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      Acosta takes first pole of 2023, title rival Arbolino second

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      Spanish rider Pedro Acosta was down the order after the first runs but responded as Q2 came to a close for his first pole of the season

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      Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) secured his first Moto2™ pole position of the 2023 season by almost three tenths of a second in Qualifying for the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. The Spanish rider will lead the front row away in tomorrow’s Grand Prix with World Championship leader Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) leader alongside his title rival in second place, while Jake Dixon (Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team) took third.

      Acosta’s best time was a 1:23.858 while he was directly behind Arbolino’s teammate, Sam Lowes, on track to set the quickest time and he was the only rider to set a time in the 1:23s bracket. After the first run, Acosta found himself down in 11th place but put in fast laps at the end of Q2 to claim pole position. Arbolino was 0.269s behind Acosta, while Dixon was a further 0.031s behind. 

      Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) went from Q1 to the second row as he took fourth in Qualifying with the Spaniard missing out on a front row start by just 0.046s. Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) will line up alongside Canet on row two, while Lowes completes the second row after posting a 1:24.269.

      Another rider who shone in Q2 after coming through Q1 was Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) as he grabbed seventh place, only 0.001s behind Lowes’ best time. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) took eighth with Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) completing the first three rows.

      Make sure not to miss any of the Moto2™ action set to commence on Sunday at 12:15 local time (GMT +2).

      Top 10:
      1. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:23.858
      2. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.269
      3. Jake Dixon (Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team) +0.300
      4. Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) +0.346
      5. Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) +0.406
      6. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.411
      7. Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) +0.412
      8. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) +0.422
      9. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.522
      10. Sergio Garcia (Pons Wegow Los40) +0.590

      FULL RESULTS

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