MotoGP Assen: Guevara shines again in dry Moto3 FP3

GasGas Aspar’s Izan Guevara was back on form at the TT Circuit Assen on Saturday morning as the sun returned for Moto3 FP3.

Teammate Sergio Garcia joined the top three with Leopard’s Dennis Foggia splitting the pair, just 0.035s off the youngster’s 1’41.526 best. Max Racing’s John McPhee securing Q2 promotion from 13th.

Saturday morning brought a clean sheet for the World Championship as bright and clear conditions saw Friday’s efforts mostly null and void. A relief for some, namely Leopard’s Dennis Foggia, but disappointing for others.

BOE’s David Muñoz was out to prove Friday’s masterclass was more than just a wet weather one-off as he led the initial times from the outset. Guevara narrowly bettered the rookie with his first showing but just a tenth split the pair as the session fired up.

Ten minutes dispatched and VisionTrack’s Scott Ogden sat as the gatekeeper to promotion with a 1’43.543 lap time before McPhee demoted his countryman with an identical effort. Josh Whatley suffering the first crash of the morning at turn eight with Adrian Fernandez the victim of turn five moments later.

Guevara continued to command the times as the session continued. Muñoz remaining in check from second, 0.046s behind, with Leopard’s Tatsuki Suzuki and Sterilgarda Husqvarna’s Ayumu Sasaki in the top four. The quartet shuffled next time around as Sasaki led from Suzuki before Guevara split the pair. Munoz in the pits as he dropped from fourth to 13th.

Sic58’s Ricardo Rossi joined the front runners, in fourth, as the first half wound down. CIP Green Power’s Kaito Toba, heading series leader Garcia, CFMoto’s Carlos Tatay and Rivacold Snipers’ Andrea Migno as McPhee and Foggia completed the top ten. The Leopard rider striking for fourth