Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Pedro Acosta was back in charge of teammate Augusto Fernandez as the pair dominated Valencia’s Moto2 practice on Saturday. The rookie sensation set the 1’34.592 pace, 0.066s ahead of Fernandez, with the duo having repeatedly swapped control of the times throughout the 40-minute FP3 session.
Flexbox HP40’s Aron Canet claimed third after a late rise, with Inde GasGas Aspar’s Jake Dixon completing the top five. Final practice for Moto2 saw Mooney VR46’s Celestino Vietti suffering an early turn two crash as the session fired up.
Mattia Pasini continued to showcase his experience as a substitute rider for RW Racing with the fourth fastest time and the first rider to improve on Friday’s efforts.
Gresini’s Filip Salac, Elf Marc VDS’ Tony Arbolino and Dixon doing likewise behind him in the top seven as Idemitsu Honda’s Ai Ogura, Speed Up’s Fermin Aldeguer and Aspar’s Albert Arenas completed the top ten.