2024 Americas Moto3 Grand Prix, COTA - Friday Practice Results

                                                                                                                                    David Alonso finished Friday on top in the Moto3 class after practice at the Americas Grand Prix, with the Aspar rider topping both sessions.

CFMoto rider Alonso lead the way in the first free practice session, moving ahead of championship leader and Portimao winner Daniel Holgado, who only revealed his pace in the final minutes of the session, with Jose Antonio Rueda third. The whole top ten in the first session were within a second of the best time.

A spill slowed progress for Filippo Farioli, the only rider to crash out. The #7 did so in spectacular style, losing control at turn two, leaving his bike sliding down the hill in the middle of the track.

There was also early issues for Ivan Ortola - he was shown the black flag after a mechanical issue on his MT Helmets KTM. A late lap cencellation dropped top rookie Angel Piqueras from fifth to eighth.                                                                                                                                        

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• 2024 Americas MotoGP, COTA - Friday Practice Results

P1 allowed the Colombian to consolidate his performance in the timed session, cutting his best further to a time approaching Aron Canet’s long standing lap record.

Rueda was consistent, with plenty of time in the number one slot himself, the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider finished just 0.157s slower.

After showing he had the pace with the lap cancelled in the first session, Piqueras came back error free to claim third on Friday, the rookie instantly in tune with the COTA track.

Holgado was close behind in the lead trio in fourth after again leaving it late to climb up the timing screens.

There was another impressive first time performance from Jacob Roulstone, who was seventh on the GasGas Tech3 Aspar.

2023 race winner Ortola saw no luck later in the day either - this time he was collected early in the session by team mate Ryusei Yamanaka as he fell. The Spainard rallied to be fifth quickest.

Tatsuki Suzuki and Tatchakorn Buasri also crashed in the session.

Xabi Zurutuza made his debut appearance after celebrating his birthday between rounds and was 22nd at the end of the second session, ahead of several more seasoned riders. Vincente Perez had filled his seat at Red Bull KTN Ajo until Texas.