FP2 Moto3 Portugal: Indonesia's Mario Aji Is The Fastest

Indonesian racer, Mario Aji became the fastest in FP2 Moto3 Portugal. (Doc. MotoGP)

JAKARTA - Indonesian racer, Mario Aji, made an extraordinary achievement in the second free practice session (FP2) Moto3 Portugal. He became the fastest rider in this session.

The Honda Team Asia racer carved the best lap time of 2 minutes 2,491 seconds. Mario Aji is 0.053 seconds ahead of Diogo Moreira.

The third position is occupied by Riccardo Rossi, who is 0.075 seconds adrift of Mario Aji. Meanwhile, Carlos Tatay from CFMOTO Racing PrustelGP, was 0.098 seconds apart and took fourth place.

Mario Aji's score is better than FP1 where he placed 14th. In the early session, the 18-year-old racer carved a lap time of 2 minutes 4.191 seconds.

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When the Portugal Moto3 FP2 session had eight minutes left, a red flag was issued because there was one promotional material that entered the track due to strong winds.

The Portugal Moto3 FP2 session was indeed held with cloudy weather and strong winds after it had been raining before.

However, after being stopped for almost two minutes the Portugal Moto3 FP2 session resumed. It's just that in the last five minutes it rained with light to moderate intensity.

Until the race ended Mario Aji remained in the leading position followed by Diogo Moreira and Riccardo Rossi.

Portugal Moto3 FP2 Results (10 Top)

Mario Aji 2 minutes 2.491 seconds Diogo Moreira +0.053 Riccardo Rossi +0.075 Carlos Tatay +0.098 Yamanaka +0.410 Jaume Masia +0.665 Scott Ogden +0.849 Tatsuki Suzuki +0.903 Ayumu Sasaki +0.965 Sergio Garcia +0.998