Following his incredible form in Practice, Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp) did not disappoint in qualifying Down Under. The Spaniard set a new record to take pole position in the intermediate category with a scintillating 1:31.888, and joining him on the front row will be Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) after the Valencian put in a stellar performance to take P2. The polesitter's teammate Alonso Lopez, winner last year at Phillip Island, made it two Boscoscuros in the top three as Championship leader Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) is set to start fifth.
An unbeatable 1:31.888 is more than enough for @Aldeguer54 to claim pole! ⏱️
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2023
Utter dominance from the Spaniard so far 🔥#AustralianGP 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/tgOjum7uBZ
An unbeatable 1:31.888 is more than enough for @Aldeguer54 to claim pole! ⏱️
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2023
Utter dominance from the Spaniard so far 🔥#AustralianGP 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/tgOjum7uBZ
Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing) just missed out on a front-row start by only 0.012s as he took P4, just ahead of Acosta. The pair will be joined by Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) on the outside of Row 2 after he bagged 6th place. The third row of the grid went to rookie Sergio Garcia (Pons Wegow Los40), second in the Championship Tony Arbolino (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team), and Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna IntactGP) in that order, with Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Mastercamp) rounding out the top ten.
Make sure not to miss any of the Moto2™ action set to commence on Sunday at 11:15 local time (GMT +11)... with Acosta really starting to home in on that crown. Can he gain himself a first match point for Buriram?
| 1 | Fermin Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing) | 1:31.888 |
| 2 | Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) | +0.342 |
| 3 | Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) | +0.684 |
| 4 | Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) | +0.696 |
| 5 | Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | +0.745 |
| 6 | Jake Dixon (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) | +0.791 |
| 7 | Sergio Garcia (Pons Wegow Los40) | +0.881 |
| 8 | Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +1.000 |
| 9 | Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) | +1.058 |
| 10 | Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team) | +1.066 |
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