Grand Prix of the Czech Republic Brno Moto2 Qualifying: Álex Márquez is indeed Marc’s brother

With track conditions changing by the minute, this Moto2 qualifying in Brno promises to be an exciting one. Considering what happened in MotoGP, with an exploit by Marc Márquez on slicks in the downpour and the first row of Johann Zarco on wet tires, everything seems possible in this Saturday of the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic. Who will come out on top in this final qualifying session of the day in Moravia?

Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the situation…

Brno Moto2™	2018	2019
FP1	2'03.854 Marcel Schrötter	2'02.080 Tetsuta Nagashima
FP2	2'03.118 Marcel Schrötter	2'01.695 Fabio Di Giannantonio
FP3	2'02.643 Francesco Bagnaia	2'01.747 Nicolò Bulega
Q1	XXX	2'13.565 Remy Gardner
Q2	2'02.244 Luca Marini	2'06.787 Alex Máask
warm up	2'03.232 Joan Mir
Course	Oliveira, Marini, Mir
All time lap record	2'01.581 Johann Zarco (2016)

19° in the air, 22° on the track which is the toy of the sky, here are the conditions proposed to the pilots for the two times 15 minutes who will first play a Q1 at the end of which four pilots will join the final of the Q2. Incidentally, this is the only time of the weekend where the drivers in the category encounter a truly wet track. Until then, they had been spared this difficulty, taking advantage of asphalt drying during previous exercises.

Gardner, Pasini et Martin are the names we are thinking of going to the final. But it's Bendsneyder with his NTS which sets the first reference in 2'15.945. Dixon responds by recalling that he loves these conditions. Here he is in 2'14.750. Roberts, joins him in the 2'14 zone.

Dixon accelerates to 2'14.069 as the last five minutes begin. Roberts wants to answer him but falls violently at turn 13. Martin comes second to the same Roberts et Gardner. Bendsneyder is the first eliminated, ahead Pasini when the last minute begins.

Under the checkered flag, Gardner takes the lead in 2'13.565, ahead Bendsneyder, Dixon and the Tech3 driver Bezzecchi. The first to be eliminated is Martin. Roberts, sixth, will regret his fall for a long time. Pasini, only tenth in this group, missed his performance.

Q2 begins on a track which remains wet. No one should dare to use slicks... On his good momentum from Q1, Gardner signs the first reference in 2'15.449. But Bezzecchi responds in 2'13.999. He is ahead Dixon et Bendsneyder. The heroes of Q1 are on the pace!

Bezzecchi continues his ride and clocks a 2'13.408. The first Kalex is fifth with Gardner. var the Speed ​​Up of Di Giannantonio is fourth The tenors return six minutes from time to mount slicks, starting with Alex Marquez who wants to imitate his brother... Bendsneyder falls at turn 1, he is second!

Note that the slick riders also have a bike that has been revised and corrected in terms of shock absorber settings. And they only have one bike, unlike MotoGP. The feat is therefore also on the side of the mechanics…

Two minutes from the goal, Sam Lowes in slicks shows the relevance of his choice in 2'13.368. However, this is only 40 thousandths better than Bezzecchi in rain. Marini stops, but it's too late.

By Giannantonio did a 2'12.053 in rain. Lowes responds in 2'10.733 and Alex Marquez slams a 2'09.888. He did even better on his last lap in 2'06.787. Lowes et Baldassarri accompany him on the first line. Bulega, Di Giannantonio et Bezzecchi for Tech3 populate the second line.

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