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Moto2 Austria Warm Up: Augústo Fernandez the fastest ahead of Ai Ogura and Raúl Fernandez

by | August 15, 2021

Sam Lowes remembered everyone by taking pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. The Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider is ahead of Raúl Fernández (Red Bull KTM Ajo) by 68 thousandths of a second. Rookie Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia), author of a convincing start to the weekend, will also start from the front row, in third position.

Just behind, we will find the Spanish driver in fourth place on the grid. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), who will be alongside Remy gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo), fifth. The Australian fell at the end of the session, ruining all his chances of improving his time. Second in the Styrian Grand Prix last week, Aron Canet (Aspar Team Moto2) set the sixth time in these qualifications, ahead of the Thai Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia).

The top 10 is completed by Celestine Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46), Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing Team) and Thomas luthi (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team). Victim of a fall in the first minutes of qualifying, Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46), winner on this same circuit last week, was unable to defend his chances and will start from 16th position.

But before the race, there is this warm-up session. What will she have in store for us? Before knowing it, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

Moto2™ Red Bull Ring 

 Styria 2021

Austria 2021
FP1

1'29.115 Marco Bezzecchi

 1'28.887 Ai Ogura
FP2

1'29.244 Remy Gardner

 1'28.967 Remy Gardner
FP3

1'28.680 Remy Gardner

 1'28.153 Remy Gardner
Q1

1'29.202 Fabio Di Giannantonio

 1'29.164s Stefano Manzi
Q2

1'28.668 Remy Gardner

 1'28.659 Sam Lowes
Warm up

1'39.026 Sam Lowes

 1'28.953 Augusto Fernandez
Course

Bezzecchi, Canet, A. Fernández
All time lap record

1'28.501 Jorge Martin 2020

 1'28.153 Remy Gardner

It's 23,9° in the air and 24,1° on the track. The sun is holding out for the moment, rain is forecast for 13-14 p.m.

It's gone for 20min

It is Canet who takes the lead at the start of the session with a time of 1.30.488s.

Very quickly, he is taken by Schrotter in 1.29.653s then by Chantra in 1.29.392s. R. Fernandez, Schrotter and Garzo complete this top5

kick of Manzi in turn 1

The little morning stroll Chantra..

A. Fernandez takes the precious sesame, he achieves a lap time of 1.28.953s. Bezzecchi who will start 17th this afternoon due to his fall yesterday in qualifying, takes the 2nd best time in 1.29.315s.

kick of NAVARRO in turn 3.

There are 5 minutes left in this session which takes place under the best auspices with a Augusto Fernandez who manages to maintain himself with the best time achieved in 1.28.953s. Behind the positions have moved: Ogura came to land in 2nd position in 1.28.988s, Schrotter is 3rd in 1.29.066s, R. Fernandez is 4th in 1.29.100s and Gardner is 5th in 1.29.135s. The poleman Lowes is 16th, he runs in 1.29.689s.

Little game of touch-and-go…between R.Fernandez and Bulega!

End of session and it was A.Fernandez (1.28.953s) who dominated this session ahead of Ogura and R.Fernandez. 

 

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