Marc VDS Racing Team's Esteve Rabat en route to Qatar Moto2 pole
Marc VDS Racing Team’s Esteve Rabat en route to Qatar Moto2 pole2014 Qatar Moto2 Qualifying ResultsThe Moto2 qualifying session at the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar at Losail International Circuit saw Esteve Rabat (Marc VDS Racing Team) take pole. ahead of Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) and Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia).
Rabat took pole with a best time of 2:00.081 to beat the existing pole record at the 3.34-mile circuit containing 16 corners, with Cortese just behind him by 0.02 of a second in second.Cortese later crashed in an incident also involving Jordi Torres (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2) and Mika Kallio Marc (VDS Racing Team) causing a red flag, but each escaped relatively unscathed.Nakagami (+0.37 of a second) rounded out the front row, with Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2), the impressive rookie Sam Lowes (Speed Up) and Kallio on row two.Xavier Simeon (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2), Alex De Angelis (Tasca Racing Moto2) and Johann Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) qualified on the third row, just ahead of late crasher Simone Corsi (NGM Forward Racing), who was also OK.As for the only American in Moto2, Caterham Moto2’s Josh Herrin qualified 27th, 2.177 seconds behind Rabat.2014 Qatar Moto2 Qualifying Results:
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