Moto3 continues its merry way on the Mandalika circuit in Indonesia, this time with the P2. A decisive session preceding the qualifications, it leaves no room for error. David Alonso (CFMoto Aspar Team) was obviously one of the favorites, he who won in style during the last Grand Prix to date. However, despite his status as a scarecrow, he was very discreet until the start of this session and only ranked 13th in P1!
For the first time, the world championship leader seemed in difficulty. We had to count on the Honda drivers, in particular Angel Piqueras (Honda Leopard Racing) and his teammate Adrian Fernandez, without forgetting, of course, a very fast Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), which caused panic in the clock yesterday. In short, this Indonesian GP left room for surprise.
Before we begin, here is a table which summarizes the known facts:
| Moto3™ Indonesia, Mandalika | 2023 | 2024 |
| FP | 1’40.590 Diogo Moreira | 1’38.799 Angel Piqueras |
| P1 | 1’39.855 Marine Pioneer | 1’37.942 Collin Veijer |
| P2 | 1’38.781 James Masia | 1’37.384 Luca Lunetta |
| Q1 | 1’39.606 Taiyo Furusato | |
| Q2 | 1’39.085 Diogo Moreira | |
| Course | Moreira, Alonso, Muñoz (See here) | |
| Record | 1’38.781 James Masia 2023 | 1’37.384 Luca Lunetta |
The sky is partly cloudy when this 30-minute morning session begins, the last possibility of going directly to Q2 for the 27 drivers, with temperatures of 29° in the air and 40° on the ground, as well as a significant wind at 13 km/h.
At the end of the first flying round, it is David
Munoz (BOE Motorsports) who proved to be the quickest to get up to speed by posting 1’39.095, which he confirmed on the next pass in 1’38.291.
Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) then takes over in 1’37.554, which is the new circuit record, then continues in 1’37.384. The session promises!
Angel Piqueras then makes a violent mistake in turn #11 but gets up instantly. His bike seems very damaged and his session compromised…
David Alonso then reassures his fans by positioning himself second but remains almost half a second behind the new record holder for the Indonesian track.
Mid-session, Tatsuki Suzuki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna) completes the leading trio ahead of the unfortunate
Angel Piqueras.
Seven minutes from the checkered flag, the two drivers of the Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 team are on the ground, Jacob Roulstone
having made a mistake and his teammate Daniel Holgado unable to avoid it and falling very violently on his head.
David Almansa (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team) suffered a highside two minutes from the end of the session, just like
Luca Lunettawhile Collin
Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) moved back to 2nd place ahead Filippo Farioli (SIC58 Corsican Squad). Great performance by Paolo Simoncelli’s team!
P2 Moto3 result at the 2024 Indonesian Grand Prix:
Ranking credit: MotoGP.com
