Celestino Vietti dominated the first qualifying for the Moto2 Qatar Grand Prix, securing a spot in the Q2 with a new lap record of the class at Losail. Three other riders also advanced to the battle for pole position.
Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) led after the initial flying laps, with Dennis Foggia (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex), Filip Salac (QJMotor Gresini/Kalex), and Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Kalex) in the other qualifying positions.
On the second lap, Binder rose to second, while Vietti (Fantic Racing/Kalex) settled in third and Izan Guevara (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) in fourth. However, the standings changed when, with less than seven minutes remaining, Marcos Ramírez (OnlyFans American Racing/Kalex) and Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) secured second and fourth positions, respectively.
But the best laps came in the final three minutes. Vietti set a new record at 1m57.870s, further improving to 1m57.568s. Consequently, the Italian secured qualification. In the last lap, Salac claimed second, also earning a spot in Q2 alongside Ramírez and López. Alcoba finished fifth, missing out on Q2 by just 0.039s.
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