Pedro Acosta is determined to secure the Moto2 title in Buriram, and he once again dominated in the third practice session of the Thai GP, setting a new lap record.
After leading both sessions yesterday, the Spanish rider from Red Bull KTM Ajo was already at the top of the timesheets after the initial flying laps. Then, Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team/Kalex) and Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) briefly took the top spot.
However, with less than eight minutes elapsed, Acosta returned to the lead and never relinquished it, improving his time twice before the end, setting a new record of 1m35.297s. Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was the closest rival, trailing by 0.496s. Sergio García (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) finished third, with Marcos Ramírez (OnlyFans American Racing/Kalex) in fourth and Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) in fifth. Ramírez, however, did not improve from yesterday.
Among the riders relegated to the first qualifying is the second-place rider in the championship, Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), who finished 22nd in the practice sessions after failing to improve since the second session. The last rider to directly qualify for Q2 was Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex), finishing 14th with a 0.032s lead over González.
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Combined standings P1 + P2 + P3: