Grand prix rookie Kenny Noyes has taken his pole p🤪osition at only his third attempt, after heading a front row covered by just 0.1sec during Moto2 qualifying at Le Mans on Saturday.

Noyes battled for v🔯ictory last time out inꦐ Jerez, on his way to seventh position for the Jack&Jones Banderas (Promoharris) team, but is on target for an even better result on Sunday - despite never racing at Le Mans before.

Closest to Noyes on Saturday was Yuki Takahashi, who did his best to hand the French-based Tech 3 team first place on the grid, but was left a mere 0.031sec short of Noyes. Ajo (FTR) rider Alex Debon was just 0.086sec from pole, with home stﷺar Jules Cluzel - fastest on Friday - a fraction further behind to complete the front row for Forward Racing (Suter).

Six different chassis design occupied the top six♕ places, with former 250GP tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚitle contender Fonsi Nieto taking fifth for Holidaygym (Moriwaki), while Sergio Gadea was seventh on the Pons Kalex.

Jerez winner Toni Elias😼 fell early in the session but got back out on track to claim seventh for Gresini (Moriwaki), but title leader Shoya Tomizawa will start just 15t✅h... but only 0.561sec from pole!

Indeed, the top 27 riౠder were l𝄹ess than one second behind Noyes.

Qualifying - Le Mans:

1. Noyes (Promoharris) 1m 39.234s
2. Takahashi (Tech 3) +0.031s
3. Debon (FTR) +0.086s
4. Cluzel (Suter) +0.100s
5. Nieto (Moriwaki) +0.168s
6. Gadea (Pons Kalex) +0.267s
7. Elias (Moriwaki) +0.283s
8. Corsi (MotoBI) +0.364s
9. Simon (Suter) +0.388s
10. Rolfo (Suter) +0.461s

21. Redding (Suter) +0.853s