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Dixon leads Fernandez, Vietti heading for Q1

Dixon leads Fernandez, Vietti heading for Q1

The British rider tops the combined times at the end of Moto2™ FP3 as Vietti, the title leader, can only manage P15

Thanks to a 2:09.004 on Saturday morning, Jake Dixon (Shimoko GASGAS Aspar Team) leads the Moto2™ field into qualifying at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas from Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo). The Spaniard is just 0.017s off the British rider, with third place Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) also within a tenth of the top time. World Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) misses the automatic Q2 cut in P15.

Some improvements made as yellow flags disrupt final time attacks

There were little time improvements made for most of the session in the cooler morning conditions, but a late flurry of time attacks came in at the end of the session. However, crashes for Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Sam Lowes…

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