2025 Portimão Moto3 Test Day 1 Times: Piqueras Leads Almansa And Rueda

By David Emmett |

Portimão Moto3 test day 1 times:

Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 36 Angel Piqueras KTM 1:45.526    
2 22 David Almansa Honda 1:45.610 0.084 0.084
3 99 Jose Antonio Rueda KTM 1:45.845 0.319 0.235
4 19 Scott Ogden KTM 1:45.859 0.333 0.014
5 58 Luca Lunetta Honda 1:46.130 0.604 0.271
6 66 Joel Kelso KTM 1:46.139 0.613 0.009
7 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 1:46.170 0.644 0.031
8 72 Taiyo Furusato Honda 1:46.248 0.722 0.078
9 31 Adrian Fernandez Honda 1:46.277 0.751 0.029
10 18 Matteo Bertelle KTM 1:46.332 0.806 0.055
11 28 Maximo Quiles KTM 1:46.346 0.820 0.014
12 64 David Muñoz KTM 1:46.616 1.090 0.270
13 83 Alvaro Carpe KTM 1:46.680 1.154 0.064
14 14 Cormac Buchanan KTM 1:46.914 1.388 0.234
15 55 Noah Dettwiler KTM 1:47.039 1.513 0.125
16 21 Ruché Moodley KTM 1:47.132 1.606 0.093
17 89 Marcos Uriarte Honda 1:47.249 1.723 0.117
18 54 Riccardo Rossi Honda 1:47.291 1.765 0.042
19 10 Nicola Carraro Honda 1:47.298 1.772 0.007
20 71 Dennis Foggia KTM 1:47.614 2.088 0.316
21 5 Tatchakorn Buasri Honda 1:47.620 2.094 0.006
22 8 Eddie O'Shea Honda 1:47.709 2.183 0.089
23 82 Stefano Nepa Honda 1:47.823 2.297 0.114
24 78 Joel Esteban KTM 1:48.629 3.103 0.806
25 73 Valentin Perrone KTM 1:48.805 3.279 0.176
2025
Moto3
Portimao, Portugal
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Comments

He seemed to be starting to figure it out in Moto2, so how'd he end up back in Moto3?

Also, Riccardo Rossi is such a conundrum. Sometimes he's damn fast, but that seems to be about three times a year lately.

Aside from a randomly strong performance at COTA, Dennis has been invisible throughout his Moto2 career and basically didn't improve at all. It seems to be a common theme with riders coming from Leopard, c.f.r. Kent, Masia and Dalla Porta, possibly because they like hiring old campaigners?

As for this year, I have no expectations to be honest, riders going back a class don't tend to perform that well.

Riccardo Rossi is a journeyman (I'm sorry to sound dismissive but he's a textbook quality example) of the kind that used to be far more common a decade ago or so. Waking up on the right side of the bed and running at the front isn't easy, but it's easier in Moto3 than in the other classes.

You know, you're right about Dennis Foggia. On reviewing the results, I realized that he rarely finished in the points. I think I had a bit too much focus on his good results at COTA. He was better than his first year, but not much. As for the Leopard riders, Joan Mir has had the best results of any of them. If only Suzuki hadn't bailed!