Vietti took the pole from Acosta by 80 thousandths and a yellow flag

The Italian Celestino Vietti took pole position again at the San Marino Moto2 GP in Misano by beating the World Championship leader by 80 thousandths Pedro Acosta which saw the best lap canceled due to a yellow flag due to the crash of Alonso Lóipez. This broke the Spaniard’s triple of pole positions in Misano after those occupied by Jorge Martín (MotoGP) and Jaume Masiá (Moto3). Manu Gonzalezcoming from Q1, achieved his best grid position in Moto2, third

Celestino Vietti takes the Moto2 pole from Pedro Acosta! 💥

Tiburón de Mazarrón canceled his best lap due to a yellow flag and ended up cutting when he faced Baltus ❌

He will start second ahead of Manu González and Canet! #SanMarinoGP 🇸🇲 #MotoGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/4N1m2ZQUIY

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) September 9, 2023

After signing up for two free practices on Friday and becoming leader of the combined team as Vietti, the best in the morning’s FP3, did not beat his time, Pedro Acostathe only one to drop to 1’35”, became the benchmark at Misano. But fast turns are not the strongest point of the Puerto de Mazarrón and in his first round he did not go beyond tenth, with a provisional pole for local Vietti with 1’36″414.

The purpose, to @37_pedroacostais always on the front line of Moto2 🎙️

“This is what matters” #SanMarinoGP 🇸🇲 #MotoGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/cwWuxDpsho

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) September 9, 2023

With a free track and less than four minutes to go, Acosta took 1’36″281 from his pocket to lead by 0″133 and although he finished less than a minute from the end with 1’36″163 , they canceled him at the yellow flag turn due to the crash of Alonso López. Vietti, last year’s poleman, passed him with 1’36″201 and was left without pole position by 80 thousandths. Manu González, who came from Q1, completed the front row for the first time in his career.

Second place again in the World Cup Tony Arbolino, who didn’t raise his head since starting his zero from Le Mans Acosta not only the comeback but the ‘sorpasso’ of 22 points before the race this Sunday, He had to go through the repechage and this time he passed it as second. He then received instructions from his loyal friend and MotoGP champion Quartararo before Q2. It only served to finish ninth in the qualifying session.

As for the other Spaniards, 4th Arón Canet, 6th Alonso López, 16th Marcos Ramírez, 18th Jeremy Alcoba, 19th Izan Guevara, 21st Fermín Aldeguer, 22nd Sergio García Dols and 28th Borja González. Albert Arenas is out for the rest of the GP due to his heavy crash in FP2 on Friday at one of the fastest corners on the circuit in which he dislocated his right shoulder after an earlier hit from his motorcycle.

Q2 Moto2 classification