First Q2 and P17 for Collin Veijer in Jerez

Collin Veijer achieved Saturday in Jerez his best Moto2 qualifying result . The Red bull KTM Ajo rider showed his progress, making it into Q2 for the first time to earn 17th place on the grid.

Having had a positive feeling on Friday, the Collin Veijer went into FP2 with the aim of continuing the trend. During the first part of the session, the Dutchman, with a 1’40.671, achieved his best time of the entire weekend, just 1 tenth of a second away from breaking into the Top 10. He was 18th in the session.

The good FP2 feelings gave way to some very close and hard-fought qualifying sessions. Veijer went into Q1, and had to battle tirelessly to make it into Q2. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rookie, with a strong final push, was third in the session with a time of 1’40.480 -his fastest of the weekend so far.

In Q2, with one set of tyres less than the rest of his rivals, Veijer couldn’t get below a 1:40.922 from his four laps of the track, which earned him 17th place. Veijer is looking forward to Sunday’s race, where he will try to achieve a good result for the team. Veijer will fight for his best result in Moto2 so far.

Collin Veijer: “It’s not been a bad day, once again. We suffered a little bit in the morning, but we improved during qualifying. The feeling was very good with new tyres, so we tried to push alone in Q1 and we set a very decent lap. In Q2 I couldn’t improve more, but we know what we have to change for next time, so I’m very happy with today’s improvements. We’re 17th for tomorrow, so it’s time to enjoy the race.”

The 21-laps Moto2 Spanish Grand Prix will start at 12:15pm (local time) on Sunday.