2013 Assen Moto2 Qualifying Results
For the third time of the 2013 Moto2 Championship, Tuenti HP 40’s Pol Espargaro achieved pole position.
His latest arrived Saturday ahead of the Iveco TT Assen. Joining Espargaro on the front row will be Came IodaRacing Project’s Johann Zarco and Marc VDS Racing Team’s Moto2 Championship leader Scott Redding.
The historic Assen TT Circuit has already been subject to much rain this weekend, not least Friday morning when the final Moto2 practice session was red flagged for half an hour due to a crash for QMMF Racing’s Rafid Topan Sucipto; the Indonesian rider would go on to qualify at the back of the grid despite an injured left foot.
Espargaro sits second in the riders’ standings to Redding, 35 points in arrears. His second pole in a row and third of the 2013 season came in the form of 1:38.734, edging out Zarco by just over a tenth of a second. Behind Redding, Row 2 is headed up by Espargaro’s teammate Esteve Rabat who suffered a crash during the session.
Xavier Simeon and Anthony West complete the second row for Desguaces La Torre Maptaq and QMMF Racing, respectively, while Row 3 will be occupied by NGM Mobile Racing’s Mattia Pasini, Marc VDS’ Mika Kallio and JiR Moto2’s Mike di Meglio. Independent wildcard Gino Rea will line up 24th.
2013 Assen Moto2 Qualifying Results:
| 1 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 255.0 | 1’38.734 | |
| 2 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 249.5 | 1’38.833 | 0.099 / 0.099 |
| 3 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 242.9 | 1’38.879 | 0.145 / 0.046 |
| 4 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 249.9 | 1’38.973 | 0.239 / 0.094 |
| 5 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Desguaces La Torre Maptaq | Kalex | 247.8 | 1’39.096 | 0.362 / 0.123 |
| 6 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 253.7 | 1’39.272 | 0.538 / 0.176 |
| 7 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 252.8 | 1’39.279 | 0.545 / 0.007 |
| 8 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 248.6 | 1’39.294 | 0.560 / 0.015 |
| 9 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 248.3 | 1’39.297 | 0.563 / 0.003 |
| 10 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 250.9 | 1’39.300 | 0.566 / 0.003 |
| 11 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 251.6 | 1’39.303 | 0.569 / 0.003 |
| 12 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 252.6 | 1’39.334 | 0.600 / 0.031 |
| 13 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 249.7 | 1’39.362 | 0.628 / 0.028 |
| 14 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Kalex | 253.9 | 1’39.387 | 0.653 / 0.025 |
| 15 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 249.8 | 1’39.414 | 0.680 / 0.027 |
| 16 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 246.5 | 1’39.482 | 0.748 / 0.068 |
| 17 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 251.8 | 1’39.488 | 0.754 / 0.006 |
| 18 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing | Suter | 253.1 | 1’39.583 | 0.849 / 0.095 |
| 19 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 252.6 | 1’39.660 | 0.926 / 0.077 |
| 20 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 251.2 | 1’39.681 | 0.947 / 0.021 |
| 21 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 250.6 | 1’39.703 | 0.969 / 0.022 |
| 22 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 253.0 | 1’39.783 | 1.049 / 0.080 |
| 23 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 252.6 | 1’39.857 | 1.123 / 0.074 |
| 24 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | Gino Rea Race Team | FTR | 244.2 | 1’39.892 | 1.158 / 0.035 |
| 25 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 250.1 | 1’39.928 | 1.194 / 0.036 |
| 26 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 252.1 | 1’40.014 | 1.280 / 0.086 |
| 27 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 252.4 | 1’40.202 | 1.468 / 0.188 |
| 28 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 252.9 | 1’40.517 | 1.783 / 0.315 |
| 29 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 250.7 | 1’40.726 | 1.992 / 0.209 |
| 30 | 9 | Kyle SMITH | GBR | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 256.0 | 1’40.921 | 2.187 / 0.195 |
| 31 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 246.9 | 1’41.006 | 2.272 / 0.085 |
| 32 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 247.5 | 1’41.875 | 3.141 / 0.869 |
| 33 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 243.5 | 1’43.868 | 5.134 / 1.993 |
