Friday at the Malaysian Moto3 Grand Prix weekend, round twenty of the championship, saw Jose Antonio Rueda quickest, despite leading a group or riders around – all looking for a tow – to move to Q2 with the top time in Sepang.

Practice was delayed for track contamination – with stewards cleaning oil from the track, with conditions already trickier than the morning session after a downpour during MotoGP’s track time.

Once on track, the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider was immediately fast, and the new champion had an answer every time he was challenged at the top of the timesheets, finishing with a best of 2m 11.152s.

Rookie teammate Alvaro Carpe took advantage in the group to slipstream to the second best effort behind, just 0.035s slower.

 

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In just his second appearance in the class, replacement rider Brian Uriarte impressed, with his track position rowing him up to third for the Dynavolt team.

Session one leader Angel Piqueras was fourth for MT Helmets, ahead of the best placed Honda, with David Almansa in fifth for Leopard.

Taiyo Furusato was a steady sixth as his opening day performances continue to improve for Honda Team Asia, with seventh going to home podium finisher at the last round, Joel Kelso for LevelUp – MTA.

Jacob Roulstone fell at turn four but had done enough for eighth for Red Bull KTM Tech3.

Luca Lunetta was still improving at the chequered flag in ninth for SIC58 Squadra Corse, at an emotional round for the team, with Scott Ogden moving upward to a safer tenth for CIP Green Power as the session drew to a close.

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2025 Malaysian Moto3 – Practice (2) ResultsPosRiderNatTeamTime1Jose Antonio RuedaSPARed Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)2m 11.152s2Alvaro CarpeSPARed Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)+0.035s3Brian UriarteSPALiqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM)+0.050s4Angel PiquerasSPAFRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)+0.112s5David AlmansaSPALeopard Racing (Honda)+0.121s6Taiyo FurusatoJPNHonda Team Asia (Honda)+0.131s7Joel KelsoAUSLEVELUP – MTA (KTM)+0.297s8Jacob RoulstoneAUSRed Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM)+0.360s9Luca LunettaITASIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda)+0.471s10Scott OgdenGBRCIP Green Power (KTM)+0.512s11Hakim DanishMALAeon Credit SIC Racing MSI+0.668s12Matteo BertelleITALEVELUP – MTA (KTM)+0.678s13Eddie O’SheaGBRGRYD – MLav Racing (Honda)+0.727s14Adrian FernandezSPALeopard Racing (Honda)+0.733s15Maximo QuliesSPAPower Electronics Aspar Team (KTM)+0.764s16Guido PiniITALiqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM)+0.780s17Nicola CarraroITARivacold Snipers Team (Honda)+0.783s18Joel EstebanSPAPower Electronics Aspar Team (KTM)+0.882s19Ryusei YamanakaJPNFRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)+0.966s20Riccardo RossiITARivacold Snipers Team (Honda)+0.983s21Tatchakorn BuasriTHAHonda Team Asia (Honda)+1.161s22Valentin PerroneARGRed Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM)+1.183s23Marco MorelliARGGRYD – MLav Racing (Honda)+1.323s24Cormac BuchananNZLDENSSI Racing – BOE (KTM)+1.389s25Ruche MoodleyRSADENSSI Racing – BOE (KTM)+1.814s26Noah DettwilerSWICIP Green Power (KTM)+2.012s27Stefano NepaITASIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda)+2.379s

Wildcard Hakim Danish was able to use his local knowledge and track time to power to eleventh, ahead of Matteo Bertelle on the second LevelUp bike.

Eddie O’Shea went directly to Q2 for the first time for the MLav Racing team, joined by Adrian Fernandez in the final progression slot on the second Leopard bike.

Maximo Quiles had opted to go out early and solo for his final run, a move which didn’t pay off for the Aspar man, leaving the teen rookie just out of luck in 15th ahead of Guido Pini, who had resumed his scrap with Carpe from FP1.

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There were two fallers in the session, with Roulstone and teammate Valentin Perrone (22nd) both off at the same spot.

The earlier FP1 session saw Piqueras immediately fast, with Roulstone a close second and Kelso third.

Riccardo Rossi continued his upturn in from in fourth before dropping to 20th in the crucial Practice, ahead of Rueda in FP1.

Uriarte showed promise early in seventh, back in at Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP, for the injured David Munoz, while wildcard  Danish also impressed in eighth on his championship debut.

Carpe was the top rookie in FP1 in tenth.

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Joel Esteban was 20th in the first session and 18th in Practice as he continued at Aspar, sitting in for Dennis Foggia.   

2025 Malaysian Moto3 – Free Practice (1) ResultsPosRider3sTeamTime1Angel PiquerasSPAFRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)2m 10 979s2Jacob RoulstoneAUSRed Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM)+0.052s3Joel KelsoAUSLEVELUP – MTA (KTM)+0.106s4Riccardo RossiITARivacold Snipers Team (Honda)+0.138s5Jose Antonio RuedaSPARed Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)+0.175s6David AlmansaSPALeopard Racing (Honda)+0.310s7Brian UriarteSPALiqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM)+0.331s8Hakim DanishMALAeon Credit SIC Racing MSI+0.338s9Adrian FernandezSPALeopard Racing (Honda)+0.373s10Alvaro CarpeSPARed Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)+0.390s11Luca LunettaITASIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda)+0.646s12Marco MorelliARGGRYD – MLav Racing (Honda)+0.704s13Ryusei YamanakaJPNFRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)+0.707s14Scott OgdenGBRCIP Green Power (KTM)+0.841s15Valentin PerroneARGRed Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM)+1.015s16Nicola CarraroITARivacold Snipers Team (Honda)+1.042s17Eddie O’SheaGBRGRYD – MLav Racing (Honda)+1.100s18Guido PiniITALiqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM)+1.195s19Maximo QuliesSPAPower Electronics Aspar Team (KTM)+1.297s20Joel EstebanSPAPower Electronics Aspar Team (KTM)+1.330s21Noah DettwilerSWICIP Green Power (KTM)+1.713s22Ruche MoodleyRSADENSSI Racing – BOE (KTM)+1.724s23Taiyo FurusatoJPNHonda Team Asia (Honda)+1.797s24Cormac BuchananNZLDENSSI Racing – BOE (KTM)+1.818s25Tatchakorn BuasriTHAHonda Team Asia (Honda)+1.953s26Matteo BertelleITALEVELUP – MTA (KTM)+2.344s27Stefano NepaITASIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda)+2.821s

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