125cc MotoGP Finale
Marc Márquez will aim to secure his first World Championship title from pole position in the 125cc class for the Valencai GP.
The Red Bull Ajo Motorsport rider, who leads Nico Terol by 17 points going into the last 125cc race, finished the session 0.108s ahead of his rival and the only other rider who can still claim the 125cc title.
Márquez secured his 12th pole of the 125cc season with a lap of 1’39.564, closely followed by Bancaja Aspar pair Terol (+0.108s) and Bradley Smith (+0.148s) and with Marquez’s teammate Sandro Cortese (Avant Mitsubishi Ajo) completing the front row of the starting grid for the GP Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana.
Pol Espargaró (Tuenti Racing) took top spot on the second row as the final 125cc rider under 1’40" in the session, with Esteve Rabat (Blusens-STX), Efrén Vázquez (Tuenti Racing) and Luis Salom (Stipa-Molenaar Racing) inside the top eight.
Adrián Martín (Team Aeroport de Castelló), Randy Krummenacher (Stipa-Molenaar Racing), Tomoyoshi Koyama (Racing Team Germany) and Jonas Folger (Team Ongetta) will comprise row three. Brits Danny Webb (Andalucia Cajasol) and Danny Kent (Lambretta Reparto Corse) will start from 14th and 22nd respectively, with wild card entrants Taylor Mackenzie (KRP MMCG) and John McPhee (KRP Bradley Smith Racing) – who had the only fall of the session – qualifying in 29th and 31st positions respectively.
The 125cc class gets the Sunday schedule underway with warm up commencing at 8.40 a.m. local time. The 125cc race starts at 11 a.m., with Moto2 at 12.15pm and MotoGP at 2 p.m.
2010 MotoGP 125cc Qualifying Results:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Red Bull Ajo Motorsport | Derbi | 226.3 | 1’39.564 | |
| 2. | 40 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 226.6 | 1’39.672 | 0.108 / 0.108 |
| 3. | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 222.3 | 1’39.712 | 0.148 / 0.040 |
| 4. | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Avant Mitsubishi Ajo | Derbi | 222.0 | 1’39.878 | 0.314 / 0.166 |
| 5. | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 224.4 | 1’39.919 | 0.355 / 0.041 |
| 6. | 12 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | Aprilia | 226.3 | 1’40.459 | 0.895 / 0.540 |
| 7. | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 226.1 | 1’40.615 | 1.051 / 0.156 |
| 8. | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 221.4 | 1’41.371 | 1.807 / 0.756 |
| 9. | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | Aprilia | 224.5 | 1’41.378 | 1.814 / 0.007 |
| 10. | 35 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 217.9 | 1’41.451 | 1.887 / 0.073 |
| 11. | 71 | Tomoyoshi KOYAMA | JPN | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 221.3 | 1’41.461 | 1.897 / 0.010 |
| 12. | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 219.2 | 1’41.805 | 2.241 / 0.344 |
| 13. | 14 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | Aprilia | 219.8 | 1’41.855 | 2.291 / 0.050 |
| 14. | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 220.6 | 1’41.910 | 2.346 / 0.055 |
| 15. | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 223.1 | 1’41.950 | 2.386 / 0.040 |
| 16. | 55 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 216.3 | 1’42.379 | 2.815 / 0.429 |
| 17. | 78 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Interwetten Honda 125 | Honda | 215.2 | 1’42.383 | 2.819 / 0.004 |
| 18. | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Fontana Racing | Aprilia | 218.5 | 1’42.687 | 3.123 / 0.304 |
| 19. | 56 | Peter SEBESTYEN | HUN | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 215.1 | 1’42.715 | 3.151 / 0.028 |
| 20. | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 217.9 | 1’42.733 | 3.169 / 0.018 |
| 21. | 32 | Lorenzo SAVADORI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 210.9 | 1’42.941 | 3.377 / 0.208 |
| 22. | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 218.8 | 1’43.083 | 3.519 / 0.142 |
| 23. | 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | Monlau Competicion | Derbi | 217.3 | 1’43.115 | 3.551 / 0.032 |
| 24. | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 219.6 | 1’43.247 | 3.683 / 0.132 |
| 25. | 58 | Joan PERELLO | SPA | SAG Castrol | Honda | 216.0 | 1’43.456 | 3.892 / 0.209 |
| 26. | 59 | Johnny ROSELL | SPA | SAG Castrol | Honda | 213.4 | 1’43.657 | 4.093 / 0.201 |
| 27. | 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG | NOR | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 218.3 | 1’44.195 | 4.631 / 0.538 |
| 28. | 69 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 215.1 | 1’44.540 | 4.976 / 0.345 |
| 29. | 73 | Taylor MACKENZIE | GBR | KRP MMCG | Honda | 216.9 | 1’44.548 | 4.984 / 0.008 |
| 30. | 72 | Marco RAVAIOLI | ITA | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 214.2 | 1’44.681 | 5.117 / 0.133 |
| 31. | 70 | John McPHEE | GBR | KRP Bradley Smith Racing | Honda | 216.3 | 1’45.214 | 5.650 / 0.533 |
| 32. | 96 | Tommaso GABRIELLI | ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 213.0 | 1’45.593 | 6.029 / 0.379 |
