Collin Veijer complete solid Saturday in Thailand

Collin Veijer takes at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram 24th on the grid, seven tenths of a second off Pole Position, and this in his first Qualification in the intermediate class.

The first qualifying sessions of the season took place on Saturday for Collin Veijer in Moto2. The Dutch rider improved on his times from Friday. He started FP2 in a good way, combining a long run with a Time Attack on the last laps. The Dutchman clocked a 1:35.669 on his final flying lap, shaving 6 tenths off his quickest Friday time.

In Q1, Veijer continued to make progress and once again lowered his best time of the weekend, stopping the clock at 1:35.405. This put him just seven tenths off the Pole Position time and was the shortest gap so far for him to the fastest lap. He put in 25 laps over the course of Saturday, on route to 24th on the grid for his first race in Moto2.

Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1’35.405, +0.771, P24: “Today we improved a bit more. This morning it wasn’t too hot, so we took the opportunity to try some new setups on used tyres -which all worked very well. In the afternoon we improved again compared to the morning, but we focused on getting as much riding as possible once again. Overall, I’m happy with the day and the progress we’re making, so we’re now concentrating on tomorrow’s race. The goal will be to learn, enjoy it and finish, to gather as much data as possible.”

The 22-lap Moto2 Thai Grand Prix race will start at 1:15pm local time.