2012 Sepang Moto3 FP3 Result: Folger Takes Free Practice Clean Sweep
Submitted by David Emmett on Sat, 2012-10-20 06:13
Jonas Folger completed a clean sweep of free practice for the Moto3 class, topping the final session of free practice at Sepang. The German had a huge lead over 2nd place man Alex Rins, the young Spaniard nearly seven tenths slower than Folger. Rins' teammate Miguel Oliveira was 3rd, a whole second behind the Aspar man, but just ahead of Sandro Cortese and Luis Salom.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | KALEX KTM | 2'13.953 | ||
| 2 | 42 | Alex RINS | SUTER HONDA | 2'14.629 | 0.676 | 0.676 |
| 3 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | SUTER HONDA | 2'15.011 | 1.058 | 0.382 |
| 4 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | KTM | 2'15.057 | 1.104 | 0.046 |
| 5 | 39 | Luis SALOM | KALEX KTM | 2'15.091 | 1.138 | 0.034 |
| 6 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | FTR HONDA | 2'15.318 | 1.365 | 0.227 |
| 7 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FTR HONDA | 2'15.364 | 1.411 | 0.046 |
| 8 | 27 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | FTR HONDA | 2'15.396 | 1.443 | 0.032 |
| 9 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | FTR HONDA | 2'15.540 | 1.587 | 0.144 |
| 10 | 5 | Romano FENATI | FTR HONDA | 2'15.623 | 1.670 | 0.083 |
| 11 | 52 | Danny KENT | KTM | 2'15.724 | 1.771 | 0.101 |
| 12 | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | FTR HONDA | 2'15.834 | 1.881 | 0.110 |
| 13 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | KTM | 2'15.853 | 1.900 | 0.019 |
| 14 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | FTR HONDA | 2'16.020 | 2.067 | 0.167 |
| 15 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SUTER HONDA | 2'16.044 | 2.091 | 0.024 |
| 16 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | FTR HONDA | 2'16.280 | 2.327 | 0.236 |
| 17 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | KTM | 2'16.386 | 2.433 | 0.106 |
| 18 | 9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | HONDA | 2'16.905 | 2.952 | 0.519 |
| 19 | 31 | Niklas AJO | KTM | 2'16.927 | 2.974 | 0.022 |
| 20 | 8 | Jack MILLER | HONDA | 2'16.993 | 3.040 | 0.066 |
| 21 | 28 | Josep RODRIGUEZ | FGR HONDA | 2'17.324 | 3.371 | 0.331 |
| 22 | 99 | Danny WEBB | MAHINDRA | 2'17.358 | 3.405 | 0.034 |
| 23 | 89 | Alan TECHER | TSR HONDA | 2'17.419 | 3.466 | 0.061 |
| 24 | 17 | John McPHEE | HONDA | 2'17.565 | 3.612 | 0.146 |
| 25 | 30 | Giulian PEDONE | SUTER HONDA | 2'17.728 | 3.775 | 0.163 |
| 26 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | FTR HONDA | 2'17.895 | 3.942 | 0.167 |
| 27 | 29 | Luca AMATO | KALEX KTM | 2'18.023 | 4.070 | 0.128 |
| 28 | 51 | Kenta FUJII | TSR HONDA | 2'18.378 | 4.425 | 0.355 |
| 29 | 80 | Armando PONTONE | IODA | 2'18.551 | 4.598 | 0.173 |
| 30 | 20 | Riccardo MORETTI | MAHINDRA | 2'18.966 | 5.013 | 0.415 |
| 31 | 41 | Brad BINDER | KALEX KTM | 2'21.439 | 7.486 | 2.473 |
| Not Classified | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | Maverick VIÑALES | FTR HONDA | |||
Round Number:
16
2012




