2020 Aragon Moto2 Qualifying Result: A Late Attack

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2020-10-17 14:55

The intermediate class closed the qualifying show in Aragon, under a clear blue sky and in temperatures just over 20 degrees. Some of the usual contenders hogged the limelight, although Sam Lowes waited until the final two minutes of Q2 to go from the bottom of the top ten straight into an impressive pole position and respective lap record. The British rider was over a tenth and a half faster than Marco Bezzecchi and the title contenders will be joined on the front row of the grid by Fabio Di Giannantonio – the Speed Up man following through with the promise he showed throughout practice.

Jake Dixon opens row two from Marcos Ramirez, who benefitted from a deluxe tow from the championship leader early in the session. Jorge Navarro closes the second row of the grid, while Luca Marini opens the third one, ahead of Q1 leader Jorge Martin and Augusto Fernandez. Remy Gardner rounded out the top ten, with Joe Roberts ending his day early with a mechanical and getting stuck in 11th position. Amongst the title contenders, Enea Bastianini is on the back foot once again, starting his charge from the back of the fourth row and almost one second slower than the poleman.

Tom Luthi and Tetsuta Nagashima escaped Q1 to join the fifth row of the grid, while Marcel Schotter was a surprise 22nd after failing to get through the first qualifying session.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	22	Sam Lowes	Kalex	1'51.651
2	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Kalex	1'51.799	0.148	0.148
3	21	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Speed Up	1'51.870	0.219	0.071
4	96	Jake Dixon	Kalex	1'51.999	0.348	0.129
5	42	Marcos Ramirez	Kalex	1'52.166	0.515	0.167
6	9	Jorge Navarro	Speed Up	1'52.167	0.516	0.001
7	10	Luca Marini	Kalex	1'52.188	0.537	0.021
8	88	Jorge Martin	Kalex	1'52.235	0.584	0.047
9	37	Augusto Fernandez	Kalex	1'52.348	0.697	0.113
10	87	Remy Gardner	Kalex	1'52.401	0.750	0.053
11	16	Joe Roberts	Kalex	1'52.554	0.903	0.153
12	33	Enea Bastianini	Kalex	1'52.596	0.945	0.042
13	12	Thomas Luthi	Kalex	1'52.702	1.051	0.106
14	45	Tetsuta Nagashima	Kalex	1'52.729	1.078	0.027
15	40	Hector Garzo	Kalex	1'52.751	1.100	0.022
16	57	Edgar Pons	Kalex	1'52.751	1.100
17	64	Bo Bendsneyder	NTS	1'53.097	1.446	0.346
18	24	Simone Corsi	MV Agusta	1'53.221	1.570	0.124
		Q1 Results:
Q2	88	Jorge Martin	Kalex	1'52.630
Q2	45	Tetsuta Nagashima	Kalex	1'52.724	0.094	0.094
Q2	24	Simone Corsi	MV Agusta	1'52.736	0.106	0.012
Q2	12	Thomas Luthi	Kalex	1'52.774	0.144	0.038
19	55	Hafizh Syahrin	Speed Up	1'52.849	0.219	0.075
20	97	Xavi Vierge	Kalex	1'52.989	0.359	0.140
21	7	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Kalex	1'53.083	0.453	0.094
22	23	Marcel Schrotter	Kalex	1'53.118	0.488	0.035
23	62	Stefano Manzi	MV Agusta	1'53.125	0.495	0.007
24	19	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Kalex	1'53.281	0.651	0.156
25	35	Somkiat Chantra	Kalex	1'53.370	0.740	0.089
26	11	Nicolò Bulega	Kalex	1'53.541	0.911	0.171
27	27	Andi Farid Izdihar	Kalex	1'54.090	1.460	0.549
28	18	Xavi Cardelus	Speed Up	1'54.542	1.912	0.452
29	74	Piotr Biesiekirski	NTS	1'55.293	2.663	0.751
30	99	Kasma Daniel	Kalex	1'55.388	2.758	0.095