After the weekend for the eighth round of the 2021 Moto3 World Championship was looking very promising for Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü, who kept a strong pace on his own throughout all sessions, the Turkish youngster started the German Grand Prix from P11 on the grid.

Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü experienced varied Saturday at the Sachsenring circuit. The Turkish youngster managed to improve on his Friday’s best in FP3 this morning by 0.245 seconds, but ended up 16th in the combined standings, which meant he had to go through Q1 around lunchtime today.

Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü concluded Friday at the Sachsenring circuit in fifth overall. Fresh off his first podium last time out in Barcelona, the Turkish youngster kicked off the eighth round of the 2021 season with a ninth position in FP1 and lowered his lap time towards the end of hot Free Practice two by 0.392 seconds, which saw him finishing the second session in third.