David Almansa was the fastest on Friday at the Argentina GP Moto3, leading the afternoon practice session. The lap record for the Termas de Río Hondo circuit was clearly broken.
The track conditions were much improved compared to Free Practice 1, which resulted in a significant improvement in lap times.
After five minutes, the session was led by Joel Kelso (LevelUp-MTA/KTM), but at that point, the leader from FP1, David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), suffered a fall. Matteo Bertelle (LevelUp-MTA/KTM) also crashed, which triggered a red flag. Fortunately, there were no major injuries to the riders.
When the session resumed, the times began to change rapidly. Ryusei Yamanaka (Frinsa-MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) moved to the top before being overtaken by Almansa (Leopard Racing/Honda) in the final 15 minutes.
As the session continued, times kept improving, especially in the last ten minutes, which caused a shake-up in the leaderboard. With less than five minutes to go, Almansa set the fastest lap with a time of 1m46.981s.
This time also set a new overall circuit record: the top 16 riders broke the previous lap record, which had stood since 2022. Álvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) finished second, 0.364s behind Almansa, followed by his teammate José Antonio Rueda.
The top 14 riders from this session directly advanced to the second phase of qualifying. The final spot in this group was claimed by Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team/Honda), who was 0.086s faster than the 15th-place finisher, Muñoz.
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