Áron Canet, coming from Q1, was the highlight of Moto2 qualifying at Le Mans, with the Fantic Racing rider securing pole position for Sunday’s race.
After Zonta vd Goorbergh, Áron Canet, Senna Agius and Izan Guevara had secured their place in Q2, it now remained to be seen who would be the fastest in this Le Mans qualifying in the intermediate class.
Alonso López and Filip Salac were the first to top the timesheets, with almost half of the drivers yet to record a fast lap.
Manuel González meanwhile recorded the best lap so far in 1:35.453s, 0.161s ahead of López, with Guevara in third.
The session was about halfway through and, as usual, the drivers headed to their teams’ garages to prepare for the final assault on times and pole position. Tony Arbolino still didn’t show a competitive time, coming in 17th, the rider who won last year’s Moto2 GP in France.
Áron Canet meanwhile moved to the front of qualifying with just over two minutes to go, with Joe Roberts coming in second. 0.136s separated the riders.
Fermín Aldeguer, 11th, was struggling, while Sergio García made his way to the front row, third for the time being. Senna Agius crashed soon after.
It was precisely the Spaniard, who will be in MotoGP in 2025, who was attacking pole, but something happened and the #54 lost a lot of time.
In the end, it was Canet who secured pole position in Moto2, with Roberts and García joining him on the front row of the grid. Many of the times achieved at the end were canceled out due to the yellow flag on the circuit.