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2025 Argentina Moto3 Free Practice 2 Result: Bertelle Demolishes Lap Record

By Zara Daniela | Sat, 15/Mar/2025 - 12:24

An overcast view welcomed the paddock on Saturday morning, but Matteo Bertelle seemed particularly happy with the conditions, as he took control of the final practice session early on, briefly allowed some rivals in the limelight, before attacking the lap record in the final couple of minutes of FP2. Bertelle’s record-worthy time was over seven tenths of a second faster than the closest rival and serves as excellent preparation for Q1 later on, as he failed to secure a Q2 place on Friday. 

That late lap demoted David Muñoz to second, the Spaniard also keen to make a statement despite his upcoming pitlane start – legacy of his adventures in Thailand. Stefano Nepa snuck ahead of championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda by four hundredths of a second, with Riccardo Rossi completing the top five. Joel Kelso in 6th position was a whole second slower than the leader and narrowly ahead of Scott Ogden, Adrian Fernandez and rookie Alvaro Carpe. 

Angel Piqueras completed the top 10 of the session despite a late tumble at turn 5, with Ryusei Yamanaka and home favourite Valentin Perrone close behind. Friday’s leader, David Almansa, faded down to 22nd position after a crash at turn 2 halfway through the session, with Luca Lunetta also joining the crash list late on, at turn 9. 

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 18 Matteo Bertelle KTM 01:46.303    
2 64 David Muñoz KTM 01:47.044 0.741 0.741
3 82 Stefano Nepa Honda 01:47.074 0.771 0.030
4 99 Jose Antonio Rueda KTM 01:47.117 0.814 0.043
5 54 Riccardo Rossi Honda 01:47.224 0.921 0.107
6 66 Joel Kelso KTM 01:47.362 1.059 0.138
7 19 Scott Ogden KTM 01:47.378 1.075 0.016
8 31 Adrian Fernandez Honda 01:47.427 1.124 0.049
9 83 Alvaro Carpe KTM 01:47.430 1.127 0.003
10 36 Angel Piqueras KTM 01:47.434 1.131 0.004
11 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 01:47.458 1.155 0.024
12 73 Valentin Perrone KTM 01:47.533 1.230 0.075
13 11 Adrian Cruces KTM 01:47.638 1.335 0.105
14 71 Dennis Foggia KTM 01:47.738 1.435 0.100
15 94 Guido Pini KTM 01:47.771 1.468 0.033
16 58 Luca Lunetta Honda 01:47.856 1.553 0.085
17 78 Joel Esteban KTM 01:47.958 1.655 0.102
18 89 Marcos Uriarte Honda 01:48.084 1.781 0.126
19 10 Nicola Carraro Honda 01:48.184 1.881 0.100
20 14 Cormac Buchanan KTM 01:48.192 1.889 0.008
21 21 Ruche Moodley KTM 01:48.196 1.893 0.004
22 22 David Almansa Honda 01:48.394 2.091 0.198
23 5 Tatchakorn Buasri Honda 01:48.480 2.177 0.086
24 72 Taiyo Furusato Honda 01:48.510 2.207 0.030
25 8 Eddie O'shea Honda 01:48.563 2.260 0.053
26 34 Jakob Rosenthaler KTM 01:48.775 2.472 0.212
2025
2
Moto3
Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina
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