Ai Ogura powered to pole position ahead of the Moto2 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring.
A late addition to the championship after being brought in to replace the ousted Romano Fenati, Alonso Lopez again showed why CAG Speed Up and Boscoscuro were so keen to get him on board as he snatch up a superb second after leading the way briefly in the closing minutes, finishing just 0.048s behind the pole time.
Leading over a group of riders, he had no-one in front of him to offer the kind of tow he was giving away to the riders behind, doing enough on his own to climb back to third after slipping to eighth.His lap pushed Jake Dixon, who came to qualifying with the fastest free practice time, down to row two. The Zinia GasGas rider will be looking for a strong start to build on his podium last time out at the British Grand Prix.
Celestino Vietti’s qualifying went the way of his sessions of late. This time his much needed last minute rescue job hauled him from 16th to seventh for Mooney VR46 Racing Team, using both Acosta and Fernandez ahead of him on track to make huge gains in the tow.Albert Arenas will start ninth , with a much improved Lorenzo Dalla Porta completing the top ten.
His lap pushed Joe Roberts down to 20th on the grid for Italtrans. Just a few rounds ago in Portugal, the American was able to claim pole.Injuries, Replacements and Penalties
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