japanese Ryusei Yamanaka, just under a tenth behind (1’40”701).
Third place for the Spaniard Adrian Fernandez (1’40”813), who preceded the World Championship leader, Colombian David Alonso with 1’40”849. As always, a lot of Spain in the top positions, with fifth place for Jose Antonio Rueda (1’40”859).
We climb above the 1’40 wall with the sixth place of the British Scott Ogden (1’41”010). Behind him the best of the Italians, Stefano Nepawho finished in seventh position. The MTA Team rider finished with a time of 1’41”075, ahead of home rider Collin Veijer (1’41”088).
The Australian Joel Kelso (1’41”399) and the Spaniard Joel Esteban (1’41”643) complete the Top-10. Eleventh place for Riccardo Rossi (1’41″667) ahead of the Japanese Tatsuki Suzuki (1’41″677) and the Spanish Daniel Holgado (1’41″780), second in the world ranking and forced to chase his rivals in this first part of the Dutch weekend . The other Italians were further behind: 17th Filippo Farioli, 19th Luca Lunetta, 21st Matteo Bertelle, 26th Luca Carraro.
