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Thailand Moto2, Qualifying | Aldeguer upstages Acosta in Buriram for second successive pole

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Fermin Aldeguer, SpeedUp Racing, 2023 Moto2, Thailand Moto2, Buriram, action [Gold & Goose]

Fermin Aldeguer continued with his impressive run of recent form as he claimed his second successive pole position in qualifying for the Thailand Moto2.

The SpeedUp Racing rider was the dominant force in the dry at Phillip Island last weekend, though Sundayโ€™s wet weather would ultimately count against him even if he was able to notch up a third podium of the year.

With no rain forecast in Buriram this weekend, Alderguer made hay while the sun was shining to once again put himself in pole position at the Chang International Circuit.

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His efforts were enough to deny Pedro Acosta, the Moto2 leader having established himself as the rider to beat in the run up to qualifying.

However, it was his countryman that would come out on top with a 1m 35.371secs lap, an impressive two tenths quicker than Acosta, who was forced to settle for second place.

On an all-Spanish front row, Albert Arenas consolidated Red Bull KTM Ajoโ€™s strong day with his run to third on the grid, ahead of another Spaniard in Aron Canet on the Pons Wegow bike.

Local hero Somkiat Chantra put himself in a potentially good position for a victory challenge in fifth place, while Marcos Ramirez continued his fine form from practice to give American Racing its best starting position of the season in sixth.

On the weekend when Acosta could be crowned champion if he out-scores Tony Arbolino by 19 points, the odds looked good this morning when the Italian threw his Marc VDS machine down the road in P3, forcing him into Q1.

However, Arbolino bounced back in qualifying to make it through the first phase before going on to qualify in eighth place. 

Of the Brits, Jake Dixon will start ninth, with Sam Lowes in 14th and Rory Skinner 30th and last on the second of the American Racing Kalex bikes.

2023 Thailand Moto2 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | Qualifying Results | Round 17 of 20
Pos.RiderNat.TeamChassisLap Time
1Fermin Aldeguer๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆSpeedUp RacingBoscoscuro1m 35.371
2Pedro Acosta๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆRed Bull KTM AjoKalex1m 35.548
3Albert Arenas๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆRed Bull KTM AjoKalex1m 35.690
4Aron Canet๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆPons Wegow Los40Kalex1m 35.710
5Somkiat Chantra๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญIDEMITSU Honda AsiaKalex1m 35.788
6Marcos Ramirez๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆAmerican RacingKalex1m 35.823
7Alonso Lopez๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆSpeedUp RacingBoscoscuro1m 35.928
8Tony Arbolino๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นElf Marc VDS RacingKalex1m 35.963
9Jake Dixon๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งGasGas AsparKalex1m 35.965
10Joe Roberts๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธItaltrans Racing TeamKalex1m 35.970
11Sergio Garcia๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆPons Wegow Los40Kalex1m 35.973
12Celestino Vietti๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นFantic RacingKalex1m 36.039
13Jeremy Alcoba๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆQJMOTOR GresiniKalex1m 36.044
14Sam Lowes๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งElf Marc VDS RacingKalex1m 36.076
15Zonta van den Goorbergh๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑFieten Olie Racing GPKalex1m 36.105
16Dennis Foggia๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaltrans Racing TeamKalex1m 36.228
17Izan Guevara๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆGasGas AsparKalex1m 36.229
18Filip Salac๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟQJMOTOR GresiniKalex1m 36.859
19Ai Ogura๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตIDEMITSU Honda AsiaKalex1m 35.941
20Manuel Gonzalez๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆYamaha VR46 MasterCampKalex1m 35.957
21Bo Bendsneyder๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑPertamina SAG TeamKalex1m 36.154
22Barry Baltus๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชFieten Olie Racing GPKalex1m 36.175
23Alex Escrig๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นForward TeamForward1m 36.300
24Taiga Hada๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตPertamina SAG TeamKalex1m 36.330
25Darryn Binder๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆHusqvarna IntactGPKalex1m 36.459
26Lukas Tulovic๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชHusqvarna IntactGPKalex1m 36.552
27Alberto Surra๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นForward TeamForward1m 36.834
28Mattia Casadei๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นFantic RacingKalex1m 37.019
29Kohta Nozane๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตYamaha VR46 MasterCampKalex1m 37.023
30Rory Skinner๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งAmerican RacingKalex1m 37.358

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