Australian MotoGP
Alex de Angelis’ first pole position of the 2010 season came at Phillip Island on Saturday as the JiR Moto2 rider topped qualifying with a final lap of 1’35.148 for the Australia Grand Prix.
That saw him finish the session 0.230s ahead of Scott Redding, who had led until the final moments.
The Marc VDS Racing Team rider came close once more to securing his first-ever pole but eventually ended in second position, with his best effort of 1’35.378 ensuring a fifth front-row start in six races.
Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) equalled his best qualification of the season by setting the third-best time, with Mike di Meglio (Mapfre Aspar) getting onto the front row for the first time in 2010.
Andrea Iannone (Fimmco Speed Up) recovered from a fall with 15 minutes remaining to qualify in fifth position, with Julián Simón (Mapfre Aspar), Michael Ranseder (Vector Kiefer Racing) and Raffaele De Rosa (Tech 3 Racing) also on row two.
2010 Champion Toni ElÃas (Gresini Racing Moto2) qualified in ninth, with Karel Abraham (Cardion ab Motoracing), local rider Wayne Maxwell (Matteoni Racing) and Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Moriwaki Racing) completing the top 12.
Race winner at the previous round in Malaysia, Roberto Rolfo (Italtrans STR) had a crash during the session and eventually qualified a disappointing 25th position.
2010 Moto2 Qualifying Results: Phillip Island, Australia
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 272.0 | 1’35.148 | |
| 2. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 272.0 | 1’35.378 | 0.230 / 0.230 |
| 3. | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Suter | 273.6 | 1’35.578 | 0.430 / 0.200 |
| 4. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 275.4 | 1’35.696 | 0.548 / 0.118 |
| 5. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 277.2 | 1’35.870 | 0.722 / 0.174 |
| 6. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 277.1 | 1’35.883 | 0.735 / 0.013 |
| 7. | 56 | Michael RANSEDER | AUT | Vector Kiefer Racing | Suter | 271.3 | 1’35.935 | 0.787 / 0.052 |
| 8. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 273.4 | 1’36.091 | 0.943 / 0.156 |
| 9. | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 268.0 | 1’36.105 | 0.957 / 0.014 |
| 10. | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | FTR | 266.8 | 1’36.133 | 0.985 / 0.028 |
| 11. | 47 | Wayne MAXWELL | AUS | Matteoni Racing | Moriwaki | 267.5 | 1’36.146 | 0.998 / 0.013 |
| 12. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 | Moriwaki | 268.0 | 1’36.212 | 1.064 / 0.066 |
| 13. | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 272.7 | 1’36.243 | 1.095 / 0.031 |
| 14. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 271.4 | 1’36.245 | 1.097 / 0.002 |
| 15. | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 270.0 | 1’36.304 | 1.156 / 0.059 |
| 16. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Forward Racing | Suter | 272.5 | 1’36.319 | 1.171 / 0.015 |
| 17. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | Forward Racing | Suter | 276.1 | 1’36.326 | 1.178 / 0.007 |
| 18. | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 275.4 | 1’36.348 | 1.200 / 0.022 |
| 19. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 274.3 | 1’36.389 | 1.241 / 0.041 |
| 20. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | Caretta Technology Race Dept | I.C.P. | 274.4 | 1’36.392 | 1.244 / 0.003 |
| 21. | 6 | Alex DEBON | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | FTR | 272.9 | 1’36.448 | 1.300 / 0.056 |
| 22. | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI | HUN | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 275.3 | 1’36.515 | 1.367 / 0.067 |
| 23. | 8 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 271.5 | 1’36.719 | 1.571 / 0.204 |
| 24. | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 268.6 | 1’36.775 | 1.627 / 0.056 |
| 25. | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | ITA | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 270.4 | 1’36.840 | 1.692 / 0.065 |
| 26. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 275.3 | 1’37.169 | 2.021 / 0.329 |
| 27. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG | Bimota | 267.7 | 1’37.229 | 2.081 / 0.060 |
| 28. | 40 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 274.1 | 1’37.335 | 2.187 / 0.106 |
| 29. | 46 | Javier FORES | SPA | Maquinza-SAG Team | Bimota | 266.7 | 1’37.373 | 2.225 / 0.038 |
| 30. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | ADV | 270.6 | 1’37.634 | 2.486 / 0.261 |
| 31. | 61 | Vladimir IVANOV | UKR | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 267.6 | 1’37.798 | 2.650 / 0.164 |
| 32. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 270.6 | 1’38.129 | 2.981 / 0.331 |
| 33. | 49 | Alexander CUDLIN | AUS | Qatar Moto2 Team | BQR-Moto2 | 265.2 | 1’38.422 | 3.274 / 0.293 |
| 34. | 28 | Kazuki WATANABE | JPN | Racing Team Germany | Suter | 265.8 | 1’38.781 | 3.633 / 0.359 |
| 35. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 267.2 | 1’38.835 | 3.687 / 0.054 |
| 36. | 5 | Joan OLIVE | SPA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 265.0 | 1’39.318 | 4.170 / 0.483 |
| 37. | 88 | Yannick GUERRA | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 266.9 | 1’40.095 | 4.947 / 0.777 |
| 38. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 270.6 | 1’40.274 | 5.126 / 0.179 |
| 39. | 66 | Hiromichi KUNIKAWA | JPN | Bimota – M Racing | Bimota | 266.8 | 1’41.716 | 6.568 / 1.442 |
