Phillip Island Moto3 Qualifying Results
Moto3 championship leader Luis Salom will start from pole position for the Tissot Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Joining the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider on the front row will be Jonas Folger and Efren Vazquez, with Salom’s championship rivals Maverick Viñales and Alex Rins fourth and fifth.
Pole for Salom is his fourth of the season and second in succession, ending of run of four different pole-sitters from the previous four events. It came in the form of 1’36.890, serving as a huge confidence boost as the Mallorcan already carries a 14-point lead over Rins and a 26-point margin over Viñales.
Despite being injured in a highside crash in the San Marino Grand Prix in mid-September, Folger continues to deliver solid performances and the Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 rider will be lining up on the front row for the fourth time in 2013, whereas Mahindra Racing’s Vazquez went third on his final lap, just as teammate Miguel Oliveira crashed out of the session. On Row 2, Viñales (Team Calvo) and Rins (Estrella Galicia 0,0) may be required to work together should they hope to overhaul Salom at the forefront of the race.
In fact, Rins is sandwiched by the Viñales name on the second row, as Maverick’s elder cousin Isaac (Ongetta-Centro Seta) will line up sixth. Celebrating a career-best qualifying result, Team Calvo’s Ana Carrasco achieved seventh position to make it six Spaniards in the top seven places, joined on Row 3 by the crashed Oliveira and Ajo’s Zulfahmi Khairuddin, who escaped both a fall and a lurid off-track moment on the exit of the final corner.
Leading Australian representative Jack Miller will start tenth for Caretta Technology – RTG, with compatriot Arthur Sissis 16th for Ajo.
2013 Phillip Island 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 | 244.3 | 1’36.890 | |
| 2 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 239.8 | 1’37.268 | 0.378 / 0.378 |
| 3 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 242.7 | 1’37.292 | 0.402 / 0.024 |
| 4 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team Calvo | KTM | 243.2 | 1’37.361 | 0.471 / 0.069 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex RINS | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | KTM | 245.3 | 1’37.382 | 0.492 / 0.021 |
| 6 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Ongetta-Centro Seta | FTR Honda | 235.7 | 1’37.543 | 0.653 / 0.161 |
| 7 | 22 | Ana CARRASCO | SPA | Team Calvo | KTM | 245.2 | 1’37.544 | 0.654 / 0.001 |
| 8 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 243.9 | 1’37.553 | 0.663 / 0.009 |
| 9 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 242.0 | 1’37.685 | 0.795 / 0.132 |
| 10 | 8 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Caretta Technology – RTG | FTR Honda | 244.0 | 1’37.747 | 0.857 / 0.062 |
| 11 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Ongetta-Rivacold | FTR Honda | 242.4 | 1’37.774 | 0.884 / 0.027 |
| 12 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | FTR Honda | 240.4 | 1’37.847 | 0.957 / 0.073 |
| 13 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | KTM | 245.5 | 1’37.875 | 0.985 / 0.028 |
| 14 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 237.9 | 1’38.074 | 1.184 / 0.199 |
| 15 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Ambrogio Racing | Mahindra | 239.4 | 1’38.077 | 1.187 / 0.003 |
| 16 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 244.7 | 1’38.111 | 1.221 / 0.034 |
| 17 | 5 | Romano FENATI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | FTR Honda | 240.5 | 1’38.124 | 1.234 / 0.013 |
| 18 | 89 | Alan TECHER | FRA | CIP Moto3 | TSR Honda | 238.7 | 1’38.164 | 1.274 / 0.040 |
| 19 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | Caretta Technology – RTG | FTR Honda | 242.3 | 1’38.182 | 1.292 / 0.018 |
| 20 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Interwetten Paddock Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 241.2 | 1’38.258 | 1.368 / 0.076 |
| 21 | 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | Avant Tecno | KTM | 242.3 | 1’38.372 | 1.482 / 0.114 |
| 22 | 4 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | FTR Honda | 242.8 | 1’38.488 | 1.598 / 0.116 |
| 23 | 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex KTM | 243.8 | 1’38.637 | 1.747 / 0.149 |
| 24 | 3 | Matteo FERRARI | ITA | Ongetta-Centro Seta | FTR Honda | 239.4 | 1’38.701 | 1.811 / 0.064 |
| 25 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 239.6 | 1’38.753 | 1.863 / 0.052 |
| 26 | 57 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 241.3 | 1’38.802 | 1.912 / 0.049 |
| 27 | 43 | Luca GRUENWALD | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 240.3 | 1’38.813 | 1.923 / 0.011 |
| 28 | 77 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | FTR Honda | 234.2 | 1’38.835 | 1.945 / 0.022 |
| 29 | 9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 245.1 | 1’38.892 | 2.002 / 0.057 |
| 30 | 21 | Luca AMATO | GER | Ambrogio Racing | Mahindra | 239.7 | 1’39.228 | 2.338 / 0.336 |
| 31 | 58 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | CIP Moto3 | TSR Honda | 238.7 | 1’39.277 | 2.387 / 0.049 |
| 32 | 29 | Hyuga WATANABE | JPN | La Fonte Tascaracing | FTR Honda | 237.4 | 1’39.350 | 2.460 / 0.073 |
| 33 | 80 | Hafiq AZMI | MAL | La Fonte Tascaracing | FTR Honda | 236.6 | 1’40.945 | 4.055 / 1.595 |
| 34 | 75 | Lachlan KAVNEY | AUS | Bullet Racing | Bullet | 231.5 | 1’43.421 | 6.531 / 2.476 |
| 47 | Callum BARKER | AUS | Barker – McVey Racing | Honda | 218.6 | 1’45.949 | 9.059 / 2.528 |
