It’s been a perfect Saturday so far for Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up) as the Spaniard heads into qualifying at the Gran Premio Michelin® de la República Argentina after topping both FP1 and FP2. The Spaniard’s 1:43.356 from the opening session remains the quickest time of the day, with Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) rounding out the top three overall.
They're all chasing the rapid rookie into qualifying! ????@Aldeguer54 ends practice at the top of the field! ????#Moto2 | #ArgentinaGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/N8TNU4m659
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Chantra suffered a nasty Turn 6 crash early in FP2 that saw the Thai star miss the remainder of the second 50-minute session, but in the end, it didn’t matter in terms of getting straight into Q2 for the Indonesian GP race winner. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) and Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) are inside the top five ahead of qualifying, with World Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) P6 – that remained unchanged in FP2, with no one able to better the six fastest times in the second outing.
Disastrous start to FP2 for Somkiat Chantra! ????
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Thankfully he got back onto his feet after this crash and still inside the top 3 overall! ????#Moto2 | #ArgentinaGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/CLeQBdrNOJ
The top 14 will be heading into Q2, with Moto2™ qualifying kicking off at 14:45 local time (GMT-3).
Top 10:
1. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up) – 1:43.356
2. Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.130
3. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 0.316
4. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.419
5. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) + 0.425
6. Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.468
7. Jake Dixon (Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.468
8. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.481
9. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 0.505
10. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.548