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After finishing FP in 24th Ryusei Yamanaka make the most progress in the dry and 𒁃sunny second track session of the day to finish fourth as the top MT Helmets - MSI KTM rider.

Collin Veijer also left the pits earlier to circulate alone, taking him to the fifth best time for Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP, but the wrong side of t꧒he h꧒alf a second difference to the top lap.

Jose Ant꧒onio Rueda was regularly seen in behind Alonso, helping the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider to sixth, with Holgado seventh for their GasGas Tech3 squad.

Top rooki𝐆e Jacob Roulstone was behind his teammate on track and in the timings in eighth, while Scott Ogden was the last rider within a second of Alonso’s time in ninth for MLav Racing.

Tatsuki Suzuki did enough to complete the top ten best times for Liqui Moly Intact GP on the Hꦏusqvarna.

Free Practice leader, Leopard’s  Angel Piqueras, was eleventh quickest, just ahead of fellow ro♔okie Luca Lunetta in twelfth for SIC58 Squadra Co👍rse.

Th🍸e remaining overnight provisional Q2 slots were held by Joel Kelso for BOE Motorsports in 13th and LevelUP - MTA’s Stefano Nepa in 14th with Ivan Ortola coming up just short in 15th on the second MT Helmets bike.

Eddie O’Shea (22nd) was the only faller in the second session as he set about learning the tri🍸cky Malaysian track.

The first session saw the riders ꦦout on wet tyres on a wet track after overnight thunderstorms.

Piqueras came out on top, despite his lack of track acclimatisation a🉐s a rookie, after shadowing Alonso on his best effort. 

David Almansa was one of two fallers (Scott Ogden the other, with a technical issue for Jacob Roulstone) as he tested the limit, finishing second, but still over half a second adrift. Pacesetter David Munoz was a close third, though he lost all his progress in the second timed session with an extended spell in the pits leaving him 18th,  while champion Alonso 🐓(13th) and almost two seconds adrift.

Moto3 have a full ❀roster of rider available for the Malaysian round, with no replacements or wildcards on the entry list.