Portimao Moto3 Test Results - Saturday, Day 1 (Session 3)

Lap times from Session 3 on the opening day of the Official 2022 Portimao Moto3 test.

19 Feb 2022

Dennis Foggia, Moto3, Algarve MotoGP, 5 November 2021
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The only Official 2022 pre-season test for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes began in Portimao on Saturday morning.

Testing takes place over three days, from 10am to 6pm, with each class having three 70-minute track sessions per day.

Sergio Garcia was quickest in Moto3 Session 1, with rookie Diogo Moreira taking over at the top in Session 2.

New Leopard rider Tatsuki Suzuki then pipped Garcia's Aspar team-mate Izan Guevara to lead Session 3 with the best lap of the day...

2022 Portimao Moto3 test times, Saturday - Session 3
Pos	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tatsuki Suzuki	Leopard Racing	1'48.575s
2	Izan Guevara	GASGAS Aspar Team	+0.131s
3	David Muñoz	BOE SKX	+0.283s
4	Deniz Öncü	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	+0.336s
5	Diogo Moreira	MT Helmets - MSI	+0.353s
6	Adrian Fernandez	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	+0.612s
7	Sergio Garcia	GASGAS Aspar Team	+0.612s
8	Carlos Tatay	CFMOTO Racing PrustelGP	+0.635s
9	Ivan Ortola	Team MTA	+0.649s
10	Ayumu Sasaki	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	+0.705s
11	Jaume Masia	Red Bull KTM Ajo	+0.716s
12	Alberto Surra	Rivacold Snipers Team	+0.785s
13	Scott Ogden	VisionTrack Racing Team	+0.848s
14	Kaito Toba	CIP Green Power	+0.854s
15	Daniel Holgado	Red Bull KTM Ajo	+0.926s
16	Andrea Migno	Rivacold Snipers Team	+0.940s
17	Ryusei Yamanaka	MT Helmets - MSI	+1.103s
18	John McPhee	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	+1.108s
19	Riccardo Rossi	BOE Owlride	+1.217s
20	Joel Kelso	CIP Green Power	+1.387s
21	Lorenzo Fellon	Sic58 Squadra Corse	+1.490s
22	Stefano Nepa	Team MTA	+1.699s
23	Xavier Artigas	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	+1.801s
24	Elia Bartolini	QJMOTOR Avintia Racing Team	+1.928s
25	Mario Aji	Honda Team Asia	+2.067s
26	Matteo Bertelle	QJMOTOR Avintia Racing Team	+2.559s
27	Joshua Whatley	VisionTrack Racing Team	+3.096s
28	Ana Carrasco	BOE SKX	+3.975s

Portimao Moto3 lap records:
Best lap:
Jaume Masia SPA Honda 1m 47.398s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Gabriel Rodrigo ARG Honda 1m 47.610s (2021)

Portimao Moto3 Test Results - Saturday, Day 1 (Session 3)

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