Just a few weeks after winning the MotoE World Championship, Mattia Casadei had the opportunity to compete in the Moto2 World Championship this weekend.

The Italian rider was called up by Fantic Racing to replace the injured Borja Gómez, allowing him to explore the intermediate category again.

Naturally, it was a challenging task as he had to adapt to a new bike and a new team, ultimately finishing in 26th place. This marked an improvement compared to his last experience when he retired at the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP.

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Celestino Vietti was the fastest in the third practice session of the Moto2 World Championship in Misano but couldn’t do better than Pedro Acosta yesterday, who held the best lap time of the weekend so far.

The Spanish rider from Red Bull KTM Ajo led the morning session for over fifteen minutes until he was surpassed by Vietti (Fantic Racing/Kalex). The Italian set the best lap time approximately six minutes before the end.

Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) came closest, just 0.182s behind, followed by Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) and Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex), who ended up with identical lap times 0.185s off the pace. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex) and Acosta completed the top five.

Only Acosta didn’t improve his best lap time in the third practice, but the lap time he set in yesterday’s P2 was enough to keep him at the top of the combined timesheet, 0.157s ahead of Vietti.

In 14th place, Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) secured the last direct place in the second qualifying. He was 0.008s faster than Fermín Aldeguer (+Ego SpeedUp/Boscoscuro). Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), second in the championship, will also have to go through Q1 after setting the 19th fastest time in practice.

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Combined times P1 + P2 + P3:

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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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