2023 Austria Moto2 Qualifying Result: Toppling To the Top

By Zara Daniela | Sat, 19/08/2023 - 12:40

Following the example of their lightweight class colleagues, the intermediate class were not short on drama either, with favourite Pedro Acosta taking an early tumble at turn two, before even getting a lap on the board. The Spaniard was able to rejoin and headed straight to the top of the pile with two minutes left of the session and three tenths of second’s advantage. The closet challenger was Ai Ogura, who was denied pole but still secured his best qualifying position of the season, while Celestino Vietti continued his solid run in Austria with a front row start from third. 

Jake Dixon got past the disappointment of Silverstone and is back on track for victory from fourth on the grid, ahead of Somkiat Chantra and Fermín Aldeguer – the front two rows covered by over half a second. Tony Arbolino didn’t spend much time in the spotlight, but the Italian opens the third row of the grid from Albert Arenas and Manuel Gonzalez, who managed to turn his weekend around. 

Aron Canet joined Acosta on the crash list early on but wasn’t as fortunate as his compatriot and dropped to 10th position, sharing fourth row with Alonso Lopez, who also took a late tumble, and Filip Salac. Zonta van den Goorbergh opens fifth row ahead of Sam Lowes, the British rider raising yellow flags in the final moments of Q2 after a crash at turn 10, and Q1 graduate Darryn Binder. The rest of the Q1 escapees make up row six, with Sergio Garcia ahead of Dennis Foggia and Lukas Tulovic, while Izan Guevara missed out on Q2 by four hundredths of a second. 

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 37 Pedro Acosta Kalex 1:34.040    
2 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 1:34.311 0.271 0.271
3 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 1:34.445 0.405 0.134
4 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 1:34.532 0.492 0.087
5 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1:34.590 0.550 0.058
6 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1:34.639 0.599 0.049
7 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 1:34.728 0.688 0.089
8 75 Albert Arenas Kalex 1:34.737 0.697 0.009
9 18 Manuel Gonzalez Kalex 1:34.857 0.817 0.120
10 40 Aron Canet Kalex 1:34.859 0.819 0.002
11 21 Alonso Lopez Boscoscuro 1:35.045 1.005 0.186
12 12 Filip Salac Kalex 1:35.048 1.008 0.003
13 84 Zonta Vd Goorbergh Kalex 1:35.082 1.042 0.034
14 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 1:35.197 1.157 0.115
15 15 Darryn Binder Kalex 1:35.209 1.169 0.012
16 11 Sergio Garcia Kalex 1:35.311 1.271 0.102
17 71 Dennis Foggia Kalex 1:35.605 1.565 0.294
18 3 Lukas Tulovic Kalex 1:35.676 1.636 0.071
    Q1 Results:        
Q2 11 Sergio Garcia Kalex 1:35.079    
Q2 3 Lukas Tulovic Kalex 1:35.150 0.071 0.071
Q2 71 Dennis Foggia Kalex 1:35.165 0.086 0.015
Q2 15 Darryn Binder Kalex 1:35.174 0.095 0.009
19 28 Izan Guevara Kalex 1:35.222 0.143 0.048
20 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 1:35.289 0.210 0.067
21 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 1:35.304 0.225 0.015
22 72 Borja Gomez Kalex 1:35.316 0.237 0.012
23 24 Marcos Ramirez Kalex 1:35.349 0.270 0.033
24 33 Rory Skinner Kalex 1:35.380 0.301 0.031
25 52 Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 1:35.554 0.475 0.174
26 67 Alberto Surra Forward 1:35.675 0.596 0.121
27 5 Kohta Nozane Kalex 1:35.919 0.840 0.244
28 73 Mattia Rato Kalex 1:36.125 1.046 0.206
2023
10
Moto2
Spielberg, Austria
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