As the forecast had indicated, the sun made an appearance at Jerez on Saturday. With improved conditions, the Red Bull KTM Ajo team rider was able to take a step forward in performance onboard is KTM Moto2 bike. Miguel Oliveira will again fight for a good result from fourth position on the grid, after improvements made between FP3 and qualifying.
In FP3, the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 rider took to the track new updates to is bike's fairing, which he was were able to test on a completely dry track for the first time this weekend. Oliveira finished 5th, with a best time of 1:42.868, setting his top lap on his last outing.
The positive momentum would continue in QP, where Oliveira took advantage of the opening minutes to set his personal best lap of the whole weekend to date. His 1:42.409 earned him fourth on the grid. During the rest of the qualifying session, the Portuguese rider maintained a good pace and was satisfied with his performance.
The Spanish GP is the first European event of the season. The Moto2 race takes place at 12:20pm local time on Sunday.
Results (Qualifying Practice)
1. Alex Marquez (Kalex) 1:42.080
2. Franco Morbidelli (Kalex) 1:42.126 + 0.046
3. Dominique Aegerter (Suter) 1:42.312 +0.232
4. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:42.409 +0.329
5. Mattia Pasini (Kalex) 1:42.598 +0.518