Valencia Pirelli Moto3 Test - Monday (FINAL)

Moto3, which has used Dunlop tyres since its formation, began its new Pirelli era with an official test at Valencia on Monday.

Peter McLaren

27 Nov 2023

Daniel Holgado, Moto3, Valencia MotoGP, 25 November

As in Moto2, the official Dunlop lap record was broken from the opening session, with Dani Holgado then slicing almost one seocnd off his best time in Session 2, which remained the quickest lap of the day...

2023 Valencia Moto3 Test - Monday (Session 3)
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	José Antonio Rueda	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	1m 37.683s
2	David Alonso	COL	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	+0.525s
3	Angel Piqueras	SPA	Leopard Racing	(Honda)	+0.608s
4	Adrian Fernandez	SPA	Leopard Racing	(Honda)	+0.678s
5	David Almansa	SPA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(Honda)	+0.683s
6	Filippo Farioli	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(Honda)	+0.690s
7	Luca Lunetta	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(Honda)	+0.825s
8	Jacob Roulstone	AUS	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	(KTM)	+0.828s
9	Matteo Bertelle	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(Honda)	+0.834s
10	Xabi Zurutuza	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	+1.313s
11	Taiyo Furusato	JPN	Honda Team Asia	(Honda)	+1.394s
12	Ivan Ortolá	SPA	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	+1.448s
13	Ryusei Yamanaka	JPN	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	+1.551s
14	Noah Dettwiler	SWI	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	+1.821s
15	Eddie O'Shea	GBR	VisionTrack Racing Team	(Honda)	+2.060s
16	Tatchakorn Buasri	THA	Honda Team Asia	(Honda)	+2.082s
17	Nicola Carraro	ITA	MTA Team	(KTM)	+2.135s
18	Tatsuki Suzuki	JPN	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Husqvarna)	+2.941s
	Lorenzo Fellon	FRA	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	No Time
	David Muñoz	SPA	BOE Motorsports	(KTM)	No Time
	Joel Kelso	AUS	BOE Motorsports	(KTM)	No Time
	Joel Esteban	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	No Time
	Collin Veijer	NED	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Husqvarna)	No Time
	Daniel Holgado	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3	(KTM)	No Time

2023 Valencia Moto3 Test - Monday (Session 2)
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Daniel Holgado	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3	(KTM)	1m 37.300s
2	David Alonso	COL	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	+0.675s
3	Adrian Fernandez	SPA	Leopard Racing	(Honda)	+0.833s
4	David Almansa	SPA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(Honda)	+0.849s
5	José Antonio Rueda	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	+0.870s
6	Matteo Bertelle	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(Honda)	+0.878s
7	Collin Veijer	NED	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Husqvarna)	+0.961s
8	Ivan Ortolá	SPA	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	+0.966s
9	Filippo Farioli	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(Honda)	+1.017s
10	Luca Lunetta	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(Honda)	+1.101s
11	David Muñoz	SPA	BOE Motorsports	(KTM)	+1.219s
12	Angel Piqueras	SPA	Leopard Racing	(Honda)	+1.274s
13	Jacob Roulstone	AUS	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	(KTM)	+1.373s
14	Joel Kelso	AUS	BOE Motorsports	(KTM)	+1.433s
15	Eddie O'Shea	GBR	VisionTrack Racing Team	(Honda)	+1.514s
16	Ryusei Yamanaka	JPN	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	+1.659s
17	Nicola Carraro	ITA	MTA Team	(KTM)	+1.967s
18	Xabi Zurutuza	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	+1.988s
19	Taiyo Furusato	JPN	Honda Team Asia	(Honda)	+2.148s
20	Tatchakorn Buasri	THA	Honda Team Asia	(Honda)	+2.291s
21	Tatsuki Suzuki	JPN	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Husqvarna)	+2.405s
22	Noah Dettwiler	SWI	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	+3.192s
	Lorenzo Fellon	FRA	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	No Time
	Joel Esteban	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	No Time

2023 Valencia Moto3 Test - Monday (Session 1)
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Daniel Holgado	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3	(KTM)	1m 38.239s
2	José Antonio Rueda	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	+0.333s
3	Adrian Fernandez	SPA	Leopard Racing	(Honda)	+0.410s
4	Ivan Ortolá	SPA	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	+0.537s
5	Matteo Bertelle	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(Honda)	+0.591s
6	Filippo Farioli	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(Honda)	+0.627s
7	Collin Veijer	NED	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Husqvarna)	+0.734s
8	Luca Lunetta	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(Honda)	+0.738s
9	Angel Piqueras	SPA	Leopard Racing	(Honda)	+0.867s
10	Xabi Zurutuza	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	+0.894s
11	Ryusei Yamanaka	JPN	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	+0.909s
12	David Muñoz	SPA	BOE Motorsports	(KTM)	+0.923s
13	David Almansa	SPA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(Honda)	+0.952s
14	Joel Kelso	AUS	BOE Motorsports	(KTM)	+1.060s
15	Joel Esteban	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	+1.163s
16	Jacob Roulstone	AUS	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	(KTM)	+1.183s
17	Nicola Carraro	ITA	MTA Team	(KTM)	+1.549s
18	Tatchakorn Buasri	THA	Honda Team Asia	(Honda)	+1.553s
19	Tatsuki Suzuki	JPN	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Husqvarna)	+1.630s
20	Eddie O'Shea	GBR	VisionTrack Racing Team	(Honda)	+1.946s
21	Noah Dettwiler	SWI	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	+2.043s
22	Taiyo Furusato	JPN	Honda Team Asia	(Honda)	+2.388s
	Lorenzo Fellon	FRA	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	No TIme
	David Alonso	COL	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	No Time

Official Ricardo Tormo (Dunlop) Moto3 records
Best lap: Darryn Binder 1m 38.286s (2020)
Fastest race lap: David Alonso 1m 38.438s (2022)

Valencia Pirelli Moto3 Test - Monday (FINAL)

Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.