Portugal Moto2
In Estoril, Portugal, Moto2 qualifying Saturday, Stefan Bradl took his third consecutive pole of the season with a best time of 1’41.591 as the rain held off for the qualifying sessions in all three categories.
The German rider of the Viessmann Kiefer Racing team was followed onto the front row by Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) and Julián Simon (Mapfre Aspar).
Marc Marquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol) will challenge for his first race finish of the season from the second row having qualified fourth, with Dominique Aegerter (Technomag CIP) and Michele Pirro (Gresini Racing) fifth and sixth respectively.
Pirro’s team-mate Yuki Takahashi, Kenan Sofuoglu (Technomag CIP), Jules Cluzel (Forward Racing) and Pol Espargaró completed the top ten in the session. Championship leader Andrea Iannone will start from 14th.
2011 Moto2: Estoril, Portugal, Qualifying:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 270.9 | 1’41.591 | |
| 2. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 266.9 | 1’41.754 | 0.163 / 0.163 |
| 3. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 268.9 | 1’41.905 | 0.314 / 0.151 |
| 4. | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol | Suter | 270.0 | 1’42.073 | 0.482 / 0.168 |
| 5. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 267.6 | 1’42.143 | 0.552 / 0.070 |
| 6. | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 265.5 | 1’42.219 | 0.628 / 0.076 |
| 7. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 269.3 | 1’42.259 | 0.668 / 0.040 |
| 8. | 54 | Kenan SOFUOGLU | TUR | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 265.5 | 1’42.307 | 0.716 / 0.048 |
| 9. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 267.6 | 1’42.400 | 0.809 / 0.093 |
| 10. | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | HP Tuenti Speed Up | FTR | 268.3 | 1’42.456 | 0.865 / 0.056 |
| 11. | 40 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 268.5 | 1’42.493 | 0.902 / 0.037 |
| 12. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 266.1 | 1’42.546 | 0.955 / 0.053 |
| 13. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 264.8 | 1’42.563 | 0.972 / 0.017 |
| 14. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Speed Master | Suter | 270.6 | 1’42.591 | 1.000 / 0.028 |
| 15. | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 267.7 | 1’42.743 | 1.152 / 0.152 |
| 16. | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 269.5 | 1’42.746 | 1.155 / 0.003 |
| 17. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 268.6 | 1’42.844 | 1.253 / 0.098 |
| 18. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | Desguaces La Torre G22 | Moriwaki | 266.0 | 1’42.953 | 1.362 / 0.109 |
| 19. | 75 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 269.3 | 1’42.996 | 1.405 / 0.043 |
| 20. | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 269.1 | 1’43.080 | 1.489 / 0.084 |
| 21. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 B | Tech 3 | 265.7 | 1’43.120 | 1.529 / 0.040 |
| 22. | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 268.5 | 1’43.140 | 1.549 / 0.020 |
| 23. | 34 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | FTR | 270.5 | 1’43.189 | 1.598 / 0.049 |
| 24. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda Singha SAG | FTR | 267.9 | 1’43.286 | 1.695 / 0.097 |
| 25. | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 271.3 | 1’43.346 | 1.755 / 0.060 |
| 26. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 268.0 | 1’43.366 | 1.775 / 0.020 |
| 27. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Avintia-STX | FTR | 267.4 | 1’43.399 | 1.808 / 0.033 |
| 28. | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 264.8 | 1’43.472 | 1.881 / 0.073 |
| 29. | 13 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 262.7 | 1’43.660 | 2.069 / 0.188 |
| 30. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 264.3 | 1’43.674 | 2.083 / 0.014 |
| 31. | 21 | Javier FORES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 264.5 | 1’43.710 | 2.119 / 0.036 |
| 32. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | Speed Up | FTR | 268.6 | 1’44.010 | 2.419 / 0.300 |
| 33. | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | FTR | 269.6 | 1’44.090 | 2.499 / 0.080 |
| 34. | 64 | Santiago HERNANDEZ | COL | SAG Team | FTR | 267.5 | 1’44.355 | 2.764 / 0.265 |
| 35. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 263.6 | 1’44.835 | 3.244 / 0.480 |
| 36. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 265.8 | 1’45.100 | 3.509 / 0.265 |
| 37. | 49 | Kev COGHLAN | GBR | Aeroport de Castello | FTR | 260.4 | 1’45.380 | 3.789 / 0.280 |
| 38. | 97 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | MS Racing | Suter | 261.2 | 1’46.555 | 4.964 / 1.175 |
| 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | GER | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | ||||
| 99 | Lukasz WARGALA | POL | Desguaces La Torre G22 | Moriwaki |
