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Results of the 250cc Qualifying Practice at Barcelona:
Pepe World's Hector Barbera snatched pole away from title favorite and fellow Spaniard Alvaro Bautista in the final minutes of qualifying for tomorrow's 250cc race at Barcelona, after Bautista had looked to have it firmly in the bag. Bautista in turn had taken the fastest time from Gilera's Marco Simoncelli, but after a crash at Turn 1, Simoncelli lost too much time to put in a concerted attack on pole. The Italian still ended up in 3rd, and on the front row.
Thomas Luthi rounds out the front row, at the track where he first got onto the front row in the 125cc class. The Swiss rider sits ahead of Alex Debon, with Hiroshi Aoyama down in 6th. Aoyama, like Simoncelli, crashed early in the session, and spent some time in the pits waiting for running repairs to be effected on his bike.
Stevie Bonsey has shown good progress after finally making his debut in the 250cc class. The American was supposed to start the season with the Aprilia Madrid team, but that attempt folded from a lack of funds. A 19th place start on the grid is creditable, aboard the privateer Aprilia LE of the Millar - Juegos Lucky team.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 40 | Hector BARBERA | APRILIA | 1'46.749 | ||
| 2 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | APRILIA | 1'46.899 | 0.150 | 0.150 |
| 3 | 58 | Marco SIMONCELLI | GILERA | 1'46.908 | 0.159 | 0.009 |
| 4 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | APRILIA | 1'47.081 | 0.332 | 0.173 |
| 5 | 6 | Alex DEBON | APRILIA | 1'47.125 | 0.376 | 0.044 |
| 6 | 4 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | HONDA | 1'47.166 | 0.417 | 0.041 |
| 7 | 75 | Mattia PASINI | APRILIA | 1'47.225 | 0.476 | 0.059 |
| 8 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | HONDA | 1'47.379 | 0.630 | 0.154 |
| 9 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | APRILIA | 1'47.426 | 0.677 | 0.047 |
| 10 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | HONDA | 1'47.559 | 0.810 | 0.133 |
| 11 | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | APRILIA | 1'47.596 | 0.847 | 0.037 |
| 12 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | APRILIA | 1'47.725 | 0.976 | 0.129 |
| 13 | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | HONDA | 1'47.747 | 0.998 | 0.022 |
| 14 | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | APRILIA | 1'47.795 | 1.046 | 0.048 |
| 15 | 48 | Shoya TOMIZAWA | HONDA | 1'48.032 | 1.283 | 0.237 |
| 16 | 15 | Roberto LOCATELLI | GILERA | 1'48.088 | 1.339 | 0.056 |
| 17 | 52 | Lukas PESEK | APRILIA | 1'48.101 | 1.352 | 0.013 |
| 18 | 7 | Axel PONS | APRILIA | 1'50.450 | 3.701 | 2.349 |
| 19 | 51 | Stevie BONSEY | APRILIA | 1'50.598 | 3.849 | 0.148 |
| 20 | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | HONDA | 1'50.653 | 3.904 | 0.055 |
| 21 | 11 | Balazs NEMETH | APRILIA | 1'50.732 | 3.983 | 0.079 |
| 22 | 8 | Bastien CHESAUX | HONDA | 1'51.229 | 4.480 | 0.497 |
| 23 | 10 | Imre TOTH | APRILIA | 1'51.296 | 4.547 | 0.067 |
| 24 | 56 | Vladimir LEONOV | APRILIA | 1'52.133 | 5.384 | 0.837 |
| 25 | 54 | Toby MARKHAM | HONDA | 1'52.856 | 6.107 | 0.723 |
