Dominant Performance, Remy Gardner Wins Pole Catalunya Moto2 GP

Red Bull KTM team driver Ajo Remy Gardner (Photo: AFP via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Australian Racer Remy Garner took pole position at the Catalunya Grand Prix after a dominant performance in qualifying on Saturday, June 5. Bo Bendsneyder secured the front row starting position for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG team in P3.

Gardner scored a time of 1'42,977 to beat his teammate at Red Bull KTM Ajo, Raul Fernandez who will start from P2 with a margin of 0.158 seconds.

While Bendsneyder is 0.423 seconds adrift to complete the front row position, matching his best result this season as in the Qatar opener, according to the official MotoGP website.

Leading the standings following the victory at Mugello, Gardner has started with his second pole position of the season after Jerez to widen his gap from Fernandez who currently looms in second place by just six points.

Here are the qualification results for the Catalunya Moto2 GP:

1 Remy Gardner Red Bull KTM Ajo 1: 42,977

2 Raul Fernandez Red Bull KTM Ajo 1: 43,135

3 Bo Bendsneyder Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 1: 43,400

4 Augusto Fernandez Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 1: 43,501

5 Fabio Di Giannantonio Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1: 43,566

6 Xavi Vierge Petronas Sprinta Racing 1: 43.567

7 Ai Ogura IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 1: 43,609

8 Sam Lowes Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 1: 43.693

9 Somkiat Chantra IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 1: 43,716

10 Marco Bezzecchi SKY Racing Team VR46 1: 43,738

11 Aron Canet Inde Aspar Team 1: 43,774

12 Jorge Navarro MB Conveyors Speed Up 1: 43,904

13 Marcel Schrotter Liqui Moly Intact GP 1: 44,031

14 Tony Arbolino Liqui Moly Intact GP 1: 44,063

15 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Italtrans Racing Team 1: 44,102

16 Nicolò Bulega Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1: 44,158

17 Joe Roberts Italtrans Racing Team 1: 44,346

18 Marcos Ramirez American Racing 1: 44,498

19 Hector Garzo Flexbox HP40 1: 43.926

20 Hafizh Syahrin NTS RW Racing GP 1: 43.934

21 Albert Arenas Inde Aspar Team 1: 44,055

22 Simone Corsi MV Agusta Forward Racing 1: 44,076

23 Thomas Luthi Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 1: 44,098

24 Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta Forward Racing 1: 44,321

25 Celestino Vietti SKY Racing Team VR46 1: 44,335

26 Barry Baltus NTS RW Racing GP 1: 44,409

27 Stefano Manzi Flexbox HP40 1: 44,528

28 Cameron Beaubier American Racing 1: 44,720

29 Alonso Lopez MB Conveyors Speed Up 1: 45,463

30 Keminth Kubo VR46 Master Camp Team 1: 45,535

31 Piotr Biesiekirski Pertamina Mandalika SAG Euvic 1: 45,914

32 Jake Dixon Petronas Sprinta Racing 1: 50.609