Canet Smashes Moto2 Red Bull Ring Lap Record Before Late Crash

After his crash at Turn 2 brought FP2 to a halt, his team faces a tight window to repair his bike for qualifying.

Overview

Aron Canet clocked a 1:33.216 lap to set a new all-time Moto2 record in Free Practice 2 at the Red Bull Ring.
He crashed at Turn 2 late in the session, prompting a red flag and preventing him from rejoining after extensive bike repairs.
Albert Arenas trailed Canet by just 0.009 seconds with championship leader Manuel Gonzalez third on the timesheets.
Celestino Vietti, Senna Agius, Barry Baltus, Filip Salac and Marcos Ramirez filled positions four through eight in FP2.
Qualifying for Moto2’s Austrian Grand Prix grid takes place Saturday afternoon with the top ten split by less than half a second.