Moto3: Alonso Earns Pole Position At COTA

Moto3: Alonso Earns Pole Position At COTA

© 2024, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts.

David Alonso continued his domination of the Moto3 World Championship class at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) by taking pole position during qualifying Saturday afternoon in Texas. Riding his CFMOTO Valresa Aspar machine, the young Colombian lapped the 3.4-mile (5.5 km) circuit in 2:14.292.

Jose Antonio Rueda was next-best with a time of 2:14.309 on his Red Bull KTM, and Daniel Holgado claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a lap of 2:14.487 on his Red Bull Tech3 GASGAS.

The top 13 Moto3 qualifiers were separated by less than one second.

 

Moto3 Combined Qual

Latest Posts

MotoAmerica’s Weird & Wild Super Hooligans, In the October Issue

Featured in the October Issue of Roadracing World:  A Ducati...

Moto2: American Roberts To Miss Season Finale In Barcelona

American Joe Roberts will miss the Moto2 season finale...

MotoGP: Racers Help In Valencia Recovery Efforts

Racers from MotoGP and other series are helping Valencia...

Puccetti Racing: American Gerloff “Very, Very Fast …”

American Garrett Gerloff exceeded his team's expectations in their...

NJMP Adding New Thunderbolt Course Configuration

NJMP is Creating the Perfect Turn New Jersey Motorsports Park...