125cc MotoGP
Nico Terol (Bankia Aspar) achieved pole at Losail International Circuit, Qatar, with a late lap in the 125cc session, beating Sandro Cortese (Intact Racing Team Germany) to top spot by 0.090 of second in the dying moments of the 40-minute run with a lap of 2’06.605.
Efren Vazquez will occupy the third and final spot on the front row, with 125 returnees Sergio Gadea (PEV-Blusens-SMX Paris Hilton) and Hector Faubel (Bankia Aspar) joined by Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) on row two.
Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) was seventh fastest and was the last rider to achieve a lap time within two seconds of the pole sitter, with Alberto Moncayo (Team AndalucÃa Banca CÃvica), rookie Maverick Viñales (PEV-Blusens-SMX Paris Hilton) and Luis Salom (RW Racing GP) completing the top ten.
The Moto2 and 125 classes both completed their warm up sessions on Saturday evening. The MotoGP class will warm up at 6 p.m. local time on Sunday, with the 125 race scheduled for 7 p.m., Moto2 at 8.15 p.m. and MotoGP at 10 p.m.
2011 125cc MotoGP: Qatar Qualifying Results:
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
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1. | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 228.2 | 2’06.605 | Â |
2. | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Intact-Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 227.5 | 2’06.695 | 0.090 / 0.090 |
3. | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | Derbi | 225.0 | 2’07.651 | 1.046 / 0.956 |
4. | 33 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Pev-Blusens-SMX-Paris Hilton | Aprilia | 225.0 | 2’07.857 | 1.252 / 0.206 |
5. | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 223.9 | 2’08.062 | 1.457 / 0.205 |
6. | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Red Bull Ajo MotorSport | Aprilia | 225.9 | 2’08.298 | 1.693 / 0.236 |
7. | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | Derbi | 224.1 | 2’08.582 | 1.977 / 0.284 |
8. | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Andalucia Banca Civica | Aprilia | 222.0 | 2’08.683 | 2.078 / 0.101 |
9. | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Pev-Blusens-SMX-Paris Hilton | Aprilia | 227.9 | 2’09.218 | 2.613 / 0.535 |
10. | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | RW Racing GP | Aprilia | 223.2 | 2’09.331 | 2.726 / 0.113 |
11. | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 219.7 | 2’09.466 | 2.861 / 0.135 |
12. | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Andalucia Banca Civica | Aprilia | 226.2 | 2’09.487 | 2.882 / 0.021 |
13. | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Red Bull Ajo MotorSport | Aprilia | 220.9 | 2’09.705 | 3.100 / 0.218 |
14. | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 222.6 | 2’09.835 | 3.230 / 0.130 |
15. | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 219.4 | 2’09.859 | 3.254 / 0.024 |
16. | 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | TT Motion Events Racing | Aprilia | 218.9 | 2’10.091 | 3.486 / 0.232 |
17. | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Airasia-Sic-Ajo | Derbi | 223.1 | 2’10.161 | 3.556 / 0.070 |
18. | 76 | Hiroki ONO | JPN | Caretta Technology Forward Team | KTM | 223.7 | 2’10.223 | 3.618 / 0.062 |
19. | 3 | Luigi MORCIANO | ITA | Team Italia FMI | Aprilia | 220.3 | 2’10.269 | 3.664 / 0.046 |
20. | 17 | Taylor MACKENZIE | GBR | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 220.6 | 2’10.373 | 3.768 / 0.104 |
21. | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | Ongetta-Abbink Metaal | Aprilia | 225.6 | 2’10.559 | 3.954 / 0.186 |
22. | 77 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 222.7 | 2’10.602 | 3.997 / 0.043 |
23. | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 218.8 | 2’10.608 | 4.003 / 0.006 |
24. | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | Team Italia FMI | Aprilia | 216.5 | 2’11.335 | 4.730 / 0.727 |
25. | 36 | Joan PERELLO | SPA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 213.6 | 2’11.699 | 5.094 / 0.364 |
26. | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Ongetta-Centro Seta | Aprilia | 218.1 | 2’12.180 | 5.575 / 0.481 |
27. | 30 | Giulian PEDONE | SWI | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 212.0 | 2’12.341 | 5.736 / 0.161 |
28. | 21 | Harry STAFFORD | GBR | Ongetta-Centro Seta | Aprilia | 214.9 | 2’13.379 | 6.774 / 1.038 |
29. | 12 | Daniel KARTHEININGER | GER | Caretta Technology Forward Team | KTM | 219.0 | 2’13.769 | 7.164 / 0.390 |
30. | 43 | Francesco MAURIELLO | ITA | WTR-Ten10 Racing | Aprilia | 217.6 | 2’14.994 | 8.389 / 1.225 |
 | 69 | Sarath KUMAR | IND | WTR-Ten10 Racing | Aprilia | 206.5 | 2’15.620 | 9.015 / 0.626 |