Alonso López was the fastest rider in the first qualifying for the Moto2 Japanese GP. The rider led the quartet of last qualifiers for the Q2 session in Motegi with a 0.205S advantage.
López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was the initial leader, despite a hiccup when his bike stalled at the end of the pit lane. Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team/Kalex), Zonta van den Goorbergh (Fieten Oil Racing GP/Kalex), and Izan Guevara (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) also secured qualifying positions.
With six minutes to go, there were significant changes, with Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Kalex) taking the lead ahead of van den Goorbergh, while Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) was third and Bendsneyder fourth. Guevara was out of the qualification zone.
Several changes occurred in the final two minutes. López returned to the top, with Binder in second, van den Goorbergh in third, and Dixon in fourth. Bendsneyder lost a position to Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who moved up to fifth, 0.196s behind the top four.
In the closing laps, nothing changed, and López, Binder, van den Goorbergh, and Dixon secured their spots in the Q2 session. Guevara climbed to fifth place but fell short of advancing by 0.118s.
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