This Moto2 version of the Czech Republic Grand Prix has so far been summed up in one duel between Sam Lowes and Luca Marini. The two men were the only ones to post a performance below the 2'02 mark, which makes them the favorites for this qualifying session. but the opponents are not resigned and before pole position is decided, there will be four more drivers who will join the Q2 finalists. They will be the best of a Q1 where we find championship leader Nagashima, Di Giannantonio and Tom Lüthi as notable players…
Who will take pole position in what is the fourth meeting of the year for this category? Before seeing the first elements of the answer with Q1, here is the table which refreshes our memory…
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Brno Moto2™ |
2019 |
2020 |
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FP1 |
2'02.080 Tetsuta Nagashima |
2'02.480 Sam Lowes |
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FP2 |
2'01.695 Fabio Di Giannantonio |
2'02.689 Enea Bastianini |
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FP3 |
2'01.747 Nicolo Bulega |
2'01.809 Sam Lowes |
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Q1 |
2'13.565 Remy Gardner |
2'02.093 Fabio Di Giannantonio |
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Q2 |
2'06.787 Alex Marquez |
2'01.692 Joe Roberts |
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Warm-up |
2'01.681 Fabio Di Giannantonio |
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Course |
Marquez, Di Giannantonio, Bastianini |
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All time lap record |
2'01.463 Alex Marquez 2019 |
31° in the air, 49° on a track bathed in the sun are the conditions offered to the protagonists who will therefore play in two halves: Q1 and Q2.
If it finishes how it is, it would be a disaster for @tetsuta45! The Championship Leader would miss out on Q2! 👀
At the moment we have NTS, Kalex, MV Agusta and Speed Up in the 4 Q2 places! 🙌#CzechGP 🇨🇿 | # Moto2 pic.twitter.com/C4IETUek8s
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 8
Gardner fall at turn 1 while the first reference returns to By Giannantonio in 2'02.093. And he will keep it in a session where everything was decided in the first minutes. Bendsneyder with its NTS follows the SpeedUp in the final, as Manzi with his MV Agusta. Dixon will bring one more Kalex. The disappointment comes from the championship leader Nagashima who will start 21st in this fourth meeting of the season for his peloton.
Q2 begins straight away. And under the same temperatures.
Turn 13 turns into a car park as the riders wait for clear track! 👀#CzechGP 🇨🇿 pic.twitter.com/6uK4ew6w2D
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 8
In 2'01.881, bastianini signs the first brand and joins Lowes et Marini among the drivers who have lapped under 2'02 per lap since the start of the Czech meeting. A club that is opening since Joe Roberts slams a 2'01.692. Syahrin, Bezzecchi et Martin complete the top 5.
🔝 @Joerobertsracer goes provisional pole! 💪
Can he hold on? 👀#CzechGP 🇨🇿 | # Moto2 pic.twitter.com/iNyA62FxvX
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 8
We enter the last minutes and Sam Lowes goes back to second. Joe Roberts still holds good. Between Bastianini, Marini et Bezzecchi, we play cat and mouse. the commissioners will not fail to study these untimely slowdowns... Under the checkered flag, Roberts maintains its advantage. This is its second leading position after that of Qatar last March.
Lowes et bastianini will accompany him on the first line. Syahrin, Bezzecchi et Martin populate the second row. Marini is only tenth.
Moto2 Brno Qualifying: times
