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Garcia claims last gasp pole in Argentina

Garcia claims last gasp pole in Argentina

The Spaniard eventually sees off the competition by nearly two tenths in qualifying; Foggia outside the top 10

Sergio Garcia (Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team) claimed a last gasp pole position in Moto3™ qualifying at the Gran Premio Michelin® de la República Argentina, as the Spaniard set a 1:48.429 to beat second place Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) – who has a Long Lap Penalty in Sunday’s race – by 0.171s. Izan Guevara (Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team) will launch from P3 to make it two GASGAS Aspar bikes on the front row.

Garcia masters last lap shootout

Having made his way through Q1, rookie Joel Kelso (CIP Green Power) made that extra 15 minutes of track time count in the early stages of Q2. The Australian sat top of the tree with a 1:48.940, a tenth faster than provisional second place Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing). World Championship leader…

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