2023 Le Mans Moto2 Qualifying Result: Back In The Limelight

By Zara Daniela | Sat, 13/05/2023 - 12:41

The intermediate class got a sunny welcome back on track after the damp start on Saturday morning and it was a familiar sight having Sam Lowes back in parc fermé to celebrate pole position. The British rider was slow to get going, not helped by some early yellow flags, but he quickly regrouped to lead the way and secure pole position by two tenths of a second. Alonso Lopez was one of the early leaders of Q2 and eventually made his way back into second on the grid, while Tony Arbolino secured his first front row of the season to complete a nearly perfect Saturday for the Marc VDS squad.

After sitting at the top of the timing screens for a significant part of Q2, Filip Salac wasn’t all that pleased to only take fourth at the chequered flag, opening row two ahead of Pedro Acosta and Celestino Vietti – the Italian enjoying a much better weekend in France and providing an impressive save at turn three for the highlights reel. Somkiat Chantra in seventh position was only three tenths off pole and will be joined on the third row by Jake Dixon, whose session ended with a tumble at turn seven, and Manuel Gonzalez.

Q1 graduates Barry Baltus and Fermin Aldeguer will keep Albert Arenas company on the fourth row, while Aron Canet had to settle for 13th after adding yet another crash to his weekend in Le Mans, prompting a red flag at the end of Q2 because his machine rested in the middle of the track at turn three. Bo Bendsneyder and Lukas Tulovic also escaped Q1 but then hit the deck in Q2 and will be joining Canet on the fifth row of the grid.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 1:35.791    
2 21 Alonso Lopez Boscoscuro 1:36.036 0.245 0.245
3 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 1:36.053 0.262 0.017
4 12 Filip Salac Kalex 1:36.135 0.344 0.082
5 37 Pedro Acosta Kalex 1:36.169 0.378 0.034
6 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 1:36.178 0.387 0.009
7 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1:36.180 0.389 0.002
8 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 1:36.225 0.434 0.045
9 18 Manuel Gonzalez Kalex 1:36.354 0.563 0.129
10 7 Barry Baltus Kalex 1:36.437 0.646 0.083
11 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1:36.474 0.683 0.037
12 75 Albert Arenas Kalex 1:36.537 0.746 0.063
13 40 Aron Canet Kalex 1:36.686 0.895 0.149
14 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 1:36.726 0.935 0.040
15 3 Lukas Tulovic Kalex 1:36.794 1.003 0.068
16 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 1:36.998 1.207 0.204
17 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 1:37.005 1.214 0.007
18 11 Sergio Garcia Kalex 1:37.060 1.269 0.055
    Q1 Results:        
Q2 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1:36.454    
Q2 3 Lukas Tulovic Kalex 1:36.539 0.085 0.085
Q2 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 1:36.548 0.094 0.009
Q2 7 Barry Baltus Kalex 1:36.698 0.244 0.150
19 4 Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 1:36.726 0.272 0.028
20 52 Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 1:36.836 0.382 0.110
21 24 Marcos Ramirez Forward 1:36.959 0.505 0.123
22 84 Zonta Van Den Goorbergh Kalex 1:36.966 0.512 0.007
23 71 Dennis Foggia Kalex 1:37.123 0.669 0.157
24 8 Senna Agius Kalex 1:37.134 0.680 0.011
25 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 1:37.426 0.972 0.292
26 33 Rory Skinner Kalex 1:37.642 1.188 0.216
27 72 Borja Gomez Kalex 1:37.827 1.373 0.185
28 28 Izan Guevara Kalex 1:37.879 1.425 0.052
29 17 Alex Escrig Forward 1:38.500 2.046 0.621
2023
5
Moto2
Le Mans, France
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