Daniel Holgado and the Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 team – Lusail International Circuit | © Randy van Maasdijk
Daniel Holgado achieved pole position in the Moto3 class at the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar on Saturday afternoon. The Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 driver broke the previous pole record by 1.2 seconds ahead of Ivan Ortolá and José Antonio Rueda, Collin Veijer had a difficult qualifying and finished tenth.
Qualifying for the Moto3 class started at the Lusail International Circuit on Saturday at 4:50 PM local time, 2:50 PM Dutch time. David Almansa was out due to a broken wrist following a major crash on Friday.
Q1
The drivers who were classified outside the top fourteen after the training sessions started in this first qualifying session. It was Filippo Farioli who set the fastest time with a 2’03.541, ahead of Ángel Piqueras, Luca Lunetta and Taiyo Furusato, which allowed them to proceed to Q2. Tatsuki Suzuki, teammate of Collin Veijer at the Liqui Moly Husqvarna IntactGP team, finished fifth and will therefore have to start from nineteenth place.
Result Q1:
Click here for the full results
Q2
The eighteen fastest Moto3 riders then battled it out for the first pole position of 2024. In the first run, Ivan Ortolá drove a very impressive lap of 2’02.541, making him half a second faster than the competition. Collin Veijer seemed to have a problem because he came in straight away, then had to set his lap times alone because the rest of the drivers were in a group on the other side of the circuit.
Daniel Holgado saved his best lap for last and finished under Ortolá’s time with a 2’02.276. He thus broke the existing lap record – from last November – by more than 1.2 seconds. It indicated that the Pirelli tires are clearly faster than the Dunlop tires. José Antonio Rueda clocked the third fastest time with Adrián Fernández in fourth place, meaning the top four consisted entirely of Spaniards. Veijer managed to achieve the fifth fastest time during the session, but ultimately fell back to tenth position.
🔥 @daniholgado96 does it at the end!
That’s back-to-back poles in Qatar! 👏#QatarGP 🇶🇦 pic.twitter.com/cVVTc7eGcY
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) March 9, 2024
Result Q2:
10. Collin Veijer – Husqvarna | +0,973
Click here for the full results
The sixteen-lap Moto3 race at the Lusail International Circuit starts on Sunday afternoon at 5:00 PM local time, 3:00 PM Dutch time.
Useful links Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar:
Timetable and full results
Where to follow on TV
Photo report
Also follow Racesport.nl via the social media channels below
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Threads | YouTube
Voluntary contribution
Are you a loyal visitor to this website, are you satisfied with the free-to-read motorsport news we provide and would you like to support the work of the Racesport.nl editorial team?
This can be done by making a voluntary contribution via the payment link voluntary contribution to Racesport.nl or by transferring a contribution to the following bank account number:
NL31 BUNQ 2035 9539 44 t.n.v. ES Event & Sports Promoterstating ‘voluntary contribution Racesport.nl’
