2025 Americas Moto3 - Friday Practice Results
Friday Practice results from the Moto3 2025 Americas Grand Prix (Round 3) at COTA in Austin✤, Texas -where Matteo Bertelle lead on day one.

The Moto3 class first out on track at the Circuit of the Americas for round three of the championship, with the fastest Friday time going to Matteo Bertelle, doing the best job of cutting throuಞgh the standing water on track.
The Level-Up MTA rider has secured the first tw🐎o polws of the season and was no stranger to a fast single lap in the USA, repeatedly lowering his best to a 2m 23.704s lap in the sketchy, soggy conditions.
Maximo Quiles made his debut for the CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team after missing the opening two rounds before his 17th birthday, to satisfy ag༺꧋e requirements - and had an immediate impact.
As one of many rookies with no previous COTA knowledge,ꩲ the teenager showed no fear at the long, tight track to come closest to Bertelle’s time - finishing 0.477s slower for CFMoto Valreas Aspar.
An all KTM top three was completed by Scott Ogden, the British rider running solo to shave his time down as t꧒he clock ticked away for CIP Green Power.
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David Almansa was the top Honda in both sessions, sec𝄹u𝓰ting fourth twice for the Leopard team.
David Munoz was fifth quickest for Liqui Moly Dynavo🔯lt IntactGP, just faster than the championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda.
The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider had been fourth before an unfortunate spill nowhere near pit lane lead to a lot of track time lost for the Spaniard, finally entering his box with five minutes remaining, the #99 exited swiftl💫y to ensure his top 14 position for Q2.
Adrian Fernandez was close behind in the second session to finish Friday seventh quickest on ﷽the second Leopard, with rookie Alvaro Carpe continuing to impress in eighth on the second Red Bull KTM Ajo entry.
Riccardo Rossi made gains in the right ღdirection for ninth for Rivacold Snipers.
The oᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚpening session was wet and was lead by Angel Piqueras by a fair margin, one of two fallers in the session, with a further spill for Bertelle, who finished thi𓆉rd. Rueda completed the top three in second.
The MT Helmets rider was on the deck again in the afternoon session, and managed a late save having already done enough to secure a top ten placement on🦂 his return to trac✨k.
Cormac Buchanan got off to a strong start before becoming the first faller in Practi༒ce, going down at turn one - ‘Big Red’. The BOE rider still managed to secure eleventh, with another rookie Adrian Cruces tweifth for CIP Green Power.
The final two Q2 spots insid♉e the top fourteen went to Luca Lune♔tta (SIC 58 Squadra Corse) and Taiyo Furusato ( Honda Team Asia).
2025 Moto3 COTA - Practice (2) Results | ||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
1 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | LEVELUP - MTA (KTM) | 2m 23.704s |
2 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.477s |
3 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power (KTM) | +0.665s |
4 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.738s |
5 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.828s |
6 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.985s |
7 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +1.041s |
8 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +1.102s |
9 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +1.122s |
10 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets - MSI (KTM) | +1.232s |
11 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | DENSSI Racing - BOE (KTM) | +1.351s |
12 | Adrian Cruces | SPA | CIP Green Power (KTM) | +1.430s |
13 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +1.659s |
14 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +1.802s |
15 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets - MSI (KTM) | +1.872s |
16 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +2.223s |
17 | Tatchakorn Buasri | THA | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +2.302s |
18 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +2.430s |
19 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP - MTA (KTM) | +2.595s |
20 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +2.776s |
21 | Eddie O'Shea | GBR | GRYD - MLav Racing (Honda) | +2.641s |
22 | Jakob Rosenthaler | AUT | CFMOTO GaviotaAspar Team (KTM) | +3.137s |
23 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +3.341s |
24 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +4.021s |
25 | DennisFoggia | ITA | CFMOTO GaviotaAspar Team (KTM) | +4.342s |
26 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | DENSSI Racing - BOE (KTM) | +4.856s |
That squeezed out fellow Japanese rider Ryusei Yamanaka, who just missed out in 15th for MT♋ Helmets, so will head to Q1.
The second session began with trouble get⭕ting started for Stefano Nepa, his SIC58 Squadra Corse biไke initially not making it out of pit lane. The Italian never really recovered, so finished 16th.
Guido Pini was the top rookie in FP1, in tune with the track and conditions in fifth, but faltering in the return to꧂ track where he slipped back to 18th.
Jacob Roulstone made his return from injury for Red Bull KTM Tech3 and was a cautious 24th, wi🐷th a bike issue seei♌ng Dennis Foggia places behind him in 25th.
Jakob Rosenthaler (22nd) returns, this time replacing 𒁃the injured Marcos Uriarte having been a feature at the opening two rounds as Quiles replacement.
Adrian Cruces is also back for another r💯ound as he continues to fill in𒉰 for Noah Dettwiler at CIP Green Power.
The crash filled second session also saw falls, mostly at turn twelve and turn twenty in addition the the ones mentioned above for Pini, Nicola Carraro, Tatchakorn Buasri, Almansa, and Jakob Rosenth🦋aler.
2025 Moto3 COTA - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||
Pos | Rider | 3s | Team | Time |
1 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets - MSI (KTM) | 2m 23.298s |
2 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.809s |
3 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | LEVELUP - MTA (KTM) | +0.871s |
4 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +1.229s |
5 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +1.392s |
6 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +1.783s |
7 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power (KTM) | +1.897s |
8 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +1.952s |
9 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP - MTA (KTM) | +2.299s |
10 | Adrian Cruces | SPA | CIP Green Power (KTM) | +2.350s |
11 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +2.401s |
12 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Aspar Team (KTM) | +2.444s |
13 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | DENSSI Racing - BOE (KTM) | +2.482s |
14 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +2.512s |
15 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets - MSI (KTM) | +2.980s |
16 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +3.027s |
17 | Jakob Rosenthaler | AUT | CFMOTO GaviotaAspar Team (KTM) | +3.387s |
18 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +3.390s |
19 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +3.745s |
20 | Tatchakorn Buasri | THA | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +3.877s |
21 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +4.093s |
22 | DennisFoggia | ITA | CFMOTO GaviotaAspar Team (KTM) | +4.220s |
23 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +4.322s |
24 | Eddie O'Shea | GBR | GRYD - MLav Racing (Honda) | +4.637s |
25 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | DENSSI Racing - BOE (KTM) | +5.753s |
26 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +6.875s |