Portimao Moto3 Test results - Day 1, Friday (FINAL)
Lap times from the opening day of the Official 2023 Portimao Moto3 test.
Jaume Masia, Moto3, Portimao Moto3 test 17 March
Jaume Masia edged out Romano Fenati to finish fastest in the Moto3 class during day one of official 2023 pre-season testing for Moto2 and Moto3 at Portimao.
Track action takes place from 9:30am to 5:30pm from Friday-Sunday, with each class having three track sessions per day.
The season-opening race weekend will then be held at the same circuit on March 24-26…
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2023 Portimao Moto3 test times, Friday - Session 3 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Jaume Masia | SPA | Leopard Racing | (Honda) | 1m 48.416s |
| 2 | Romano Fenati | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | (Honda) | 1m 48.454s |
| 3 | Tatsuki Suzuki | JPN | Leopard Racing | (Honda) | 1m 48.658s |
| 4 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | (Honda) | 1m 48.776s |
| 5 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | (KTM) | 1m 48.808s |
| 6 | Joel Kelso | AUS | CFMoto Racing PruestelGP | (CFMOTO) | 1m 48.842s |
| 7 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Husqvarna) | 1m 48.869s |
| 8 | Scott Ogden | GBR | VisionTrack Racing Team | (Honda) | 1m 48.883s |
| 9 | Ivan Ortolá | SPA | Angeluss MTA Team | (KTM) | 1m 49.074s |
| 10 | José Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (KTM) | 1m 49.164s |
| 11 | David Muñoz | SPA | BOE Motorsports | (KTM) | 1m 49.201s |
| 12 | Deniz Öncü | TUR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (KTM) | 1m 49.239s |
| 13 | David Alonso | COL | GASGAS Aspar Team | (GASGAS) | 1m 49.277s |
| 14 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | MT Helmets - MSI | (KTM) | 1m 49.351s |
| 15 | Filippo Farioli | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | (KTM) | 1m 49.389s |
| 16 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | (Honda) | 1m 49.447s |
| 17 | Joshua Whatley | GBR | VisionTrack Racing Team | (Honda) | 1m 49.473s |
| 18 | David Salvador | SPA | CIP Green Power | (KTM) | 1m 49.490s |
| 19 | Syarifuddin Azman | MAL | MT Helmets - MSI | (KTM) | 1m 49.552s |
| 20 | Xavier Artigas | SPA | CFMoto Racing PruestelGP | (CFMOTO) | 1m 49.610s |
| 21 | Kaito Toba | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | (Honda) | 1m 49.613s |
| 22 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | GASGAS Aspar Team | (GASGAS) | 1m 49.785s |
| 23 | Mario Aji | INA | Honda Team Asia | (Honda) | 1m 49.935s |
| 24 | Collin Veijer | NED | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Husqvarna) | 1m 49.987s |
| 25 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | Angeluss MTA Team | (KTM) | 1m 50.082s |
| 26 | Lorenzo Fellon | FRA | CIP Green Power | (KTM) | 1m 50.739s |
| 27 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia | (Honda) | 1m 50.903s |
| 28 | Ana Carrasco | SPA | BOE Motorsports | (KTM) | 1m 51.070s |
2023 Portimao Moto3 test times, Friday - Session 2 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | MT Helmets - MSI | (KTM) | 1m 48.931s |
| 2 | Jaume Masia | SPA | Leopard Racing | (Honda) | 1m 48.998s |
| 3 | Romano Fenati | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | (Honda) | 1m 49.296s |
| 4 | José Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (KTM) | 1m 49.335s |
| 5 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | (KTM) | 1m 49.374s |
| 6 | Tatsuki Suzuki | JPN | Leopard Racing | (Honda) | 1m 49.558s |
| 7 | David Alonso | COL | GASGAS Aspar Team | (GASGAS) | 1m 49.715s |
| 8 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Husqvarna) | 1m 49.777s |
| 9 | Scott Ogden | GBR | VisionTrack Racing Team | (Honda) | 1m 49.820s |
| 10 | David Muñoz | SPA | BOE Motorsports | (KTM) | 1m 49.826s |
| 11 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | (Honda) | 1m 49.838s |
| 12 | Ivan Ortolá | SPA | Angeluss MTA Team | (KTM) | 1m 49.925s |
| 13 | Collin Veijer | NED | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Husqvarna) | 1m 50.017s |
| 14 | Xavier Artigas | SPA | CFMoto Racing PruestelGP | (CFMOTO) | 1m 50.114s |
| 15 | Joel Kelso | AUS | CFMoto Racing PruestelGP | (CFMOTO) | 1m 50.325s |
| 16 | David Salvador | SPA | CIP Green Power | (KTM) | 1m 50.377s |
| 17 | Deniz Öncü | TUR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (KTM) | 1m 50.451s |
| 18 | Filippo Farioli | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | (KTM) | 1m 50.466s |
| 19 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | GASGAS Aspar Team | (GASGAS) | 1m 50.604s |
| 20 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | Angeluss MTA Team | (KTM) | 1m 50.662s |
| 21 | Kaito Toba | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | (Honda) | 1m 50.673s |
| 22 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | (Honda) | 1m 50.824s |
| 23 | Syarifuddin Azman | MAL | MT Helmets - MSI | (KTM) | 1m 50.909s |
| 24 | Mario Aji | INA | Honda Team Asia | (Honda) | 1m 51.049s |
| 25 | Joshua Whatley | GBR | VisionTrack Racing Team | (Honda) | 1m 51.061s |
| 26 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia | (Honda) | 1m 51.610s |
| 27 | Ana Carrasco | SPA | BOE Motorsports | (KTM) | 1m 51.613s |
| 28 | Lorenzo Fellon | FRA | CIP Green Power | (KTM) | 1m 51.869s |
2023 Portimao Moto3 test times, Friday - Session 1 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Joel Kelso | AUS | CFMoto Racing PruestelGP | (CFMOTO) | 1m 50.300s |
| 2 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | (KTM) | 1m 50.302s |
| 3 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | MT Helmets - MSI | (KTM) | 1m 50.674s |
| 4 | Deniz Öncü | TUR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (KTM) | 1m 50.831s |
| 5 | Romano Fenati | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | (Honda) | 1m 50.850s |
| 6 | Ivan Ortolá | SPA | Angeluss MTA Team | (KTM) | 1m 51.045s |
| 7 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | (Honda) | 1m 51.125s |
| 8 | José Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (KTM) | 1m 51.243s |
| 9 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | Angeluss MTA Team | (KTM) | 1m 51.276s |
| 10 | Xavier Artigas | SPA | CFMoto Racing PruestelGP | (CFMOTO) | 1m 51.299s |
| 11 | Tatsuki Suzuki | JPN | Leopard Racing | (Honda) | 1m 51.315s |
| 12 | Filippo Farioli | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | (KTM) | 1m 51.410s |
| 13 | Jaume Masia | SPA | Leopard Racing | (Honda) | 1m 51.451s |
| 14 | David Muñoz | SPA | BOE Motorsports | (KTM) | 1m 51.594s |
| 15 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | GASGAS Aspar Team | (GASGAS) | 1m 51.665s |
| 16 | Scott Ogden | GBR | VisionTrack Racing Team | (Honda) | 1m 51.686s |
| 17 | Kaito Toba | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | (Honda) | 1m 51.811s |
| 18 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | (Honda) | 1m 52.048s |
| 19 | Syarifuddin Azman | MAL | MT Helmets - MSI | (KTM) | 1m 52.068s |
| 20 | David Alonso | COL | GASGAS Aspar Team | (GASGAS) | 1m 52.187s |
| 21 | Joshua Whatley | GBR | VisionTrack Racing Team | (Honda) | 1m 52.502s |
| 22 | Mario Aji | INA | Honda Team Asia | (Honda) | 1m 52.539s |
| 23 | David Salvador | SPA | CIP Green Power | (KTM) | 1m 52.777s |
| 24 | Lorenzo Fellon | FRA | CIP Green Power | (KTM) | 1m 53.105s |
| 25 | Collin Veijer | NED | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Husqvarna) | 1m 53.288s |
| 26 | Ana Carrasco | SPA | BOE Motorsports | (KTM) | 1m 53.301s |
| 27 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia | (Honda) | 1m 53.893s |
| 28 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Husqvarna) | No Time |
Portimao Moto3 lap records:
Best lap:
Sergio Garcia SPA GASGAS 1m 47.274s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Gabriel Rodrigo ARG Honda 1m 47.610s (2021)
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