MotoGP Germany: Guevara breaks record in Moto3 FP3

GasGas Aspar’s Izan Guevara became the first Moto3 rider to set a 1’25 lap of the Sachsenring on Saturday morning.

Having dominated for the majority of Friday practice, the 17-year-old Spaniard was on a charge for FP3 securing a new all-time lap record - 1’25.925 - while riding solo on an empty track to control proceedings once again. Max Racing’s Ayumu Sasaki showcased his determination on returning from injury to claim second with rookies David Muñoz and Scott Ogden impressing in third and fourth.

With the European heatwave in full swing, the lightweight class was greeted by 26℃ temperatures at 9am in the morning with the track already hitting 30℃ ahead of a day of blistering sun.

Guevara was back in the hot seat as the session geared up, running 1’26.686 pace, two-tenths down on his Friday best with Carlos Tatay sitting second. The PruestelGP rider suffering a mammoth turn eight off on the opening day but managing to improve his time from the outset of Saturday. Taiyo Furusato and Friday’s outright pacesetter Tatsuki Suzuki sat third and fourth as the morning action began with returning Sasaki completing the top five.

BOE’s standout rookie Muñoz continued to shine from inside Q2 contention as the season unfolded. Rivacold Snipers’ Andrea Migno and Dennis Foggia heading his Leopard teammate in the top four after ten minutes on track. Guevara continuing to refine the pace out front as the only rider so far under the 1’27 barrier.

The second half saw the first time attacks fire up as Deniz Öncü ran within 0.03s of the leading GasGas, Sasaki bettering overall with a 1’26.101 for the fastest lap of the weekend so far and half a tenth shy of the current circuit record.

Only three riders in the top 14 had improved on their