American Joe Roberts (Calex) He achieved his first pole position of the season and the fourth of his career. Fastest in the official classification of the Moto2 Qatar Grand Prix at the Lusail circuit, the sport benefited to some extent from the red flag that Race Direction had to show almost at the end of the session.
While all drivers struggle to improve their times, the SpanishAlex Escrig broke the engine of his Kalex Although he left the track quickly, he did so from side to side, which probably left some oil on the track and was the reason for his stop, and he was eventually accepted second in the Moto2 class.
In addition to setting a new record, Roberts achieved his first pole position, the fourth of his sporting career, since his last position in 2020. With a time of 1:57.305Italian Celestino Vietti (Kalex), who ranked second from last, managed to break the category record up to four times.
Moreover, this was the first pole position for an American pilot in the intermediate category since then. Kenny Noyes did it in 2010.
Italian Celestino Vietti (Kalex) was Moto2’s first notable hero. He broke the track’s absolute record in the first class with a time of 1:57.870and one lap later he passed again with 1:57.792, ahead of the Spanish trio of Marcos Ramírez (Kalex), Alonso López (Boscoscuro) and Jeremy Alcoba (Kalex).
And the record was further improved by Vietti, who set a new ‘time’ record of 1:57.568 with three consecutive record laps.
Nobody can beat ViettiHe clearly moved into the second division, accompanied by the Czech Filip Salac, who left out the Spaniard Jeremy Alcoba, despite the entry of Marcos Ramírez and Alonso López.
They were left out and will start in the starting lineup with twenty-first Sergio García Dols (Kalex) ahead of Albert Arenas (Kalex) and twenty-fourth Izan Guevara (Kalex) behind.
Already In the second division, Spaniard Fermín Aldeguer once again dominated the weekend. The first criterion, with a time of 1:57.765 in the second round, was two-tenths of a second slower than Vietti’s time.
As Vietti began his turn, there was another Spaniard in front of him. Aron Canet He was running below Aldeguer’s best time While he became the leader in his category with a time of 1:57.735, the Italian athlete took first place with a time of 1:57.713.
Vietti, once again signaling that he was in good shape, broke the absolute record in the next round with a time of 1:57.312.
Vietti broke the circuit record for the fourth time in the Moto2 category.a record in which he ‘granted’ more than four-tenths of a second to the person immediately following him.At that time, Spaniard Arón Canet was within 21 thousandths of a second of the Italian on his fifth lap.
The second Moto2 class has become a true showdown between the main riders of the category; the main heroes broke records in almost every round, and this is how American Joe Roberts set a new absolute record in round 1 in his sixth lap: 57.305.
But with all the drivers pulling away to attempt their final fast laps, Racing had to show Direction Red flag with 33 seconds left in the sessionSpaniard Alex Escrig, who had to swerve from side to side of the track when his motorcycle’s engine broke down, presumably leaving oil stains on the asphalt.
The fastest in the free events, Fermín Aldeguer, was fourth, while current world champion Pedro Acosta was seventh, ahead of Britain’s Sam Lowes and Jake Dixon.
Marcos Ramirez (Calex) was eighthHe is ahead of a group that includes Manuel González (Kalex), Alonso López (Boscoscuro) and eleventh Italian Tony Arbolino (Kalex).
Behind him are Ai Ogura of Japan and his teammate Somkiat Chantra of Thailand.