Storm ends 3rd test day early

After a Day 1 that fell victim to rain followed by a more useful Day 2, the third and final outing for the Moto3™ grid at Losail International Circuit saw the weather return as a key protagonist. High winds throughout most of the day culminated in a sandstorm and a Red Flag in the third Moto3™ session, before thunder and lightning brought a definitive close to the preseason for the lightweight class. That left the big names from combined times on Day 2 holding on to their places on the timesheets, with  few able to improve. Returning Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) keeps his throne, ahead of Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) by a tiny 0.039 margin. Martin suffered a crash at T15 on Saturday but only suffered a small contusion to his hand. Third on the timesheets remained Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0), again incredibly close and only a further 0.020 in arrears. Gabriel Rodrigo (RBA Boe Racing Team) impressed to take fourth overall with a 2:06.957, with Belgian Leopard Racing rider Livio Loi locking out the top five. Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) took sixth on combined to complete an impressive preseason, just in front of impressive rookie Ayumu Sasaki (SIC Racing Team). Niccolo Antonelli (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Juanfran Guevara (RBA BOE Racing Team) and Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) completed the top ten, with Jakub Kornfeil (Peugeot MC Saxoprint) in P11 and British Talent Team rider John McPhee debuting the new outfit in P12. Bo Bendsneyder was 13th on the combined timesheets.

Bendsneyder, Qatar Moto3 Test 17-19th March 2017

Results Qatar test Day 3 combined sessions
Pos Rider Team Fastest lap
1 Juanfran GUEVARA RBA BOE RACING TEAM 2:07.649
2 Ayumu SASAKI SIC RACING TEAM 2:07.825
3 Gabriel RODRIGO RBA BOE RACING TEAM 2:08.103
4 Bo BENDSNEYDER RED BULL KTM AJO 2:08.269
5 Romano FENATI MARINELLI RIVACOLD SNIPERS 2:08.296
6 Livio LOI LEOPARD RACING 2:08.379
7 Joan MIR LEOPARD RACING 2:08.393
8 Nicolo BULEGA SKY RACING TEAM VR46 2:08.542
9 Marcos RAMIREZ PLATINUM BAY REAL ESTATE 2:08.592
10 Darryn BINDER PLATINUM BAY REAL ESTATE 2:08.599
11 Philipp OETTL SUDMETAL SCHEDL GP RACING 2:08.728
12 Niccolo ANTONELLI RED BULL KTM AJO 2:08.733
13 John McPHEE BRITISH TALENT TEAM 2:08.877
14 Andrea MIGNO SKY RACING TEAM VR46 2:09.464
15 Tatsuki SUZUKI SIC58 SQUADRA CORSE 2:09.590
16 Tony ARBOLINO SIC58 SQUADRA CORSE 2:09.600
17 Albert ARENAS ASPAR MAHINDRA Moto3 2:09.609
18 Marco BEZZECCHI CIP 2:09.664
19 Jakub KORNFEIL PEUGEOT MC SAXOPRINT 2:09.726
20 Adam NORRODIN SIC RACING TEAM 2:09.820
21 Jules DANILO MARINELLI RIVACOLD SNIPERS 2:09.924
22 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO DEL CONCA GRESINI Moto3 2:09.983
23 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ASPAR MAHINDRA Moto3 2:10.231
24 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT HONDA TEAM ASIA 2:10.662
25 Kaito TOBA HONDA TEAM ASIA 2:11.846
26 Maria HERRERA AGR TEAM 2:12.667
27 Patrik PULKKINEN PEUGEOT MC SAXOPRINT 2:12.707
28 Manuel PAGLIANI CIP 2:14.726
29 Jorge MARTIN DEL CONCA GRESINI Moto3 2:10.732

Source: motogp.com, ajo.fi

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