MotoGP Buriram: Double lap record as Foggia takes Moto3 pole

Leopard’s Dennis Foggia completed a rapid Saturday in Thailand with Moto3 pole position and his second circuit record of the day.

A 1’42.077 secured the celebrations for the Italian in the final seconds of qualifying with Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Jaume Masia and Husqvarna’s Ayumu Sasaki completing the front row for the 22-lap Thai Grand Prix.

A new all-time lap record of 1’42.084 saw Foggia top an unexpectedly dry FP3 as the Moto3 pace ignited over two seconds faster than Friday’s previous best with Sasaki and MTA’s Stefano Nepa in the top three. Aspar’s Izan Guevara and Sergio Garcia were amongst the riders unable to proceed directly into Q2, alongside BOE’s David Muñoz and CF Moto’s Xavi Artigas. VisionTrack’s Scott Ogden just a tenth shy of the promotion zone at the end of the free practice sessions, in 17th.

True to form Guevara was straight out the blocks and riding solo as Q1 began, the pack quickly tagging on to the back of the championship leader as SIC58’s Lorenzo Fellon set the initial 1’42.9 benchmark. Honda’s Taiyo Furusato, Tech3’s Adrian Fernandez and Garcia completing the top four after the opening runs with Muñoz yet to head out on track by the halfway stage.

Ogden sat sixth as the second runs prepared. Teammate Josh Whatley six places behind and just a tenth shy of the series leader as Guevara completed his opening shot in eleventh.

The Spaniard headed a trio of riders with three minutes to go, Muñoz and Fellon tagged onto the back of the number 28 as they shuffled the promotion zone. The Frenchman holding court with a 1’42.813 from Guevara, Furusato and Muñoz with less than two tenths covering the quartet. The usual on-track chaos disrupting the final minutes much to Guevara’s frustration with Garcia unable