Fermín Aldeguer continues to make strides in Moto2 and show why many regard him as one of the emerging stars in motorcycling, and proof of his talent was on display once again today at Phillip Island, where he secured pole position.

At the end of the first lap of the session, Pedro Acosta was the fastest on the track, 0.046s ahead of Arón Canet.

On the following lap, the third, Joe Roberts beat Darryn Binder to third place in the session, on the same lap that Acosta again improved his time, now to 1:32.633s.

With six minutes to go, Roberts showed that he wasn’t coming “just” to be among the best, but to be the best, and so he moved into first, but… for a short time: Fermín Aldeguer was the next to lead the session, with Canet taking second place and Alonso López rising to third.

Towards the end, Sam Lowes crashed in turn 4, but without seriousness.

The session ended shortly afterwards with Aldeguer confirming pole position on Australian soil.

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Fermin Aldeguer is in great shape a secured the fastest ever in Moto2 at Phillip Island on the Practice Nr.3, earlier today in Australia.

The Beta Tools SpeedUp rider was the fastest overall in the class and even went further to take the all time lap record at Phillip Island after a 1:32.128s lap. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) finished second with more than four tenths of a difference for the #54.

Sergio García (Pons Wegow Los40) was the third and took then the last place of the podium on the practice, beating the championship leader Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) was fifth, in front of his teammate Sam Lowes.

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Fermín Aldeguer «repeated» what he did in the morning and led the second practice session of the Australian GP. There was hardly another rider to be at the top of the standings during the afternoon session at Phillip Island.

Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was the first leader of the session, ahead of Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex). The Spaniard continued the strong work he had already done in the morning session.

After Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) briefly moved into third, there was some stability in the top positions. With 25 minutes to go, everything remained the same at the front when the session was interrupted with a red flag due to the presence of two large geese on the track.

The interruption was brief, but when the session resumed, lap times did not immediately drop. Close to the last quarter of an hour, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) moved into second place, while Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) settled in fifth.

Within the last ten minutes, Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex) surprised by moving into third. Aldeguer and Acosta were still in the top two positions.

However, shortly after, Acosta was overtaken by Canet and Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex). The session entered the stage where riders focused on setting fast lap times. Within the last five minutes, Acosta had a crash that, although not resulting in an injury, kept him off the track in the final moments.

Until the checkered flag, nothing changed. Aldeguer confirmed his lead, 0.138s ahead of Canet, with Dixon in third and Acosta in fourth. Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team/Kalex) completed the top five. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), second in the championship, posted the 12th fastest time.

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The Moto2 Australian GP began this Friday, with a surprise by Fermín Aldeguer. The Spanish rider led for a significant portion of the session and ended up as the fastest.

With temperatures not reaching 18ºC, Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) led the timesheets after the initial flying laps. He was quickly overtaken but managed to regain the lead with his second lap before Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) took the lead for the first time.

Dixon reclaimed the lead and held it until Aldeguer assumed control after 11 minutes, and he remained at the top. The Spanish rider even improved his time twice in the final phase of the session, ultimately setting a time of 1m32.794s.

As the only riding in the 1m32s, Aldeguer outpaced Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) by a significant 0.209s. Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) finished third, while the top five was completed by Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex) and Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro).

Dixon, who led early in the session, finished in seventh place, and the second-place rider in the championship, Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), ended in eighth.

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