Moto2 | GP Austin FP3: Dixon at the top, Vietti forced to Q1

Moto2 Gp Americas Austin Free Practice 3 – A yellow flag was the protagonist of the last minutes of Free Practice 3 of the Moto2 class in Austin.

In fact, both Aron Canet and Fermin Aldeguer saw their best lap of the session taken away because it was obtained while the yellow flag was waving due to a fall.

Jake Dixon took advantage of this and took home the best lap with a time of 2:09.004. The Team Aspar driver preceded Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull Ajo) by just 17 thousandths and Aron Canet (Pons) by 87 thousandths.

Fourth time for our Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS), who preceded the Japanese of Team Asia, Ai Ogura, the home rider Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) and the rookie and 2021 world champion of the Moto3 class, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull Ajo ).

Closing out the Top Ten are Jorge Navarro (Pons), Albert Arenas (Aspar) and Marcel Schrotter (Intact GP). Joe Roberts (Italtrans), Fermin Aldeguer (Speed ​​Up), Sam Lowes (Marc VDS), Marcos Ramirez (MV Agusta Forward) and Somkiat Chantra (Team Asia) also qualified directly for Q2.

The leader of the championship standings Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR1 Racing Team), author of the 46th time, will have to pass through the Q18 trap. Among others in Q1 also Romano Fenati (Speed ​​Up), Simone Corsi (MV Agusta Forward), Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans), Alessandro Zaccone (Gresini) and Niccolò Antonelli (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), back on track after missing the Day 1 due to intestinal problems.