2012 Sachsenring Moto2 Qualifying Results
Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol’s Marc Márquez overcame difficult track conditions at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring to take pole position for Sunday’s Moto2 race ahead of Julián Simón and Mika Kallio.
The session had started in drying conditions after the MotoGP bikes had created a dryer racing line, however rain began to fall again soon after. Yet in a near identical situation to their premier-class counterparts, the rain stopped towards the end of qualifying, which is when the riders were frantically competing for their hot lap.
And it was Márquez who coped best with the conditions as he set the pole time of 1.34’503, just narrowly pushing Blusens Avintia’s Julián Simón into second on the grid. Completing the front row is Marc VDS Racing Team’s Mika Kallio, who had one of his best qualifying sessions to date.
Tech 3 Racing’s Xavier Siméon will start from fourth, despite crashing out on his final hot lap, with Federal Oil Gresini Moto2’s Gino Rea putting in a stunning performance to start alongside him. Interwetten-Paddock’s Tom Lüthi also coped well on the wet track, and will start tomorrow’s race from sixth.
QMMF Racing Team’s wet-weather specialist Anthony West gave his team something to smile about as he managed seventh spot, ahead of NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Alex de Angelis. In ninth, Tech 3’s Bradley Smith was unable to fight for higher positions as he crashed out with 16 minutes to go, yet managed to keep his place in front of Speed Master’s Andrea Iannone.
The Pons 40 HP Tuenti team did not have the best afternoon, with Pol Espargaró only managing 17th and Axel Pons crashing out. Arguiñano Racing Team’s Ricky Cardus was also caught out by the weather as he suffered a highside, yet was unhurt in the incident.
2012 Sachsenring Moto2 Qualifying Results:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol | Suter | 237.9 | 1’34.503 | |
| 2. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Suter | 232.5 | 1’34.548 | 0.045 / 0.045 |
| 3. | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 235.2 | 1’34.639 | 0.136 / 0.091 |
| 4. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 231.6 | 1’34.686 | 0.183 / 0.047 |
| 5. | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 235.7 | 1’34.908 | 0.405 / 0.222 |
| 6. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten-Paddock | Suter | 236.5 | 1’34.945 | 0.442 / 0.037 |
| 7. | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 232.3 | 1’35.110 | 0.607 / 0.165 |
| 8. | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR | 233.3 | 1’35.234 | 0.731 / 0.124 |
| 9. | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 233.5 | 1’35.238 | 0.735 / 0.004 |
| 10. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Speed Master | Speed Up | 234.4 | 1’35.320 | 0.817 / 0.082 |
| 11. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR | 236.1 | 1’35.358 | 0.855 / 0.038 |
| 12. | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Arguiñano Racing Team | AJR | 232.9 | 1’35.559 | 1.056 / 0.201 |
| 13. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Came IodaRacing Project | FTR | 236.3 | 1’35.702 | 1.199 / 0.143 |
| 14. | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 235.8 | 1’35.733 | 1.230 / 0.031 |
| 15. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 236.0 | 1’35.777 | 1.274 / 0.044 |
| 16. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 235.1 | 1’35.819 | 1.316 / 0.042 |
| 17. | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 236.8 | 1’35.976 | 1.473 / 0.157 |
| 18. | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 236.2 | 1’36.041 | 1.538 / 0.065 |
| 19. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 236.3 | 1’36.386 | 1.883 / 0.345 |
| 20. | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | GP Team Switzerland | Kalex | 239.3 | 1’36.407 | 1.904 / 0.021 |
| 21. | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 235.3 | 1’36.461 | 1.958 / 0.054 |
| 22. | 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 231.6 | 1’36.471 | 1.968 / 0.010 |
| 23. | 50 | Damian CUDLIN | AUS | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Bimota | 231.5 | 1’36.532 | 2.029 / 0.061 |
| 24. | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 232.9 | 1’36.707 | 2.204 / 0.175 |
| 25. | 22 | Alessandro ANDREOZZI | ITA | S/Master Speed Up | Speed Up | 233.9 | 1’37.072 | 2.569 / 0.365 |
| 26. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 232.7 | 1’37.588 | 3.085 / 0.516 |
| 27. | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 241.3 | 1’37.723 | 3.220 / 0.135 |
| 28. | 57 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 228.0 | 1’37.921 | 3.418 / 0.198 |
| 29. | 11 | Kevin WAHR | GER | Kiefer Racing | IAMT | 228.3 | 1’38.493 | 3.990 / 0.572 |
| 30. | 21 | Markus REITERBERGER | GER | Cresto Guide MZ Racing | MZ-RE Honda | 229.3 | 1’38.697 | 4.194 / 0.204 |
| 31. | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | ITA | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 233.8 | 1’38.703 | 4.200 / 0.006 |
| 32. | 10 | Marco COLANDREA | SWI | SAG Team | FTR | 230.0 | 1’39.273 | 4.770 / 0.570 |
| 33. | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 232.8 | 1’39.301 | 4.798 / 0.028 |
| 34. | 82 | Elena ROSELL | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 230.5 | 1’39.716 | 5.213 / 0.415 |
