P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Collin Veijer picked up his second pole of the season after working wih his teammate Ayumu Sasaki in qualifying for the Moto3 Valencia Grand Prix, the final race of the season.
The Moto3 qualifying session at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia was led by Jose Antonio Rueda initially, but rookie Viejer quickly improved his time and secured the second position. Viejer eventually set the best lap of the weekend, earning his second pole in his debut season. Sasaki from Liqui Moly Husqvarna IntactGP finished second on the grid, disappointed not to get pole due to small errors in his run. Deniz Oncu, who had a major practice fall, managed to secure third place despite being in pain. Joel Kelso performed well in practice and qualified fourth before his team announced their departure from the championship. David Alonso and Ivan Ortola completed the second row. Masia, the 2023 Moto3 champion, had a difficult qualifying session and finished ahead of ninth-placed David Munoz. Ryusei Yamanaka ended up in the top ten but was under investigation for a potential collision with Filippo Farioli. Daniel Holgado, who started on pole the previous weekend, crashed and didn’t set a time. David Alonso and Jose Antonio Rueda were the top two riders from Q1, joined by Taiyo Furusato and Riccardo Rossi. Matteo Bertelle missed out on the session, and Romano Fenati finished 20th. Xavier Artigas also failed to progress in qualifying.
