David Muñoz didn't let anyone beat him on Friday (24) and was also responsible for the best time in the second free practice
Even on a wet track, all the riders were able to improve their times in the second Moto3 practice session at the Dutch GP. But no one could overtake David Muñoz, who was leader in the morning, leader in the afternoon. The Spaniard beat his own time, clocking 1min49s491 and finishing on top.
Tatsuki Suzuki tried several times to push the BOÉ rider out of the lead, but ended up second. Ryusei Yamanaka came in to round out the top-three.
Completing the top-10 are Scott Ogden, Andrea Migno, Carlos Tatay, Lorenzo Fellon, Ricardo Rossi, Deniz Öncü, and Jaume Masià.
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How the first day of Moto3 practice went at Assen:
With cloudy skies and rain, Moto3 opened activities in the Netherlands. The temperature was around 18°C, with 20°C on the asphalt. David Muñoz led the first practice session with a best time of 1:52:406, followed by Deniz Öncü. John McPhee, Tatsuki Suzuki, and Alberto Surra rounded out the top-5. Diogo Moreira was 20th.
In the afternoon, the riders had 40 minutes to improve their marks, but the very wet track was still a hindrance. The first to try was Tatsuki Suzuki, with a time of 1min53s102, which was still a long way from the best time. Mario Aji and Lorenzo Fellon were close behind.
The morning's leader, Muñoz retook the lead minutes later, with 1min51s483, already beating his own mark and being the only one within 1min51s so far. Fellon was second and 0s716 seconds behind the BOÉ driver. Suzuki, however, claimed the lead with 1min51s306, but David overtook again and maintained a small 0s063 gap.
With 25 minutes to go, Muñoz flew once again and got within 1min50s: 1min50s769. Aji, Suzuki, Surra and Scott Ogden were behind. In a fierce battle, Suzuki took the lead again with 1min50s679, just 0s054 behind Muñoz.
McPhee jumped up to second, followed by Izán Guevara in third. However, Tatsuki was building up a good lead in 1min49s878. He was 0s508 away. Fellon, Carlos Tatay, and Andrea Migno pushed McPhee into fifth, while Suzuki was still leading. Muñoz reappeared at the top of the pack with a 1min50s117, still 0s239 behind the leader.
But Suzuki was lowering his time. To close the session, he clocked 1'49.672. Ogden jumped up to second, only 0s275s behind. And it was on the last lap that Muñoz reached 1min49s491 and finished, once again, in the lead.