Submitted by David Emmett on
Results of Moto2 qualifying practice at Le Mans:
Stefan Bradl has retaken the initiative in the Moto2 class, once again topping the timesheets and taking pole for tomorrow's race. The front three places are tight, though, with Interwetten's Thomas Luthi just forty-five hundredths behind the Viessmann Kiefer rider, and Gresini's Yuki Takhashi a further tenth behind Luthi. Aleix Espargaro heads up the second row of the grid in 4th, just ahead of Marc VDS Racing's Scott Redding, who is undergoing something of a revival at Le Mans. Catalunya Caixa-backed Marc Marquez will start from 6th, ahead of Ioda racing's Simon Corsi, and Speed Master's Andrea Iannone, the Italian securing his best qualifying position of the year in 8th, ahead of Mapfre Aspar's Julian Simon and Technomag CIP's Dominique Aegerter.
Results:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
1 | 65 | Stefan BRADL | KALEX | 1'38.357 | ||
2 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SUTER | 1'38.402 | 0.045 | 0.045 |
3 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | MORIWAKI | 1'38.540 | 0.183 | 0.138 |
4 | 40 | Aleix ESPARGARO | KALEX | 1'38.560 | 0.203 | 0.020 |
5 | 45 | Scott REDDING | SUTER | 1'38.655 | 0.298 | 0.095 |
6 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SUTER | 1'38.679 | 0.322 | 0.024 |
7 | 3 | Simone CORSI | FTR | 1'38.706 | 0.349 | 0.027 |
8 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | SUTER | 1'38.799 | 0.442 | 0.093 |
9 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SUTER | 1'38.819 | 0.462 | 0.020 |
10 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SUTER | 1'38.849 | 0.492 | 0.030 |
11 | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | SUTER | 1'39.005 | 0.648 | 0.156 |
12 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | MOTOBI | 1'39.031 | 0.674 | 0.026 |
13 | 51 | Michele PIRRO | MORIWAKI | 1'39.064 | 0.707 | 0.033 |
14 | 80 | Axel PONS | KALEX | 1'39.122 | 0.765 | 0.058 |
15 | 75 | Mattia PASINI | FTR | 1'39.138 | 0.781 | 0.016 |
16 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | KALEX | 1'39.221 | 0.864 | 0.083 |
17 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | TECH 3 | 1'39.223 | 0.866 | 0.002 |
18 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | FTR | 1'39.394 | 1.037 | 0.171 |
19 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | FTR | 1'39.481 | 1.124 | 0.087 |
20 | 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | FTR | 1'39.485 | 1.128 | 0.004 |
21 | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | MORIWAKI | 1'39.491 | 1.134 | 0.006 |
22 | 34 | Esteve RABAT | FTR | 1'39.542 | 1.185 | 0.051 |
23 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | SUTER | 1'39.561 | 1.204 | 0.019 |
24 | 21 | Javier FORES | SUTER | 1'39.576 | 1.219 | 0.015 |
25 | 54 | Kenan SOFUOGLU | SUTER | 1'39.655 | 1.298 | 0.079 |
26 | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | SUTER | 1'39.689 | 1.332 | 0.034 |
27 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | TECH 3 | 1'39.809 | 1.452 | 0.120 |
28 | 71 | Claudio CORTI | SUTER | 1'39.849 | 1.492 | 0.040 |
29 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | MORIWAKI | 1'39.916 | 1.559 | 0.067 |
30 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | FTR | 1'39.917 | 1.560 | 0.001 |
31 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | TECH 3 | 1'39.949 | 1.592 | 0.032 |
32 | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | SUTER | 1'39.987 | 1.630 | 0.038 |
33 | 13 | Anthony WEST | FTR | 1'40.016 | 1.659 | 0.029 |
34 | 9 | Kenny NOYES | FTR | 1'40.361 | 2.004 | 0.345 |
35 | 49 | Kev COGHLAN | FTR | 1'40.639 | 2.282 | 0.278 |
36 | 64 | Santiago HERNANDEZ | FTR | 1'40.641 | 2.284 | 0.002 |
37 | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FTR | 1'40.774 | 2.417 | 0.133 |
38 | 8 | Alexander CUDLIN | MORIWAKI | 1'41.666 | 3.309 | 0.892 |
39 | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | MORIWAKI | 1'41.875 | 3.518 | 0.209 |
40 | 97 | Steven ODENDAAL | SUTER | 1'41.897 | 3.540 | 0.022 |