Italian Moto3: Solo stunner powers Oncu to Mugello Pole

Deniz Oncu In qualifying for the Italian Moto3 race at Mugello, round six of the championship.
Deniz Oncu, Moto3, Italian MotoGP, 10 June
Deniz Oncu, Moto3, Italian MotoGP, 10 June

 

Nobody could touch Deniz Oncu, who displayed perfect pace alone on track as he claimed pole position ahead of the Moto3 Ita🎐lian Grand Prix at Mugello

On pole for this round last season, Denis Oncu topped both Friday practice sessions and lowered his lap time further in P3, always running solo, finishing the third session sat in the pits confident in his tiꦉme.

He continued that frame of mind into qualifying where the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider again dominated, with a best of 1m 56.020s, just shy ofꦆ the lap record for his sixth p🃏ole, though he is yet to translate one to a Moto3 win.

Oncu aslo s♍urvived a huge slide, not only staying on board, but setting a time that at that point was still strong enough for third.

Joel Kelso didn’t rꦅide like a man with a penalty hanging over his head and put the pressure on with some late pace on ꦕthe CFMoto to claim second, 0.538s behind the Turkish rider.

France p༒ole man Ayumu Sasaki held on to thir𒆙d to complete the front row for Liqui Moly Husqvarna IntactGP.

Diogo Moreira placed fourth for MT Helmets -MSI on the KTM, just ahead of champions✱hip leadeღr Daniel Holgado, who used his last flying lap to move into fifth for Red Bull KTM Tech3.

Matteo Bertelle moved up from twelfth to second as the ch𓆏equered flag waved on his Rivacold Snipers bike, with Stefano Nepa coming through Q1 for Angeluss MTA, seventh before his penalty is applied.

Xavier Ar🌌tigas, Riccardo Rossi and Ivan Ortola  complete the top ten

Scott Ogden was promoted to Q2 after a lap cancellation and made the most of his second chance, finishing the session 15th withಌ progress forward expected when penalties are applied.

Teammate at VisionTrack, Joshua Whatley lines🥀 up 27th on Sunday.


 
What happened in Q1?

 

Joel Kelso was dropped into the session after his second fastest P3 lap was cancelled by yellow flags, dropping him back to 20th in that session. The CFMOTO rider went on to Q2with the top time , along with Taiyo Furusato, Stefano Nepa and Vincente Perez𒁏.

The r✅esult means a big reshuffle for the grid tomorrow -  Lorenzo Salvador (20th), along with Vincente Perez, have a back of the grid penalty and a trip around the long lap loop to serve for riding slow on the racing line and disturbing riders on Friday.

During Q1 it was announced that Kelso, along with Luca Lunetꦫta (25th) and Nepa were also to be penalised with a back of the grid and long lap penalty for irresponsible riding in ⛎P3.

Jose Anton𒁃io Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) briefly held the final progression spot, but was shuffled out by Perez, who crossed the line just after him.

Ryusei Yamanaka look𒁃ed confortable in the top four but his performance was completely swallowed by the last laps of Q1, leaving him seventh in the session for GasGas Aspar, 21st onꦚ the grid.

 

Injuries and replacements

Perez is in for the sಞtill absent David Munoz at BOE Motorsports, while ⛄Andrea Migno gets to enjoy a home grand prix as he fills in for Lorenzo Fellon once again at CIP Green Power.

There is an additional widcar💦d on the grid - Luca Lunetta ꦏwith MT Helmets - MSI.

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