Beta Tools Speed Up’s Alonso Lopez secured Moto2’s final pole position of 2022 with a 1’34.314 lap on Saturday afternoon at Valencia. Just one thousandth of a second separated the mid-season arrival from Red Bull KTM Ajo’s advancing Pedro Acosta for his maiden pole celebrations.
His Rookie of the Year rival himself heading teammate Augusto Fernandez by just over a tenth as the final qualifying of the season came to a close.
Standout stand-in riders Borja Gomez and Senna Agius took early control on their respective Flexbox HP40 and Elf Marc VDS machines as intermediate qualifying got going at Ricardo Tormo.
Mooney VR46’s Celestino Vietti taking over at the top as the second hot laps registered with a 1’35.166 effort before SAG’s Bo Bendsneyder then Agius bettered next time around.