Moto2 Qualifying
The 2010 Moto2 World Champion Toni Elías will start the final intermediate category race of the season at Valencia from pole position – his third of the year – courtesy of a best lap of 1:36.141.
The Gresini Racing Moto2 rider finished the session fractionally over a tenth of a second ahead of German rider Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing), who had been strong in the practice runs and won last time out in Portugal.
Joining the duo on the front row will be Andrea Iannone (Fimmco Speed Up) and Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing Team) as they both got within 0.202 of a second of pole. Alex de Angelis (JiR Moto2), Kenan Sofuoglu (Technomag-CIP), Julián Simón (Mapfre Aspar) and Carmelo Morales (Racing Team Germany) will all start from the second row, meaning Iannone and Simón will play out their Moto2 battle for the runner-up spot in the Championship with the Spaniard lining up directly behind his Italian rival on the grid.
Row three of Moto2 will comprise Karel Abraham (Cardion ab Motoracing), Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Moriwaki Racing), Jules Cluzel (Forward Racing) and Gabor Talmacsi (Fimmco Speed Up).
2010 Valencia Moto2 Qualifying Results:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 262.6 | 1’36.141 | |
| 2. | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Suter | 261.8 | 1’36.247 | 0.106 / 0.106 |
| 3. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 263.1 | 1’36.255 | 0.114 / 0.008 |
| 4. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 257.5 | 1’36.343 | 0.202 / 0.088 |
| 5. | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 266.4 | 1’36.413 | 0.272 / 0.070 |
| 6. | 54 | Kenan SOFUOGLU | TUR | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 263.0 | 1’36.443 | 0.302 / 0.030 |
| 7. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 262.8 | 1’36.515 | 0.374 / 0.072 |
| 8. | 31 | Carmelo MORALES | SPA | Racing Team Germany | Suter | 262.7 | 1’36.572 | 0.431 / 0.057 |
| 9. | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | FTR | 260.6 | 1’36.624 | 0.483 / 0.052 |
| 10. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 | Moriwaki | 262.1 | 1’36.821 | 0.680 / 0.197 |
| 11. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | Forward Racing | Suter | 264.5 | 1’36.875 | 0.734 / 0.054 |
| 12. | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI | HUN | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 265.4 | 1’36.885 | 0.744 / 0.010 |
| 13. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 260.4 | 1’36.905 | 0.764 / 0.020 |
| 14. | 43 | Roman RAMOS | SPA | Mir Racing | MIR Racing | 258.6 | 1’36.956 | 0.815 / 0.051 |
| 15. | 46 | Javier FORES | SPA | Twelve Motorsport/Motorrad | AJR | 258.8 | 1’36.993 | 0.852 / 0.037 |
| 16. | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 265.4 | 1’37.006 | 0.865 / 0.013 |
| 17. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 264.1 | 1’37.011 | 0.870 / 0.005 |
| 18. | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | ITA | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 262.2 | 1’37.047 | 0.906 / 0.036 |
| 19. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Holiday Gym Racing | Moriwaki | 260.3 | 1’37.108 | 0.967 / 0.061 |
| 20. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 266.1 | 1’37.140 | 0.999 / 0.032 |
| 21. | 40 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 266.7 | 1’37.237 | 1.096 / 0.097 |
| 22. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 264.3 | 1’37.252 | 1.111 / 0.015 |
| 23. | 56 | Michael RANSEDER | AUT | Vector Kiefer Racing | Suter | 260.9 | 1’37.262 | 1.121 / 0.010 |
| 24. | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 256.1 | 1’37.277 | 1.136 / 0.015 |
| 25. | 6 | Alex DEBON | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | FTR | 262.3 | 1’37.307 | 1.166 / 0.030 |
| 26. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Forward Racing | Suter | 259.7 | 1’37.403 | 1.262 / 0.096 |
| 27. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 260.2 | 1’37.511 | 1.370 / 0.108 |
| 28. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | Caretta Technology Race Dept | I.C.P. | 264.1 | 1’37.541 | 1.400 / 0.030 |
| 29. | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 264.3 | 1’37.551 | 1.410 / 0.010 |
| 30. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 262.3 | 1’37.567 | 1.426 / 0.016 |
| 31. | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 262.1 | 1’37.577 | 1.436 / 0.010 |
| 32. | 61 | Vladimir IVANOV | UKR | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 260.9 | 1’37.587 | 1.446 / 0.010 |
| 33. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG | Bimota | 263.6 | 1’37.697 | 1.556 / 0.110 |
| 34. | 4 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Maquinza-SAG Team | Bimota | 265.2 | 1’37.727 | 1.586 / 0.030 |
| 35. | 70 | Ferruccio LAMBORGHINI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Moriwaki | 259.4 | 1’37.953 | 1.812 / 0.226 |
| 36. | 8 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 262.9 | 1’38.088 | 1.947 / 0.135 |
| 37. | 5 | Joan OLIVE | SPA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 263.0 | 1’38.270 | 2.129 / 0.182 |
| 38. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 264.3 | 1’38.664 | 2.523 / 0.394 |
| 39. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | ADV | 259.9 | 1’39.100 | 2.959 / 0.436 |
| 40. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 263.2 | 1’39.182 | 3.041 / 0.082 |
| 41. | 88 | Yannick GUERRA | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 259.6 | 1’39.318 | 3.177 / 0.136 |
| 42. | 66 | Hiromichi KUNIKAWA | JPN | Bimota – M Racing | Bimota | 259.5 | 1’40.686 | 4.545 / 1.368 |
