2013 Malaysian Grand Prix Moto2 Qualifying Results
Tuenti HP 40’s Tito Rabat continued his dominance at Sepang International Circuit Saturday, the Spaniard earning the Moto2 pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Rabat, who had led every session leading up to qualifying, will be joined on the front row by Tom Luthi and Pol Espargaro. As for the Moto2 Championship leader, Scott Redding qualified 10th.
Sublime all weekend, Rabat sealed his second pole (his first having come in Jerez) with a 2’07.063 lap time. As he and Tuenti HP 40 teammate Espargaro sandwich Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing’s Luthi into second place, Espargaro is seven positions in front of championship rival Redding, who once again struggle with traffic.
However, Redding started 13th last time out in Aragón but was able to finish one position behind Espargaro. At present, the Englishman heads Espargaro by 20 points, with Rabat 44 behind the leader.
Row 2 will be filled by Came Iodaracing Project’s Johann Zarco, Marc VDS Racing Team’s Mika Kallio and Italtrans Racing Team’s Takaaki Nakagami, who re-joined the session after a crash at the final corner. Alex de Angelis will line up seventh for NGM Mobile Forward Racing from Xavier Simeon (Maptaq SAG Zelos Team) and Jordi Torres (Aspar Team Moto2). Joining Redding on Row 4 will be Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert) and Marcel Schrotter (Maptaq SAG Zelos Team).
2013 Sepang Moto2 Qualifying Results:
1 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 266.1 | 2’07.063 | |
2 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing | Suter | 262.3 | 2’07.081 | 0.018 / 0.018 |
3 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 267.3 | 2’07.161 | 0.098 / 0.080 |
4 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 265.5 | 2’07.430 | 0.367 / 0.269 |
5 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 264.5 | 2’07.637 | 0.574 / 0.207 |
6 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 260.3 | 2’07.748 | 0.685 / 0.111 |
7 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 263.6 | 2’07.793 | 0.730 / 0.045 |
8 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | Kalex | 258.9 | 2’07.798 | 0.735 / 0.005 |
9 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 265.5 | 2’07.888 | 0.825 / 0.090 |
10 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 259.9 | 2’07.980 | 0.917 / 0.092 |
11 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 263.8 | 2’07.998 | 0.935 / 0.018 |
12 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | Kalex | 262.1 | 2’08.036 | 0.973 / 0.038 |
13 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 266.2 | 2’08.075 | 1.012 / 0.039 |
14 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 263.6 | 2’08.128 | 1.065 / 0.053 |
15 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 264.4 | 2’08.173 | 1.110 / 0.045 |
16 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 265.7 | 2’08.359 | 1.296 / 0.186 |
17 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 262.0 | 2’08.424 | 1.361 / 0.065 |
18 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Petronas Raceline Malaysia | Kalex | 262.5 | 2’08.441 | 1.378 / 0.017 |
19 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 266.1 | 2’09.098 | 2.035 / 0.657 |
20 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 264.8 | 2’09.217 | 2.154 / 0.119 |
21 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 266.0 | 2’09.412 | 2.349 / 0.195 |
22 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 266.8 | 2’09.458 | 2.395 / 0.046 |
23 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 264.0 | 2’09.712 | 2.649 / 0.254 |
24 | 92 | Alex MARIÑELARENA | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 258.5 | 2’09.757 | 2.694 / 0.045 |
25 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 264.4 | 2’09.926 | 2.863 / 0.169 |
26 | 46 | Decha KRAISART | THA | Singha Eneos Yamaha Tech3 | Tech3 | 254.8 | 2’10.153 | 3.090 / 0.227 |
27 | 25 | Azlan SHAH | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 261.8 | 2’10.276 | 3.213 / 0.123 |
28 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 261.3 | 2’10.468 | 3.405 / 0.192 |
29 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 262.1 | 2’10.740 | 3.677 / 0.272 |
30 | 10 | Thitipong WAROKORN | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 258.3 | 2’10.796 | 3.733 / 0.056 |
31 | 62 | Fadli IMMAMMUDDIN | INA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 261.5 | 2’10.965 | 3.902 / 0.169 |
32 | 21 | Zaqhwan ZAIDI | MAL | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 260.8 | 2’10.995 | 3.932 / 0.030 |
33 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 260.1 | 2’11.305 | 4.242 / 0.310 |
34 | 34 | Ezequiel ITURRIOZ | ARG | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 255.7 | 2’12.179 | 5.116 / 0.874 |