Tony Arbolino takes first Moto2 pole position “at home”

Italian Tony Arbolino (Kalex) First Moto2 pole position “at home” He recorded the fastest time in qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix held at Misano Adriatico.

Arbolino recorded a better time after following his compatriot’s slipstream Celestino Vietti (Kalex), Who came in second place?Japan’s Ai Ogura (Boscoscuro) came third, just 11-thousandths of a second faster than her compatriot in 1:35.229.

The first category featured an outstanding protagonist: the world leader, Sergio García Dols. (Boscoscuro) had to look for second place if they wanted to maintain their chances of defending their championship lead against all competitors.

But in that first classification there was a series of drivers who were difficult to overcome, such as the fellow Spaniard. Alonso Lopez (Boscoscuro), Thai Somkiat Chantra (Kalex) or South African Darin Binder (Kalex).

Alonso Lopez became the first leader with a time of 1 minute 36.016 seconds.meanwhile Sergio Garcia Doles As had happened several times already during the morning session, his first fastest lap was cancelled after exceeding the circuit limits.

Garcia Doles recorded the first valid time of 1:36.383 This puts him in seventh place. Not enough to move to the second classificationSo after a maximum of four laps were cancelled for exceeding the layout’s limits, he was forced to keep pushing to reach his goal.

The final “Time Attack” was won by a Czech athlete. Philippe Salak Like the Dutchman, he became the first athlete to beat Lopez’s record, running 1:35.950. Zonta van de GoelbergHowever, it didn’t take long for Alonso Lopez to beat his rivals, first setting a 1:35.547 and then a 1:35.446, but it was already making it even harder for his rivals to beat this record.

They finished after Alonso Lopez Dutchman Bo Bendsneyder (Kalex), Philippe Salak and Australian Senna Agius. (Kalex) Meanwhile, Sergio Garcia Dols had to content himself with 10th place, which was the 24th in the starting lineup.

In the second classification, the fastest Spaniard in the official rounds Aaron Kane He kept his cool and made sure no one could follow his slipstream, letting everyone else onto the track and leaving him free to attack for the fastest lap.

“Manugas” González (Kalex) was not so lucky: while attempting the first fastest lap, he crashed at Turn 4, completely destroying his rhythm and destroying any chance of continuing on the track. Ogura Ai He moved into the lead, but his time was soon beaten by Alonso Lopez.

After 1 lap Ogura beat Lopez with a time of 1 minute 35.581 seconds. This didn’t last long as Brazil’s Diogo Moreira beat him in 1:35.521, with Alonso Lopes two-tenths of a second behind.

“Manugas” González managed to get his mechanic to repair the damage with just over four minutes left in training, giving him the chance to at least aim for a qualifying time that had previously been out of his reach.

so Celestino Vietti As Tony Arbolino They challenged because they are locals, but the “Pole Position” resisted them until the final minutes, when they both set fast lap stages and the result was over. Alborino rises to first place (1:35.229), with Vietti coming in second and Ogura coming in third, 11/1000 of a second behind.

At the second starting line, Aaron Kane Diogo Moreira and Albert Arenas made some great saves in the fifth turn, followed by Joe Roberts, Alonso Lopez and Manuel González in the third, and Fermín Aldeguer, Philippe Salac and Marcos Ramírez in the fourth.

The fifth line is Deniz Oncı, Jake Dixon, Bo Bensneyder, Sena Agius, Ayumu Sasaki, Dennis FoggiaDue to a fall in qualifying, he finished in 6th place.