Lowes dominates proceedings in Q2 stunner

It's not often we see a dominant performance in the tightly contested Moto2™ category, but this time it was Sam Lowes (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) who blew away the field with an incredible 1:40.750 taking pole position by 0.578s. 2nd and 3rd places were decided in typical Moto2™ fashion with just 0.002s between Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in 2nd place and Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) who will line up on the final spot on the front row.

As always it was a hard-fought battle in Q1 as the Moto2™ riders toughed it for a chance at Q2 promotion. It was Ai Ogura who took the top spot dominating the session to take the first Q2 place. Fast laps came flying in at the end of the session and it was Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), Zonta Van Den Goorbergh (Fieten Olie Racing GP), and Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 MasterCamp) who joined the Japanese rider and in securing Q2 promotion.

The green flag dropped and Q2 got underway and it was Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) who set the benchmark leading the way from Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) and Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing). It wasn't long before Ogura put himself in the mix, slotting into 3rd place and demoting Lowes down one just before it was time for a change of rubber.

Four minutes to go and red sectors were coming from the home man Pedro Acosta who took over the top spot. The Spaniard's time at the top didn't last long however, as straight after Sam Lowes made magic happen pulling out a scintillating lap time to move the goalposts by over half a second. Despite efforts from the competition, Lowes' lap stood and he will start the Spanish Grand Prix from pole.

Alonso Lopez bagged the first spot on the 2nd row in 4th, as he'll line up ahead of Ai Ogura who fought through Q1 to take the 5th spot on the grid. It was a good day as well for Barry Baltus (Fieten Olie Racing GP) who bagged the final spot on the 2nd row in 6th.

The Moto2™ riders' attention now turns to the race on Sunday, make sure not to miss any of the action as it commences at 13:15 local time (GMT +1).

Top 10 :
1. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) – 1:40.750
2. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.578
3. Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.580
4. Alonso López (Speed Up Racing) +0.709
5. Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) + 0.757
6. Barry Baltus (RW Racing GP) + 0.820
7. Celestino Vietti (FANTIC MOTOR) + 0.836
8. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) +0.903
9. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.907
10. Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) + 1.012