P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Fermin Aldeguer has topped every session leading up to the Moto2 Australian Grand Prix, taking qualifying with a lap record.
Fermin Aldeguer once again secured pole position in Moto2 at round sixteen, dominating the lead-up to qualifying and setting a new lap record of 1m 31.888s. Aron Canet came closest to matching Aldeguer’s pace, finishing second. Alonso Lopez, Aldeguer’s teammate, joined them on the front row in third. Joe Roberts will start in fourth after completing all his laps solo. Championship leader Pedro Acosta qualified fifth, ahead of his closest rival Tony Arbolino in eighth. Many riders saved options for Sunday by using used tires or doing only one run in qualifying. Jake Dixon improved to sixth, Sergio Garcia took seventh, and Darryn Binder and Manuel Gonzalez completed the top ten. Marcos Ramirez fell back to eleventh, and Sam Lowes was twelfth. Celestino Vietti, who returned from injury, secured 13th place, while Somkiat Chantra starts 16th.
Source: Crash