Moto2 Losail Qatar Qualifications: Despite Luca Marini, Joe Roberts persists and signs!

At the end of this qualifying session, we will know who will be the first driver to take a pole position this season in Moto2. Since Friday, the category, which has become the highlight of the Qatar Grand Prix at Losail without its MotoGP, has been led by the improbable Joe Roberts who is putting the United States back in the spotlight. Will he be able to confirm this Saturday to assert himself as a solid favorite for Sunday's race?

This is the whole question of this exercise which will take place in two parts. A Q1, where we will find names like Baldassarri, Schrötter or even NAVARRO. And a Q2 which will deliver the first 14 places on the starting grid. While waiting for the verdict, here is the summary of the facts with the essential table…

 

Moto2™ Losail Qatar	2019	2020
FP1	1'59.591 Marcel Schrötter	1'59.168 Tom Lüthi
FP2	1'58.635 Lorenzo Baldassarri	1'58.421 Joe Roberts
FP3	1'59.596 Jorge Martin	1'59.019 Arón Canet
Q1	1'59.154 Luca Marini	1'58.422 Marcel Schrötter
Q2	1'58.585 Marcel Schrötter	1'58.136 Joe Roberts
warm up	1'59.195 Remy Gardner
Course	Baldassarri, Lüthi, Schrötter
All time lap record	1'58.635 Lorenzo Baldassarri 2019	1'58.136 Joe Roberts

 

Since the start of the meeting, notwithstanding the revelation Joe Roberts, we noted great teamwork within the Sky VR46 between Bezzecchi et Marini, and the good form of the Speed ​​Up, despite the relative disappointment NAVARRO, which we will see from Q1. By Giannantonio, his teammate, is on the other hand in the rhythm just like the beginner Arón Canet which has been surprising since Friday... We will remember, finally, that the party will take place without Sam Lowes, forfeited because he was suffering too much from his shoulder, which was still bruised since his fall during the offseason.

It's 21,6 degrees in the air and 25,3 degrees on the track. Night has fallen on the Losail route.

1 min Q20 session: 

Only the first 4 will be able to battle for pole position, with the drivers already selected for Q2.

 

 

It is Dallas Port who in front Garzo et Courses signs the best time of this Q1 with a time of 2.01.483s. Schrötter made the effort and came to position 2nd just like Pons who came to place 3rd best time.

The times pass the 2.00 mark and it's Baldassarri which sticks to it in 1.58.768s.

 

 

NAVARRO et Chantra follow in his footsteps. Schrötter is 4th and Dixon, 5th. 5 minutes from the end of the session, Schrötter grows and improves the time of Baldassarri, his lap time is 1.58.653s. The German improves further and achieves a time only 1 thousandth of that achieved by Roberts yesterday. It runs in 1.58.422s.

 

 

The 4 qualified for Q2 are: Schrötter, Baldassarri, Navarro et Pons. 

 

 

2 min Q15 session: 

 

 

It is bastianini which signs the reference time in 1.58.691s ahead Bezzecchi et Fernandez. This is without counting on NAVARRO who in turn took the best time in 1.58.396s and thus broke the track record. Bendsneyder imitates him and has just placed 2nd in front Marini, 3rd. Roberts, the American driver in turn went on the offensive and took 3rd position in 1.58.447s.

 

 

6 minutes from the end of the session, Marini beats the track record in 1.58.136s. It is taken over by Roberts who recovers his yesterday's property. He set a lap time of 1.58.136s. He takes provisional pole in front Marini et Navarrese.

 

 

bastianini made the effort and managed to take 3rd position.

Top trio: Roberts, Marini et bastianini. Navarro, Bendsneyder, Gardner, Bezzecchi, Martin, Baldassarri et Virgin make up the top10.

 

 

Moto2 Losail Qatar Qualifying: times

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