2013 Qatar Moto3 Qualifying Results
Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Luis Salom will head an all-Spanish front row for the opening Moto3 race of 2013 at Losail International Circuit for the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar.
The Mallorcan topped Saturday’s qualifying session from Team Calvo’s Maverick Viñales and Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Alex Rins.
Despite no less than 32 bikes in the field and plenty of sand remaining off the racing line at the desert circuit, times continued to tumble and fluctuate across the course of the 40 minutes, as the fight for pole quickly transpired to be between the eventual front row men plus Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3’s Jonas Folger and Mahindra Racing’s Miguel Oliveira.
Returning to the top with two minutes to go, Salom navigated his way around slower runners to go even quicker as the chequered flag flew, sealing pole with a lap time of 2’07.229. This edged out Viñales by a tenth of a second, as he fought through the pain following his testing accident at Jerez, from which the stitches had been removed only two days ago.
Rins had been fastest for much of the session and also sealed his front row spot with a last-gasp effort, moving ahead of Folger as Oliveira returned to the second row and fifth place. Sixth on the grid will be CIP Moto3’s Alan Techer, with the Frenchman having beaten Redox RW Racing GP’s Jakub Kornfeil who heads the third row. Efrén Vázquez and Alex Márquez complete Row 3 for Mahindra and Estrella Galicia respectively, with Australia’s Arthur Sissis rounding out the top ten for Red Bull KTM Ajo.
Further down the field female rider Ana Carrasco impressed by sealing 23rd spot for Team Calvo, despite having missed out on track time for much of the weekend so far due to technical issues.
2013 Qatar Moto3 Qualifying Results:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 224.8 | 2’07.229 | |
| 2 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team Calvo | KTM | 225.5 | 2’07.337 | 0.108 / 0.108 |
| 3 | 42 | Alex RINS | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | KTM | 220.3 | 2’07.596 | 0.367 / 0.259 |
| 4 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 219.7 | 2’07.894 | 0.665 / 0.298 |
| 5 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 226.1 | 2’08.409 | 1.180 / 0.515 |
| 6 | 89 | Alan TECHER | FRA | CIP Moto3 | TSR Honda | 222.3 | 2’08.471 | 1.242 / 0.062 |
| 7 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 220.6 | 2’08.482 | 1.253 / 0.011 |
| 8 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 230.0 | 2’08.521 | 1.292 / 0.039 |
| 9 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | KTM | 234.4 | 2’08.556 | 1.327 / 0.035 |
| 10 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 227.5 | 2’08.567 | 1.338 / 0.011 |
| 11 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 222.7 | 2’08.575 | 1.346 / 0.008 |
| 12 | 5 | Romano FENATI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | FTR Honda | 225.0 | 2’08.784 | 1.555 / 0.209 |
| 13 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Bimbo-Ongetta-Centro Seta | FTR Honda | 222.4 | 2’08.988 | 1.759 / 0.204 |
| 14 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | FTR Honda | 222.8 | 2’09.107 | 1.878 / 0.119 |
| 15 | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Ambrogio Racing | Suter Honda | 218.4 | 2’09.405 | 2.176 / 0.298 |
| 16 | 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | Avant Tecno | KTM | 228.3 | 2’09.750 | 2.521 / 0.345 |
| 17 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Ambrogio Racing | Suter Honda | 213.1 | 2’09.885 | 2.656 / 0.135 |
| 18 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 225.4 | 2’09.911 | 2.682 / 0.026 |
| 19 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Ongetta-Rivacold | FTR Honda | 225.5 | 2’10.158 | 2.929 / 0.247 |
| 20 | 17 | John McPHEE | GBR | Caretta Technology – RTG | FTR Honda | 214.6 | 2’10.195 | 2.966 / 0.037 |
| 21 | 8 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Caretta Technology – RTG | FTR Honda | 217.9 | 2’10.221 | 2.992 / 0.026 |
| 22 | 58 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | CIP Moto3 | TSR Honda | 223.6 | 2’10.443 | 3.214 / 0.222 |
| 23 | 22 | Ana CARRASCO | SPA | Team Calvo | KTM | 224.7 | 2’10.520 | 3.291 / 0.077 |
| 24 | 9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 226.7 | 2’10.688 | 3.459 / 0.168 |
| 25 | 57 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 223.7 | 2’10.798 | 3.569 / 0.110 |
| 26 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | La Fonte Tascaracing | Honda | 221.6 | 2’10.939 | 3.710 / 0.141 |
| 27 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Paddock TT Motion Events | Kalex KTM | 220.9 | 2’11.000 | 3.771 / 0.061 |
| 28 | 66 | Florian ALT | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 219.9 | 2’11.047 | 3.818 / 0.047 |
| 29 | 4 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | FTR Honda | 223.1 | 2’11.284 | 4.055 / 0.237 |
| 30 | 77 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | FTR Honda | 219.6 | 2’11.286 | 4.057 / 0.002 |
| 31 | 3 | Matteo FERRARI | ITA | Ongetta-Centro Seta | FTR Honda | 223.0 | 2’11.775 | 4.546 / 0.489 |
| 32 | 29 | Hyuga WATANABE | JPN | La Fonte Tascaracing | Honda | 222.5 | 2’12.542 | 5.313 / 0.767 |
