2013 Catalunya Moto2 Qualifying Results
The Moto2 contest on Sunday at the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya will get underway with Pol Espargaro on pole. Joining the Tuenti HP 40 pilot on the front row will be Scott Redding and Tito Rabat.
Local rider Espargaro set a rapid pace in qualifying, the Tuenti HP 40 man emerging on top thanks to a 1:46.410 lap on Saturday afternoon, in scorching heat at the brilliant Circuit de Catalunya.
Marc VDS Racing Team’s standings leader Redding ended up 0.619s adrift of pole, whilst Espargaro’s Tuenti HP 40 colleague Rabat completed the front row with a similar time to Redding’s.
Indeed another similar lap time from Italtrans Racing Team’s Takaaki Nakagami has him at the front of row two, 0.688s off pole man Espargaro. Despite an early crash, NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Alex de Angelis made row two as well, with Came IodaRacing Project’s Johann Zarco in sixth.
The third row features Aspar Team Moto2’s Jordi Torres, Technomag carXpert’s Randy Krummenacher and Moto3 World Champion Sandro Cortese – who rides for Dynavolt Intact GP.
The top ten was rounded out by Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing’s Thomas Luthi, who will be disappointed with that position having shown good pace in free practice.
There were crashes for Thai Honda PTT Gresini’s Ratthapark Wilairot and Blusens Avintia’s Kyle Smith towards the end of the session, but both riders emerged without major problems.
2013 Catalunya Moto2 Qualifying Results:
1 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 281.4 | 1’46.410 | |
2 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 275.5 | 1’47.029 | 0.619 / 0.619 |
3 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 279.7 | 1’47.076 | 0.666 / 0.047 |
4 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 275.7 | 1’47.098 | 0.688 / 0.022 |
5 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 284.0 | 1’47.149 | 0.739 / 0.051 |
6 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 280.5 | 1’47.213 | 0.803 / 0.064 |
7 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 281.1 | 1’47.258 | 0.848 / 0.045 |
8 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 278.9 | 1’47.418 | 1.008 / 0.160 |
9 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 280.7 | 1’47.422 | 1.012 / 0.004 |
10 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing | Suter | 279.5 | 1’47.424 | 1.014 / 0.002 |
11 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 284.8 | 1’47.475 | 1.065 / 0.051 |
12 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 276.9 | 1’47.540 | 1.130 / 0.065 |
13 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Kalex | 280.3 | 1’47.559 | 1.149 / 0.019 |
14 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 280.2 | 1’47.586 | 1.176 / 0.027 |
15 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 281.3 | 1’47.695 | 1.285 / 0.109 |
16 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 280.8 | 1’47.731 | 1.321 / 0.036 |
17 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 277.5 | 1’47.803 | 1.393 / 0.072 |
18 | 9 | Kyle SMITH | GBR | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 276.4 | 1’47.805 | 1.395 / 0.002 |
19 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Desguaces La Torre Maptaq | Kalex | 276.2 | 1’47.808 | 1.398 / 0.003 |
20 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 280.5 | 1’47.808 | 1.398 |
21 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 276.9 | 1’47.859 | 1.449 / 0.051 |
22 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 272.0 | 1’47.931 | 1.521 / 0.072 |
23 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 278.6 | 1’47.986 | 1.576 / 0.055 |
24 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 279.2 | 1’48.032 | 1.622 / 0.046 |
25 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 277.2 | 1’48.064 | 1.654 / 0.032 |
26 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 280.4 | 1’48.140 | 1.730 / 0.076 |
27 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Petronas Raceline Malaysia | Kalex | 281.3 | 1’48.221 | 1.811 / 0.081 |
28 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 281.4 | 1’48.240 | 1.830 / 0.019 |
29 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 276.6 | 1’48.308 | 1.898 / 0.068 |
30 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 279.7 | 1’48.313 | 1.903 / 0.005 |
31 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 282.8 | 1’48.398 | 1.988 / 0.085 |
32 | 27 | Dani RIVAS | SPA | TSR Motorsports | Kalex | 270.6 | 1’48.587 | 2.177 / 0.189 |
33 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 277.0 | 1’49.059 | 2.649 / 0.472 |
34 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 274.6 | 1’50.709 | 4.299 / 1.650 |