Ai Ogura took a significant step towards becoming the Moto2 world champion this Sunday at the Thai GP, securing pole position. The Japanese rider dominated the qualifying session this Saturday in Buriram.
The first leader of the session was Arón Canet (Fantic Racing/Kalex), ahead of Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex). However, both were eventually beaten by Ogura (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro).
After the riders returned to the garages midway through the session, it was expected that times would drop in the final minutes. However, that did not happen at the top positions, which remained unchanged.
Thus, Ogura secured pole position without improving the lap record he set earlier in the morning, beating Canet by 0.051s. Moreira will start from third, marking one of his best qualifying performances since joining Moto2.
Despite physical issues following the crash in free practice, Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) qualified fourth, but due to a penalty, he will lose three positions on the starting grid.
As a result, the second row will be occupied by Marcos Ramírez (OnlyFans Racing Team/Kalex) in fourth, Filip Salac (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), and Albert Arenas (Gresini Moto2/Kalex).
