Isaac Vinales fastest Honda rider in Assen Moto3 qualifying

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P1060716Spaniard Isaac Vinales (Bimbo Ongetta-Centro Seta FTR Honda) came through to head a close pack of Hondas in the Moto3 class, where Honda is up against rival factories, with some motors in production-racing chassis and others in specialist prototype chassis.

With Vinales eighth overall, in the middle of row three, the next-best Honda was two places but less than two tenths of a second slower. It was the GO&FUN Gresini FTR Honda rider Niccolo Antonelli, himself two places clear of Alexis Masbou’s Ongetta-Rivacold FTR Honda.

Rain threatened throughout two days of practice and qualifying, and sometimes fell. Reliably changeable conditions at the circuit in the north of The Netherlands have riders in all classes wondering what the morrow will bring.

Isaac Vinales (Ongetta-Centro Seta): 8th – 1m 44.424 “I really like this circuit and I’m enjoying riding with the setup we have achieved. I had seventh and eighth position in free practices yesterday. Today I lost the front and had a wet fall, but luckily no damage and no problems in qualifying. We know we need more motor, but I have started very motivated today. We managed to be in the top ten and be the first Honda on the grid, so I have fulfilled those objectives. Now I want to finish the weekend with a good race result.”

Source: Honda Racing
Photo Copyright: Simona Vogel for Vroom Media

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