The temperatures rose at the circuit and on track 🌜as Sam Lowes gave everything to dominate qualifying for the Moto2 Spanish Grand Prix, as Jerez hosts round four of the cha💞mpionship.

A return for the sun after the thunderstorms earlier at the track saw late pace hard to come by and Sam Lowes timed his best run to perfectio༒n🤡 to lead qualifying by over half a second.

Attacking the track the ﷽Elf Mard VDS rider took all ꦑthe risks required to secure a best of 1m 40.750s.

The British riders’ bike squirme🧔d underneath him but it did not stop him scoring his first pole since the Sachse🌳nring in 2022, the #22 celebrating with a wheelie.

Pedro Acosta was playing catch up and although he circulated until the clock hit zero, the rising temperature meant it was all in vain - bringing home hꦅis Red Bull KTM Ajo in second, 0.578s behind.

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Dixon bounces back for third.

There will be t🗹wo Brits on the front row as Jake Dixon, who couldn’t hide his disappointment and frustration at his warm-up lap fall,💖 bounced back for third after being the early pacesetter in the session.

Both of the UK riders have had ups and downs to start the🍬 season, with Lowes struggling to qualify and Dixon not making it to the grid in ꦅAustin, so both being on the front row could mark an upturn in fortunes for the pair.

Dixon set his best runs tailing Fermin Aldeuger, so it remains to be seen if his one lap speed can be translated i♈nto race pace.

Alonso Lopez, who was on pole as recently as Argentina was in the hunt for a front row, but fell just short in a very competitive session, with all times close until Lowes set his stunning run. The CAG Speed U🔴p rider is the best of the Non-Kalex runners on the grid.

Ai Ogura came through Q1 with the kind of quality showing that had be🍸come the norm in his runner-up 2022 s📖eason. The Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider kept pushing into Q2 and earned fifth on the grid.

Bar൲ry Baltus is looking to keep his good run of ꦐform going from sixth for Fieten Olie Racing.

Celestino Vietti looked to at least have fixed his qualifying form w🐟ith 𒈔pole at COTA, but could only manage seventh as the tenths needed in the final sector eluded him.

Joe Roberts came through Q1 for eight for Italtrans, with Albert Arenas ninth despite sufferi൲ng his fourth fall of the weekend from his Red Bull KTM Ajo.

Championship Leader Tony Arbolino has work to🐲 do from tenth on the second Elf Marc VDS entry.

Somkiat Chantra starts🔯 eleventh for Idemitsu, ahead of Aron Canet.

Twelfth placed Canet had set a new lap record in the third practice session, hotly contested with Sam Lowes and Pedro Acos🌃ta, the Spaniard finished with a new best of 1m 40.640s. However the Pons Wegow Los40 rider could not match t🥃hat as the track became hot and sticky.

Bo Bendsneyder finished on the podium last time out after qualifyin🌳g fourth, but was not able to mimic that pe🌊formance in Spain, qualifying 15th.

What happened in Q1?

Ai Ogura pushed hard to go through with the top time 🐓and was joined by Roberts, Zonta van ♏den Goorbergh (17th)and Manuel Gonzalez (16th).

It was ♋Jeremy Alcoba who was shuffled out of the progression places, so he starts 19th for QJMotor Gresini.

Sergio Garcia was by far the best of the Moto3 graduates gaining🅘 a place automatically in Q2, starting 18th. Dennis Foggia (Italtrans) was tenth in Q1 for 24th on the grid, while Izan Guevara continued a return from injury but looked far from ready. On home soil the Autosolar GasGas Aspar rider could at least benefit from the comfort 🦂of a well known track, but was 26th overall.

Rory Skinner was close on times but not close enough to make an🐼y inroads in his early Moto2 career, the꧟ Scottish rider starts 27th on the grid for American Racing.

SAG’s lorenzo Dalla Porta crashed, leavi🍰ng him 25th.

Injuries and replacements 

Alex Escrig also made his debut after missing the first few rounds through injury. The Forward Team rider star🔯ts from last on the grid.

Senna Agius (28th) makes a reꦆturn to fill in for the injured Darryn Binder at Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP.

Siochiro Minamimoto is back in for Kohta Nozane (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR4💧6 Master Squad). Arguably the least experienced around Jerez he struggled to 29th.