Mattia Casadei secured pole place for the Moto2 European Championship races at Estoril on Saturday. Qualifying on the circuit on the outskirts of Lisbon happened in troublesome wet situations.
Within the first part of qualifying, Mattia Rato (FAU55 Tey Racing/Kalex) was the quickest with a 0.033s benefit over Eduardo Montero (PS Racing/Kalex), adopted by Lorenzo Fellon (SF Racing/Kalex) at 2.049s. Daniel Muñoz (Fuel Up Racing Crew/Kalex) set the fourth quickest time, securing the final spot in Q2, leaving Mattia Volpi (MMR/Kalex) out by 0.370s.
The Q2 featured 18 riders combating for pole place. Making the most of perfect monitor situations, Casadei (Crew Ciatti-Boscoscuro) secured pole place with a dominant lap in 1m56.441s. Taiga Hada (Fuel Up Racing Crew/Kalex) took second place, 1.715s slower.
The entrance row of the grid is accomplished by Montero, adopted by Jorge Navarro (Ahead Eest Racing), Alberto Fernández (Finetwork Crew/Boscoscuro), and Eric Fernández (Fau55 Tey Racing/Kalex) on the second row. The Moto2 European Championship races at Estoril will happen on Sunday, each consisting of 17 laps.