The top five from Friday’s running remain unchanged ahead of qualifying in Qatar
Augusto Fernandez will lead a Red Bull KTM Ajo 1-2 into Moto2™ qualifying at the Grand Prix of Qatar, as the top five positions remain unchanged on the combined standings. Fernandez’s 1:59.112 is 0.160s faster than teammate Pedro Acosta – a crasher in FP3 – as injured Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) rounds out the Free Practice top three.
Lowes fastest in tricky FP3
As expected, there weren’t too many riders who managed to go quicker than they did on Friday afternoon. However, an injured Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) was able to leap up to P6 overall with a late lap that saw him claim P1 in FP3, but that was 0.4s away from the fastest time of the weekend set by Fernandez. Acosta crashed unhurt at Turn 1 as we saw numerous riders hit the deck in a windy…