The home hero claims a dream maiden Moto2™ pole position as Vietti comes from Q1 to pick up P2
An American, riding for an American team, in America, on pole. That sounds good, doesn’t it? It certainly does for Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) who bagged a dream debut Moto2™ pole position at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas by 0.3s over World Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), who came through Q1 to start on the front row. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40), despite a late crash, will launch alongside his title rival in P3.
Vietti safely negotiates Q1
After finishing Free Practice down in P15, Vietti had to battle it out in Q1. The Italian didn’t top the first part of qualifying, that accolade went to Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team), but Vietti safely made it into the pole position shootout alongside the…