The Japanese Ai Ogura regained pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix in the Moto2 class, scheduled for Sunday on the Red Bull Ring track. This is the second pole in Moto2 for the Team Asia rider after the one obtained in Jerez at the start of the season. His best lap with a time of 1'33.933 allowed him to beat Alonso Lopez (Speed Up) by only 48 thousandths. Also in first place is world ranking leader Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull Ajo).
Jake dixon (Team Aspar) will open the second line where we also find Somkiat Chantra (Team Asia) and the ghost Peter Acosta (Rookie KTM Red Bull Ajo). He is ahead Celestine Vietti, who until a few minutes before the end of the session was at the back of the peloton and who finished seventh. The Mooney VR46 Racing Team driver places himself behind the German Marcel schrotter (Intact GP) and Albert Arenas (Team Aspar).
What will this warm-up have in store for us? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far, with the new chicane which redistributed the cards in front of the timing cell.
|
Moto2™ Red Bull Ring |
Austria 2021 |
Austria 2022 (New chicane) |
| FP1 |
1'28.887 Ai Ogura |
1'35.000 Jake Dixon |
| FP2 |
1'28.967 Remy Gardner |
1'34.353 Somkiat Chantra |
| FP3 |
1'28.153 Remy Gardner |
1'34.016 Jake Dixon |
| Q1 |
1'29.164 Stefano Manzi |
1'34.310 Cameron Beaubier |
| Q2 |
1'28.659 Sam Lowes |
1'33.933 Ai Ogura |
| Warm up |
1'28.953 Augusto Fernández |
1'34.684 Fermín Aldeguer |
| Course |
R. Fernandez, Ogura, A. Fernandez (See here) |
|
| All time lap record |
1'28.153 Remy Gardner |
It's gone for 10 minutes whileAlonso lopez greet us...
Good morning from the Red Bull Ring 👋
It's time for # Moto2's last preparations before this afternoon's race 💪#AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/AvMuntEKeJ
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 21
Time to hit the track 🙌#AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/YSGx42OW9A
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White takes control in 1.36.189s. Salac, Gonzalez, Navarro and Alcoba follow in his footsteps.
He is taken by Chantra in 1.35.590s. But White responds and sets the best time in 1.35.491s. Chantra retorts, he signs a lap time of 1.35.084s
The times are running wild...Dixon takes the lead in 1.34.826s ahead Chantra and Salac : there is 1min left in this WUP
Canet invites himself and sets a time in 1.34.778s. Aldeguer on the wire takes the best time in 1.34.684s
Which winner for the race...?? To your predictions...
Starting to see some promising lap times already this morning 💪
What are your predictions for this afternoon? 👇#AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/l8GiRNgOHu
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 21
It’s a battle!
Best time for Aldeguer in 1.34.684s ahead of Dixon and Canet
Fastest # Moto2 rider around the Red Bull Ring this morning 🔥@Aldeguer54 will take that confidence boost ahead of his P12 start in today's race 💪#AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/0ek1dEBz5P
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 21
Moto2 Austria Warm Up: times
Credit classification motogp.com
