Jake Dixon secured his second pole position of the season in Moto2 this Saturday at the Japanese GP. The rider set a fast and unbeatable lap time just before the rain returned to Motegi.
Several riders had their initial laps deleted for exceeding track limits. After most of the riders had set their times, Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar) was in the lead with just six thousandths of a second ahead of Zonta van der Goorbergh (RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP/Kalex).
With six minutes remaining, that was the situation at the front, with Arón Canet (Fantic Racing/Kalex) in third and Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team/Kalex) in fourth. Further back, Ai Ogura (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro) was in ninth.
As the light rain arrived in Motegi, nothing changed until the end. Thus, Dixon secured pole position, sharing the front row of the grid with the surprising van der Goorbergh and Canet.
Roberts will start from fourth, alongside Izan Guevara (CFMOTO Inde Aspar/Kalex) and Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex). As for Ogura, he will start from ninth, while his teammate and main championship rival, Sergio García, could only manage 17th.
