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The American Racing Team leaves Portimão with some valuable learnings and experience as Sean Dylan Kelly crossed the line in 20th position after a rollercoaster weekend whilst Rory Skinner takes 22nd on his first visit to the Algarve in six years. Sean’s weekend started off as mixed as Friday’s weather. Rain in FP1 curtailed the session but as the track cleared up for FP2, Sean made stellar progress but narrowly missed out on a direct spot into Q2 by a mere 0.13s. Unfortunately, a mistake on his final flying lap during Qualifying prevented SDK from advancing any further than 24th on the grid. Sean made a steady start to the race as he battled with Lorenzo Dalla Porta and Dennis Foggia for a spot in the top 20. After making his way into 18th position, he was pushed back down into 20th where he ended the race. Rookie Rory’s first weekend as a full-time Moto2 rider got underway with a steady start as the Scot
The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider is the first debutant since Marc Marquez to take five or more poles in Moto2™. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) keeps impressing .