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04/13/2024 | Press release | Archived content

Pole for Canet in Moto2™ and Alonso in Moto3™ and new records with Pirelli

Moto2™

· Already in P1 on Friday, three riders had broken the all-time lap record set by Cameron Beaubier in 2022 at a time of 2'08.751. The fastest was FermÍn Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) in 2'08.359, which he then improved further in P2 with a time of 2'07.543 using new tyres in the SC1 (soft) compound at the front and SC0 (soft) rear. An amazing total of 23 out of 29 riders dropped below the 2022 track record in the P2 session.

· Aron Canet (Fantic Racing/Kalex) was back in pole position thanks to a time of 2'07.631 obtained on the final lap of the six he turned using SC2 front and SC0 rear. The Spaniard was unable to improve on the lap record Aldeguer set in P2 due to the wind. Finishing behind him were Aldeguer (with SC1 front) and Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets - MSI/Boscoscuro) to complete the front row. In Q1, Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) was the fastest rider with a time of 2'07.797. Also managing to go straight through to Q2 were Jaume Masia (Pertamina Mandalika GAS UP Tea/Kalex), Albert Arenas (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2/Kalex), and Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex), all using the soft SC0 at the rear, whereas at the front, Vietti and Masia used the SC2 with Arenas and Moreira on the SC1.

Moto3™

· There were some extremely fast riders in the entry class as well, with five in P2 dropping below the track record which Aron Canet had held since 2017 with a time of 2'14.644. David Alonso (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team/CFMOTO) was fastest in every session and in the last one he did his absolute best time in 2'14.153 using SC1 (soft) compound tyres on both the front and rear.

· During the qualifiers, where the riders used the soft SC1 at the rear, the wind kept them from improving on the already outstanding times they had done in P2. After dominating the practice sessions, David Alonso (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team/CFMOTO) took pole position with a time of 2'14.292. In Q1, the four riders who managed to go through to Q2 made different choices at the front: Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing/Honda), Joel Esteban (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team/CFMOTO), and Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda) used the SC2, whereas Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3/GASGAS) opted for the SC1. In Q2, Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo/KTM) and Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3/GASGAS) used the SC1 front, whereas David Alonso took pole position with the hard SC2 compound.