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MotoGP Motegi: Canet claims Moto2 pole, Dixon second

Flexbox HP40’s Aron Canet claimed Moto2 pole for the Japanese GP after a challenging Saturday at Motegi.

A 2’04.939 penultimate effort secured the celebrations for the Spaniard, his first since Mugello, after a fight through from Q1. Inde GasGas Aspar’s Jake Dixon and Elf Marc VDS’ Tony Arbolino completing the front row after a dramatic delay due to torrential rain at Mobility Resort Motegi circuit.

Intermediate qualifying kicked off with Mooney VR46’s Celestino Vietti facing the Q1 fight alongside American Racing’s Cameron Beaubier and the returning Sam Lowes. Canet was the first to take charge in the challenging conditions, turn four immediately proving Jeremy Alcoba’s undoing on the Liqui Moly Intact GP.

RW Racing’s Barry Baltus, Lowes and VR46 Master Camp’s Keminth Kubo held the promotion places at the halfway stage. Vietti 0.014s adrift in fifth as the Elf Marc VDS rider suffered a massive highside at turn four with Niccolo Antonelli down shortly after.

Canet advanced the pace with a 2’05.543 as the session wound down, almost a full second clear of the rest of the pack. Baltus, Kubo and Pertamina SAG’s Taiga Hada striking for promotion potential the closing stages before Italtrans’ Lorenzo Dalla Porta, then Beaubier demoted the home rider in the dying seconds for the final place. Vietti’s poor qualifying run continuing as the Italian completed the session in eighth ahead of a P22 start on Sunday., with Lowes two places behind.

Thunder and lightning welcomed the start of Q2 as the skies darkened. Aspar’s Jake Dixon heading the early times with a 2’08.247 before Canet and Somkiat Chantra bettered. Conditions deteriorating as the rain intensified before the red flags came out with just under ten minutes left on the

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