Assen 125cc MotoGP: Thursday FP Results

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Ron Lieback
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2011 125 MotoGP

Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) set the fastest time in the first 125cc practice of the Iveco TT Assen.

Sandro Cortese (Intact Racing Team Germany) and Maverick Viñales (Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Team) followed with second and third quickest times.

The 125cc riders hit the track for the first day of practice in preparation for the Iveco TT Assen. The weekend weather did not indicate it would be an easy weekend however, as under cloudy skies rain began to fall 15 minutes into the first 40 minutes of the single cylinder practice session. The second session was canceled due to rain and spilled oil from the Moto2 class.

Many 125cc MotoGP riders returned to the pits with the first drops of rain, with many riders remaining in the pits until the last 15 minutes.

Folger, despite an offtrack excursion, managed a lap of 1’47.191, which put him on top of the timings. Fellow countryman Cortese followed 0.387s behind, with Spaniard 125cc rider Viñales nearly a second behind Folger’s time. Points leader Nicolas Terol (Bankia Aspar) was fourth fastest of the session.

Niklas Ajo (TT Motion Events Racing) was an early crasher, with several riders crashing in the last minutes of FP1 as the weather worsened, including Danny Webb (Mahindra Racing), Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo), Josep Rodríguez (Team Andalucía Banca Cívica) and Simone Grotzkyj (Phonica Racing).

2011 Assen 125cc MotoGP: Free Practice 1 Results

Pos.Num.RiderNationTeamBikeKm/hTimeGap 1st/Prev.
1.94Jonas FOLGERGERRed Bull Ajo MotorSportAprilia203.01’47.191
2.11Sandro CORTESEGERIntact-Racing Team GermanyAprilia203.71’47.5780.387 / 0.387
3.25Maverick VIÑALESSPABlusens by Paris Hilton RacingAprilia208.11’48.1470.956 / 0.569
4.18Nicolas TEROLSPABankia Aspar Team 125ccAprilia207.91’48.8471.656 / 0.700
5.55Hector FAUBELSPABankia Aspar Team 125ccAprilia209.91’49.1151.924 / 0.268
6.10Alexis MASBOUFRACaretta TechnologyKTM200.61’49.1291.938 / 0.014
7.3Luigi MORCIANOITATeam Italia FMIAprilia202.61’49.4242.233 / 0.295
8.39Luis SALOMSPARW Racing GPAprilia208.61’49.9082.717 / 0.484
9.52Danny KENTGBRRed Bull Ajo MotorSportAprilia204.61’49.9762.785 / 0.068
10.99Danny WEBBGBRMahindra RacingMahindra207.91’49.9792.788 / 0.003
11.50Sturla FAGERHAUGNORWTR-Ten10 RacingAprilia201.71’50.1092.918 / 0.130
12.77Marcel SCHROTTERGERMahindra RacingMahindra200.51’50.1192.928 / 0.010
13.23Alberto MONCAYOSPAAndalucia Banca CivicaAprilia204.61’50.2753.084 / 0.156
14.41Luca GRUENWALDGERFreudenberg Racing TeamKTM201.51’50.3913.200 / 0.116
15.51Bryan SCHOUTENNEDDutch Racing TeamHonda200.21’50.7193.528 / 0.328
16.15Simone GROTZKYJITAPhonica RacingAprilia201.61’50.7623.571 / 0.043
17.5Johann ZARCOFRAAvant-AirAsia-AjoDerbi202.31’50.9313.740 / 0.169
18.33Sergio GADEASPABlusens by Paris Hilton RacingAprilia205.71’50.9933.802 / 0.062
19.56Peter SEBESTYENHUNCaretta TechnologyKTM199.91’51.1473.956 / 0.154
20.84Jakub KORNFEILCZEOngetta-Centro SetaAprilia199.71’51.2554.064 / 0.108
21.67Jerry VAN DE BUNTNEDJerrysRacingTeamHonda199.21’51.4664.275 / 0.211
22.30Giulian PEDONESWIPhonica RacingAprilia198.61’51.5834.392 / 0.117
23.53Jasper IWEMANEDOngetta-Abbink MetaalAprilia206.21’51.6894.498 / 0.106
24.31Niklas AJOFINTT Motion Events RacingAprilia199.01’51.8324.641 / 0.143
25.7Efren VAZQUEZSPAAvant-AirAsia-AjoDerbi204.21’52.3155.124 / 0.483
26.26Adrian MARTINSPABankia Aspar Team 125ccAprilia203.31’52.7015.510 / 0.386
27.96Louis ROSSIFRAMatteoni RacingAprilia196.31’52.8915.700 / 0.190
28.17Taylor MACKENZIEGBRPhonica RacingAprilia199.61’53.0605.869 / 0.169
29.61Ernst DUBBINKNEDRV Racing TeamHonda199.71’53.2596.068 / 0.199
30.43Francesco MAURIELLOITAWTR-Ten10 RacingAprilia201.21’53.3046.113 / 0.045
31.63Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDINMALAirasia-Sic-AjoDerbi200.11’53.8026.611 / 0.498
32.28Josep RODRIGUEZSPAAndalucia Banca CivicaAprilia201.51’53.8166.625 / 0.014
33.36Joan PERELLOSPAMatteoni RacingAprilia195.11’54.2017.010 / 0.385
19Alessandro TONUCCIITATeam Italia FMIAprilia196.01’56.4499.258 / 2.248
75Thomas VAN LEEUWENNEDRacingTeam Van LeeuwenHonda189.61’57.46210.271 / 1.013
21Harry STAFFORDGBROngetta-Centro SetaAprilia

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