Ayumu Sasaki takes fifth pole position of the year

There were many drivers who wished their rivals had a little quicker steering, but the track conditions and short qualifying time played tricks on them, and in the end those who chose to shoot solo were proven right. It was the situation of the first three rows looking for the fastest lap without looking around.

The former leader of the category, Spain’s Daniel Holgado (KTM), had the tough determination to make it from the first to the second division, and he did so at the start, taking first place ahead of Japan’s Ryusei Yamanaka (KTM). Gas Gas) and Taiyo Furusato (Honda) with Italian Filippo Farioli (KTM). Apart from Furusato, they also secured their place in the second class, and the Spaniard Iván Ortolá (KTM) achieved his goal in the last section of the last lap, by 85 thousandths of a second over the Malaysian Syarifuddin Azman (to KTM).

In addition to Taiyo Furusato, Spaniards José Antonio Rueda (KTM), David Salvador (KTM) and Xavier Artigas (CFMoto) and Englishman Scott Ogden (Honda), who had technical problems, were excluded from the second class. He could not reach a time with his motorcycle within the minimum time specified by the regulations.

First on the track in the second class Almost all pilots received this very calmlyIt was local Joel Kelso (CFMoto) who was the great expert on the route, not caring if he could follow the flow of his rival’s bike. David Alonso (Gas Gas), a Colombian of Spanish origin, became the first “serious” reference in the official classification, but behind him he was beaten by the Japanese Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) by almost half a second between them. Behind the leading duo, where Sasaki once again improved his time, was Dutch Collin Veijer (Husqvarna), followed by Turkish Deniz Öncü (KTM) and Spanish Adrián Fernández (Honda).

In the second ‘time attack’, Australian Joel Kelso rose to second place after taking over from David Alonso entering turn four, and when he tried to return to the asphalt, he accelerated too much on the grass and crashed. World leader Jaume Masiá tried to get away from the riders who wanted to go with the flow and decided to go through the workshop street, but he miscalculated and saw the checkered flag before he could make it to the launch lap and had to settle for lap twelfth. The fourth starting line position.

And he wasn’t the only one who miscalculated, because There were many drivers who saw the flag before doing a good lap.This left many drivers in unfamiliar positions.

Sasaki, Kelso and Nepa took first place, Brazilian Diogo Moreira (KTM), Italian Matteo Bertelle (KTM) and Collin Veijer took second place, and Öncü, Alonso and Fernández took third place. Three Spaniards finished in fourth place; Vicente Pérez, Daniel Holgado and Iván Ortolá, Masiá, Japanese Kaito Toba (Honda) and David Muñoz (KTM) took fifth place.