The Avintia Esponsorama Moto3 and Avintia VR46 Academy have completed the Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini qualifying at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

Niccolò Antonelli will start the race from a brilliant 3rd position, after setting a time of 1:42.020. The Italian rider has been fast throughout the weekend and in qualifying, he set a good lap time that will allow him to start from the front row.

Carlos Tatay was able to go through the Q1 cut, finishing 1st. In Q2, the Avintia Esponsorama Moto3 rider was 10th fastest of the session, setting a best time of 1:42.566.

Tomorrow at 11:00 the Moto3 race of the Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini will start, where Antonelli and Tatay will fight for a good result for the team.

Niccolò Antonelli | 1'42.020 | P3


“Qualifying went really well. I am very happy with how it went and the front row was our target. Tomorrow we will start from the front, we have a good pace and I think it will be a fast race. We will try to get a good result.”

Niccolò Antonelli | 1'42.566 | P10


“It was a positive day. We have done a good job since this morning, going from less to more and making progress after having a difficult day yesterday. We will keep working to try to take another step forward and in the race we will give our best.”