Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) kicked off his 2022 season in perfect fashion after topping the first Moto2™ session by 0.138s at the Grand Prix of Qatar. Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) was second quickest in FP1, with Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) picking up P3 on his final flying lap.
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Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up) was P4 and 0.393s away from Fernandez’s 2:00.290, Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) rounded out the top five ahead of reigning Moto3™ World Champion Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo).
Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing Team) suffered an issue with his machine with just over 15 minutes left of the session.
Moto2™ FP2 gets underway at 17:05 local time (GMT+3) – tune in!
Top 10:
1. Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – 2:00.290
2. Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.138
3. Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.195
4. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up) + 0.393
5. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) + 0.503
6. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.550
7. Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP40) + 0.718
8. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia)
9. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.750
10. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.752
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