Qualifying
Moto2 2023
Round 11
Another brilliant front row for Ogura
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Ai finished third in a very close qualifying where his teammate Somkiat Chantra finished 12th, but just three-tenths of a second off pole position. Tomorrow, all options are open for the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia riders.
Hiroshi Aoyama
The Moto2 qualifying session has been one of the more difficult of the season, with minimal differences between the riders. Ogura finished third and Chantra twelve, only 0.3 seconds to the pole. That means all the chances are open for tomorrow's race. Both riders are ready to fight for a podium position.
The Moto2 qualifying session has been one of the more difficult of the season, with minimal differences between the riders. Ogura finished third and Chantra twelve, only 0.3 seconds to the pole. That means all the chances are open for tomorrow's race. Both riders are ready to fight for a podium position.
Ai Ogura
79
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia I'm happy about this front row. Maybe more than in another circuit because I usually struggle here. This time, since Friday, we have been fast. We could understand what the situation was and what was going on. The pace is there, and we're ready for tomorrow. We don't know which conditions we will find tomorrow, but the differences will definitely be tiny： I'm focused on myself.
I'm happy about this front row. Maybe more than in another circuit because I usually struggle here. This time, since Friday, we have been fast. We could understand what the situation was and what was going on. The pace is there, and we're ready for tomorrow. We don't know which conditions we will find tomorrow, but the differences will definitely be tiny： I'm focused on myself.
Somkiat Chantra
35
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia In FP3, we tried to improve the best setup we found yesterday. The lap time was better, but the rest of the riders improved, too, and I needed to go through Q1. I checked the data of my teammate Ai to understand better what he was doing to be faster. I tried to do the same, open the throttle smoothly, and the lap time came immediately. In Q2, I tried to follow Ai for two or three laps, improving my lap time. I'm P12 now, but I'm ready for tomorrow.
In FP3, we tried to improve the best setup we found yesterday. The lap time was better, but the rest of the riders improved, too, and I needed to go through Q1. I checked the data of my teammate Ai to understand better what he was doing to be faster. I tried to do the same, open the throttle smoothly, and the lap time came immediately. In Q2, I tried to follow Ai for two or three laps, improving my lap time. I'm P12 now, but I'm ready for tomorrow.
