Phillip Island MotoGP
Marc Márquez became the first rider to achieve 11 poles in a single season in the 125cc class when the 17 year-old, who leads the Championship by three points ahead of Nico Terol going into this round, topped the timesheet by an impressive 0.616s with a best lap of 1’38.236 at Phillip Island for the Australian Grand Prix.
Following him onto the front row was team-mate Sandro Cortese, with the Avant Mitsubishi Ajo rider slotting in ahead of Pol Espargaró (Tuenti Racing), who was the final rider under the 1’39” barrier with a time of 1’38.991.
Bancaja Aspar rider Terol secured the fourth and final position on the front line and was also the final rider to get within a second of Márquez’s time.
Bradley Smith (Bancaja Aspar), who finished second in the 125cc race at Phillip Island last season, will head up the second row after qualifying in fifth, with Esteve Rabat (Blusens-STX), Efrén Vázquez (Tuenti Racing) and Tomoyoshi Koyama (Racing Team Germany) accompanying him.
2010 MotoGP 125cc Qualifying Results: Phillip Island, Australia
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
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1. | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Red Bull Ajo Motorsport | Derbi | 234.0 | 1’38.236 | |
2. | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Avant Mitsubishi Ajo | Derbi | 232.6 | 1’38.852 | 0.616 / 0.616 |
3. | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 230.3 | 1’38.991 | 0.755 / 0.139 |
4. | 40 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 232.5 | 1’39.084 | 0.848 / 0.093 |
5. | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 231.2 | 1’39.363 | 1.127 / 0.279 |
6. | 12 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | Aprilia | 233.8 | 1’40.124 | 1.888 / 0.761 |
7. | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 227.6 | 1’40.641 | 2.405 / 0.517 |
8. | 71 | Tomoyoshi KOYAMA | JPN | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 226.7 | 1’40.728 | 2.492 / 0.087 |
9. | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 232.2 | 1’40.787 | 2.551 / 0.059 |
10. | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 225.0 | 1’41.212 | 2.976 / 0.425 |
11. | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 226.4 | 1’41.458 | 3.222 / 0.246 |
12. | 35 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 225.1 | 1’41.490 | 3.254 / 0.032 |
13. | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Fontana Racing | Aprilia | 225.1 | 1’42.071 | 3.835 / 0.581 |
14. | 14 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | Aprilia | 219.5 | 1’42.202 | 3.966 / 0.131 |
15. | 78 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Interwetten Honda 125 | Honda | 226.4 | 1’42.252 | 4.016 / 0.050 |
16. | 32 | Lorenzo SAVADORI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 219.4 | 1’42.326 | 4.090 / 0.074 |
17. | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | Aprilia | 225.6 | 1’42.556 | 4.320 / 0.230 |
18. | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 220.4 | 1’42.601 | 4.365 / 0.045 |
19. | 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG | NOR | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 223.7 | 1’42.657 | 4.421 / 0.056 |
20. | 87 | Luca MARCONI | ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 223.4 | 1’43.365 | 5.129 / 0.708 |
21. | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 225.3 | 1’43.403 | 5.167 / 0.038 |
22. | 46 | Joshua HOOK | AUS | Hook Racing.com | Aprilia | 221.3 | 1’43.808 | 5.572 / 0.405 |
23. | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 217.1 | 1’43.990 | 5.754 / 0.182 |
24. | 69 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 221.1 | 1’44.271 | 6.035 / 0.281 |
57 | Joel TAYLOR | AUS | BRP Racing | Aprilia | 217.6 | 1’45.456 | 7.220 / 1.185 | |
63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 219.2 | 1’45.673 | 7.437 / 0.217 | |
47 | Levi DAY | AUS | Racetrix | Honda | 212.9 | 1’46.347 | 8.111 / 0.674 | |
72 | Marco RAVAIOLI | ITA | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 215.1 | 1’47.797 | 9.561 / 1.450 | |
45 | Jordan ZAMORA | AUS | Eurotwins Brisbane | Honda | 205.3 | 1’47.961 | 9.725 / 0.164 | |
54 | Nicky DILES | AUS | Aprilia RSW Racing | Aprilia | 213.1 | 1’48.757 | 10.521 / 0.796 | |
96 | Tommaso GABRIELLI | ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 216.6 | 1’48.873 | 10.637 / 0.116 |