Danish faces uphill task after qualifying 23rd in Australia
KUALA LUMPUR: Moto3 rider Hakim Danish Ramli faces a demanding recovery ride in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix after qualifying 23rd at Phillip Island on Saturday.
Moto3 rider Hakim Danish Ramli of Malaysia is set to face a challenging recovery after finishing 23rd in the Australian Grand Prix qualifying session at Phillip Island on Saturday. Danish, riding for AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSi, clocked 1 minute 37.169 seconds, just missing out on a place in Q2. The top four advanced to the second qualifying session, with Indonesian rider Veda Pratama securing the final qualifying spot and taking pole position.
Danish was 0.786 seconds behind Pratama and 0.908 seconds behind Italy's Guido Pini, who topped the session. The Malaysian rider's performance has been inconsistent this season, with a best lap of 1:37.774 in Friday's practice. Danish will need to climb through the field to secure points in Sunday's race, where he will be starting from the eighth row alongside Japan's Zen Mitani and Spain's Jesus Rios.
Indonesian rider Pratama claimed Indonesia's first Moto3 pole position, finishing just 0.021 seconds ahead of Spain's Maximo Quiles. Australian Joel Kelso rounded out the front row, 0.046 seconds behind Kelso. Danish's teammate Ryusei Yamanaka qualified 17th, leaving both riders with work to do before race day.
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