Moto3 qualifying at Misano: German Intact team celebrates Almansa’s pole
Spain’s David Almansa, from the Memmingen-based KTM team Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP, secured his sixth pole position of the season at Misano. His pace is outstanding, with eight KTMs in the top 10.
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Polesetter David Almansa
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Polesetter David Almansa
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In Friday’s qualifying session, David Almansa of the KTM Team Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP secured pole position with a time of 1:40.767, with Australian Joel Kelso (GRYD Honda) already 4/10 of a second off the pace in second place, and World Championship leader Maximo Quiles (CF Moto Aspar) over half a second behind in third.
From the 15-minute Qualifying 1 session on Saturday afternoon, championship runner-up Alvaro Carpe, Ryusei Yamanaka, Hakim Danish and Jesus Rios progressed to Q2, where they joined the top 14 from the qualifying session. Carpe’s best time of 1:41.519 minutes – set after overnight rain had washed away all tyre marks – is well above David Alonso’s lap record from 2024 (1:40.184 minutes). Austrian rider Leo Rammerstorfer (SIC58 Honda) secured 23rd on the grid in the 26-rider field.
In Qualifying 2, after two laps, Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) set the first notable fastest time of 1:41.548 minutes, leading by a hair’s breadth ahead of his team-mate Brian Uriarte.
In the final five minutes, the times kept falling: Almansa took the lead with a time of 1:40.862 and improved to 1:40.716 on the next lap – the best time of the weekend so far. On his third lap of this stint, the Spaniard improved yet again and, with a time of 1:40.612, secured pole position for the sixth time this season. Uriarte and Kelso complete the front row, trailing by 0.217 and 0.397 seconds respectively, which underlines Almansa’s outstanding pace.
The second row is made up of Perrone, Quiles and Matteo Bertelle, whilst the third row features Casey O’Gorman, Rico Salmela and Carpe. Eight KTM riders feature in the top 10; only Kelso (3rd) and O’Gorman (7th) are riding Hondas.
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Results
Full StandingsPos
#
Driver
Driver
Team
Rounds
Time
Fastest Lap
Points
01
28
CFMOTO Aspar Team
20
33:42,713
1:40,366
25
02
22
Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP
20
+0,021
1:40,490
20
03
51
Red Bull KTM Ajo
20
+1,343
1:40,509
16
04
18
LEVELUP-MTA
20
+12,219
1:40,661
13
05
73
Red Bull KTM Tech3
20
+12,258
1:40,747
11
06
27
Red Bull KTM Tech3
20
+12,303
1:40,663
10
07
66
GRYD Racing
GRYD Racing
20
+12,580
1:40,680
9
08
11
CIP Green Power
20
+21,714
1:41,083
8
09
97
CFMOTO Aspar Team
20
+21,867
1:41,320
7
10
67
SIC58 Squadra Corse
20
+22,305
1:41,410
6
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