Fermín Aldeguer continues to make strides in Moto2 and show why many regard him as one of the emerging stars in motorcycling, and proof of his talent was on display once again today at Phillip Island, where he secured pole position.

At the end of the first lap of the session, Pedro Acosta was the fastest on the track, 0.046s ahead of Arón Canet.

On the following lap, the third, Joe Roberts beat Darryn Binder to third place in the session, on the same lap that Acosta again improved his time, now to 1:32.633s.

With six minutes to go, Roberts showed that he wasn’t coming “just” to be among the best, but to be the best, and so he moved into first, but… for a short time: Fermín Aldeguer was the next to lead the session, with Canet taking second place and Alonso López rising to third.

Towards the end, Sam Lowes crashed in turn 4, but without seriousness.

The session ended shortly afterwards with Aldeguer confirming pole position on Australian soil.

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Arón Canet didn’t do better than the Mandalika record from this morning but secured the pole position for the Moto2 Indonesian GP by dominating the qualifying session.

Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp/Kalex) led in the initial moments of the session, but without improving his time on his second attempt, he dropped three positions. Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) took the lead.

Filip Salac (QJMotor Gresini/Kalex) was in second place, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) in third. However, there was still a lot of time left in the session. Six minutes from the end, Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) complicated his task by crashing when he was in eighth place.

In his penultimate lap, González came within just three thousandths of a second of the lead in second place. He couldn’t go any further, and Canet thus confirmed the pole position. Salac will start from third place, ahead of Acosta.

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The lap record in the Moto2 World Championship at Mandalika continues to fall. Arón Canet set the pace in the third practice session for the Indonesian GP this morning, improving the record that had been broken yesterday. All riders improved compared to Friday.

After most of the riders had completed at least one flying lap, Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) was in the lead. However, he was then overtaken by Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex), who spent the most time at the front: for nearly 20 minutes, starting from the ten-minute mark.

It was Canet who beat the championship leader with a sequence of two fast laps in the final moments. The Pons Wegow Los40 rider ended with a lap time of 1m33.847s, setting a new record. Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) came close, just 0.095s behind, with Acosta in third. Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Cap/Kalex) finished fourth, while Chantra completed the top five.

In 14th place, Dennis Foggia (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex) secured the last direct spot in the second qualifying, leaving Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) in the Q1 by 0.007s. Among the other riders who will have to go through the first phase of qualifying is the championship’s third-placed rider, Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex).

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Jake Dixon secured moments ago his first pole position of the season. The british was the fastest out of the pack and made his best qualifiyng so far, at Barcelona.

With the time of 1:44.089s de GASGAS Aspar Team rider was 0.095s faster than Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40), while Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) was third and took the last place of the first row for tomorrow’s race.

Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team) was fourth, while Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) closed to top five.

Note to Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo).

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Arón Canet has been officially confirmed as a Fantic rider in the Moto2 next season, marking his third different team since his debut in the category in 2020.

The Spanish rider, currently in fourth place in the championship, praised the fighting spirit and determination of the team, expressing his satisfaction with being associated with a manufacturer:

– I am happy to embrace the Fantic project and being linked to a manufacturer. I already know the technical team, and I am aware it’s very strong, but more than everything, I appreciate the fighting spirit of everyone involved as well as their determination to win, as it is the same as mine.

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In a move that had been anticipated in the international press for several weeks, Arón Canet was officially confirmed this Friday as a rider for Fantic Racing in the Moto2 World Championship for 2024.

The rider is currently representing Pons Wegow Los40, which will leave the intermediate category. This is Canet’s fourth season in Moto2 – two with Aspar and another two with his current team. He has not yet won a race and has five podium finishes, currently sitting fourth in the championship. In 2022, he finished third.

Mariano Roman, Fantic Racing’s managing director, stated: ‘We welcome Aron, a very strong rider to whom we’ll give all the necessary tools to fight for the victory. Everyone in Fantic is and will be with him. His choice is part of the growth and evolution path of our Moto2 team. He has a great experience in the World Championship and a tremendously high potential’.

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