Sachsenring MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli to start at the front of the grid in the Sachsenring 250 GP
Italian Marco Simoncelli, racing for the Metis Gilera team, has dominated both of the 250cc qualifying sessions to earn himself pole position in tomorrow’s 250 GP at the Sachsenring in Germany.
Simoncelli managed a best time of 1’23.399, making him the fastest 250 rider to lap the Sachsenring and the only one to ever break the 1’24 mark.
Hector Barbera (second fastest in yesterday’s qualifying practise) took third place on the grid, with a fastest lap only two hundredths of a second slower than second place qualifier Julian Simon.
1 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 1’23.399
2 Julian SIMON SPA Repsol KTM 250cc KTM 1’24.057
3 Hector BARBERA SPA Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 1’24.077
4 Mika KALLIO FIN Red Bull KTM 250 KTM 1’24.084
5 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 1’24.253
6 Alex DEBON SPA Lotus Aprilia Aprilia 1’24.398
7 Fabrizio LAI ITA Campetella Racing Gilera 1’24.460
8 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 1’24.502
9 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Red Bull KTM 250 KTM 1’24.544
10 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN JiR Team Scot 250 Honda 1’24.652
11 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Lotus Aprilia Aprilia 1’24.785
12 Mattia PASINI ITA Polaris World Aprilia 1’24.797
13 Hector FAUBEL SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 1’24.801
14 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi – Caffe Latte Aprilia 1’24.811
15 Lukas PESEK CZE Auto Kelly – CP Aprilia 1’24.847
16 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia 1’24.865
17 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG Honda 1’25.331
18 Federico SANDI ITA Zongshen Team of China Aprilia 1’25.492
19 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 1’25.956
20 Alex BALDOLINI ITA Matteoni Racing Aprilia 1’26.394
21 Imre TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 1’26.862
22 Russel GOMEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 1’27.291
23 Doni Tata PRADITA INA Yamaha Pertamina Indonesia Yamaha 1’27.388
24 Toni WIRSING GER Racing Team Germany Honda 1’27.836
25 Alen GYORFI HUN Motorcycle Competition Service Honda 1’29.134