Aaron Canet was the man to win in Moto2 World Championship qualifying on Saturday at the Sector de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain. The Spaniard, riding the Fanatic Racing Calex on Pirelli control tires, beat the 32-rider field with a time of 1:42.003.
Manuel Gonzalez is second in the Gresini Calex with a 1:42.149.
Zonta Vd Goorbergh in the RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP Calex took the third and final position on the front row with a time of 1:42.215.
Further, from Dorna’s press release:
Canet leads the field with Gonzalez as Aldeguer crashes in Q2. #44 wins over Manuel Gonzalez and van den Goerberg in Barcelona to clinch the pole position.
Aaron Canet (Fantique Racing) secured an impressive pole position at the Barcelona Mutall Solidarity Grand Prix, posting an impressive 1:42.003 – a time that was almost unbeatable. It was a tough session, with Canet taking the lead on Saturday, just 0.146s ahead of Manuel Gonzalez (Gresini Moto2™), continuing a strong weekend. The winner of the Round of 16 will take second place on the grid with a strong starting point for the final Grand Prix of the season. Gonzalez will be joined by the impressive Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP) who worked hard in Q2.
Kanet’s strong form continues
Practice 2 started on Saturday, with Canet improving on his strong time from Friday to keep the Spaniard at the top of the timesheets after setting an impressive 1:42.262. Q1 Alonso Lopez (Sync SpeedUp) set the stage well after taking top honours, with Senna Agius (Leaky Molly Husqvarna Intact GP), Albert Arenas (Gresini Moto2™) and Jaume Massia (Precanos Racing Team) in the chasing pack – set-up. Stress Q2.
Once the Q2 battle began, there was early drama for Fermin Aldeguer (Asmir Speedup), who crashed on the first flying lap at Turn 14 – leaving him with a tough task ahead of him on Sunday. Jorge Navarro (the only group of American fans) crashed a few minutes later, with van den Gorburg becoming the early pacesetter. Just eight riders had time on the board heading into the final run, with Canet posting a solid 1:42.003 as it all came down to the final minutes of Q2, with no one able to beat Canet’s benchmark.
SpeedUp difficult day to sync
Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) jumped to fourth on the grid as the British rider showed consistent pace towards the end of the session. Dixon will be alongside Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) on Sunday, the newly crowned Moto2™ World Champion rounding out the top five on the grid. Meanwhile, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) had another impressive performance – P6 on the grid.
Philippe Salac (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) leads row three of the grid, putting him ahead of Red Bull KTM’s Ajo Celestino VTT, with the Italian remaining in contention for a top-five finish in the championship. Navarro ran a competitive 1:42.667 to finish on the third row and move up to ninth. Some big names have work to do, notably Lopez, who will charge from P13 on the grid ahead of teammate Aldeguer, who will start from P18.
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