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ALDEGUER CONQUERS THE FIRST POLE OF THE SEASON. LÓPEZ WILL START FROM THE SIXTH ROW

At the Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Fermín Aldeguer secures the first pole position of the season and takes the lead of the starting grid. On the other side of the grid, López finishes Saturday’s session in sixteenth position, securing the sixth row for tomorrow’s race.

Despite adverse weather conditions and a fall at turn 1 just before the end of FP2, Fermín managed to qualify directly for Q2 thanks to his time in yesterday’s FP1 (1’40.898). During qualifying, the number 54 Beta Tools SpeedUp rider leveraged tire changes and, with an outstanding final lap, claimed the first pole position of the year, stopping the clock at 1’40.676. With a time almost breaking the track record, Aldeguer and his Boscoscuro caught the attention and will start from the front row of the grid tomorrow.

López handled the wet track well during the morning session but failed to improve his time from FP1 (1’41.215). With the eighth time in the combined standings, Alonso advanced directly to Q2. However, due to water on the track from the morning rain and remaining damp patches in the afternoon, he slipped at turn 5, compromising a possible front line start. The number 21 rider finished Spanish qualifying in sixteenth position with a time of 1’42.347 and will start from the sixth row of the grid.

FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: 1st in 1’40.673

“Very happy with the pole and with the feelings on the bike. Yesterday I wasn’t at my best but it was certainly due to too much wind on the track. This morning too the weather prevented us from doing well but in qualifying we gave everything and despite the track conditions we managed to demonstrate that we have pace. We can’t wait for tomorrow!”.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 16th in 1’42.347

“Definitely not the hoped-for result. Tomorrow we start from the sixth row so we will try to get a good start. We continue to work to get to the top in the race tomorrow”.