Submitted by David Emmett on
Summary and results of Moto2 qualifying at Motegi:
Julian Simon has confirmed his strong form at Motegi, taking pole position by a comfortable margin for tomorrow's Moto2 race. The Mapfre Aspar rider took over the top spot from Gresini's Toni Elias with 7 minutes of the session left, and never relinquished pole again. Marc VDS' Scott Redding will start from 2nd on the grid, but the young Englishman was nearly three tenths slower than polesitter Simon. Yuki Takahashi brought more good news for the Tech 3 team, the Japanese rider ending the session in 3rd, while the man who held on to provisional pole - and looks likely to become the first ever Moto2 champion in the next race or two - rounds out the front row, Toni Elias lucky to sneak back into 4th with just seconds of the session to go.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SUTER | 1'53.008 | ||
| 2 | 45 | Scott REDDING | SUTER | 1'53.292 | 0.284 | 0.284 |
| 3 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | TECH 3 | 1'53.439 | 0.431 | 0.147 |
| 4 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | MORIWAKI | 1'53.504 | 0.496 | 0.065 |
| 5 | 71 | Claudio CORTI | SUTER | 1'53.507 | 0.499 | 0.003 |
| 6 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | MOTOBI | 1'53.545 | 0.537 | 0.038 |
| 7 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | FTR | 1'53.561 | 0.553 | 0.016 |
| 8 | 65 | Stefan BRADL | SUTER | 1'53.591 | 0.583 | 0.030 |
| 9 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | BQR-MOTO2 | 1'53.601 | 0.593 | 0.010 |
| 10 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | SPEED UP | 1'53.747 | 0.739 | 0.146 |
| 11 | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | SUTER | 1'53.817 | 0.809 | 0.070 |
| 12 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SUTER | 1'53.830 | 0.822 | 0.013 |
| 13 | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | SUTER | 1'53.920 | 0.912 | 0.090 |
| 14 | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | MORIWAKI | 1'53.929 | 0.921 | 0.009 |
| 15 | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | I.C.P. | 1'53.954 | 0.946 | 0.025 |
| 16 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | MORIWAKI | 1'53.961 | 0.953 | 0.007 |
| 17 | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | TECH 3 | 1'54.070 | 1.062 | 0.109 |
| 18 | 3 | Simone CORSI | MOTOBI | 1'54.252 | 1.244 | 0.182 |
| 19 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | SUTER | 1'54.363 | 1.355 | 0.111 |
| 20 | 40 | Sergio GADEA | PONS KALEX | 1'54.390 | 1.382 | 0.027 |
| 21 | 9 | Kenny NOYES | PROMOHARRIS | 1'54.417 | 1.409 | 0.027 |
| 22 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | BIMOTA | 1'54.498 | 1.490 | 0.081 |
| 23 | 56 | Michael RANSEDER | SUTER | 1'54.504 | 1.496 | 0.006 |
| 24 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SUTER | 1'54.529 | 1.521 | 0.025 |
| 25 | 11 | Yusuke TESHIMA | TSR | 1'54.565 | 1.557 | 0.036 |
| 26 | 6 | Alex DEBON | FTR | 1'54.596 | 1.588 | 0.031 |
| 27 | 83 | Shogo MORIWAKI | MORIWAKI | 1'54.631 | 1.623 | 0.035 |
| 28 | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI | SPEED UP | 1'54.645 | 1.637 | 0.014 |
| 29 | 80 | Axel PONS | PONS KALEX | 1'54.837 | 1.829 | 0.192 |
| 30 | 28 | Kazuki WATANABE | SUTER | 1'55.413 | 2.405 | 0.576 |
| 31 | 8 | Anthony WEST | MZ-RE HONDA | 1'55.544 | 2.536 | 0.131 |
| 32 | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | ADV | 1'55.548 | 2.540 | 0.004 |
| 33 | 70 | Ferruccio LAMBORGHINI | MORIWAKI | 1'55.955 | 2.947 | 0.407 |
| 34 | 4 | Ricard CARDUS | BIMOTA | 1'56.139 | 3.131 | 0.184 |
| 35 | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | SUTER | 1'56.148 | 3.140 | 0.009 |
| 36 | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | BQR-MOTO2 | 1'56.280 | 3.272 | 0.132 |
| 37 | 5 | Joan OLIVE | PROMOHARRIS | 1'56.445 | 3.437 | 0.165 |
| 38 | 88 | Yannick GUERRA | MORIWAKI | 1'56.474 | 3.466 | 0.029 |
| 39 | 61 | Vladimir IVANOV | MORIWAKI | 1'56.624 | 3.616 | 0.150 |
| 40 | 66 | Hiromichi KUNIKAWA | BIMOTA | 1'56.849 | 3.841 | 0.225 |
| 41 | 93 | Kouki TAKAHASHI | RBB | 1'57.115 | 4.107 | 0.266 |
