MotoJunior: Pressure, precision and pace on display as qualifying drama comes to a thrilling conclusion at magnificent Magny-Cours
Given the calibre of what we’ve seen so far this season, Round 4 of the FIM MotoJunior World Championship looks set to deliver excitement from start to finish. Saturday’s qualifying sessions didn’t disappoint, with the riders giving everything in pursuit of pole position.
Moto3 Junior World Championship
– Carlos Cano (CFMOTO Aspar Junior Team) claimed his first pole position in the Moto3 Junior World Championship at Magny-Cours, with a sensational 1:44.539s giving him P1 on the timesheets.
– The #71 was almost four tenths clear of Kiattisak Singhapong (Honda Asia – Dream Racing Junior Team), who was the first rider to lap in the 1:44s. Nevertheless, the Thai rider will go from P2 on the grid for Saturday’s sole Moto3 Junior World Championship race.
– The first row was completed by Fernando Bujosa (AC Racing Team). The Spaniard set a 1:45.101s to take his first front row start since the season-opening visit to Barcelona.
– Giulio Pugliese (CFMOTO Aspar Junior Team) headed to France as the Championship leader, and he will line up from the head of the second row after setting the fourth-quickest lap time, a 1:45.239s.
Moto2 European Championship
⁃ Championship leader Milan Pawelec (AGR Team) clinched his first pole position of the campaign with a lap time of 1:37.964s. The pole – if you’ll pardon the pun – was the only rider to get into the 1:37s.
⁃ Having been fast all weekend, Harrison Voight (Cardoso Racing) continued to shine in qualifying. The Australian sealed P2, his best-ever grid position in the class.
⁃ Alessandro Morosi (Eagle-1) will also start on the front row after securing P3 for just the second time in his Moto2 European Championship career.
Moto4 European Cup
⁃ Lorenzo Pritelli (Team Echovit Pasini Racing) set the benchmark early on with an unassailable lap time of 1:38.234s, securing pole position for the second time this season and priming himself to make an assault on the top spot in the standings.
⁃ Also looking to make an impact is Victor Cubeles (Team Impala Honda), who will start from a season-best P2 after crashing out of the last race in Jerez. The 15-year-old Spaniard looks to be finding his best form.
⁃ Just 0.173 seconds slower, Cristian Borelli (Team Echovit Pasini Racing) completes the front row.
⁃ Championship leader Alvaro Lucas (CFMoto Aspar Junior Team) will start from fifth on the grid.
Stock European Championship
– Miguel Bernal (MDR Competicion) made it two poles in the last three rounds with a 1:41.335s at Magny-Cours. The Spaniard has only been off the front row once this season, in Barcelona.
– It’s an MDR Competicion 1-2 at Magny-Cours after Cristian Lolli secured second with a 1:41.530s, just 0.195s behind his teammate.
– Jerez winner Jacobo Hinojosa (Futurotel Face Racing) missed out on a maiden pole position by 0.265s but made it back-to-back front row starts in qualifying with third.
– Championship leader Yeray Ruiz (Team Honda Laglisse FPS) will start from sixth.
Don’t miss a moment of FIM MotoJunior World Championship action! We’ve saved you a seat for Sunday’s races at 10:45 (UTC+1) local time. We’ll see you then.
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