Celestino Vietti captured pole position during Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Fantic Racing Kalex, the Italian navigated the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) road course in 1:36.201 to lead the field of 30 riders.

Championship point leader Pedro Acosta was the best of the rest with a time of 1:36.281 on his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex, and Manuel Gonzalez claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:36.421 on his Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team Kalex.

American Joe Roberts qualified seventh with a 1:36.534 on his Italtrans Racing Team Kalex, and American Sean Dylan Kelly (SDK) was 29th with a 1:37.923 on his new Forward Racing machine.