2014 Qatar Moto2 Qualifying Results
The 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:
| 1 | 53 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 274.0 | 2’00.081 | |
| 2 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 273.4 | 2’00.101 | 0.020 / 0.020 |
| 3 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 268.8 | 2’00.451 | 0.370 / 0.350 |
| 4 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 274.8 | 2’00.459 | 0.378 / 0.008 |
| 5 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Speed Up | Speed Up | 272.6 | 2’00.547 | 0.466 / 0.088 |
| 6 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 273.4 | 2’00.621 | 0.540 / 0.074 |
| 7 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 270.8 | 2’00.696 | 0.615 / 0.075 |
| 8 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | Tasca Racing Moto2 | Suter | 273.9 | 2’00.764 | 0.683 / 0.068 |
| 9 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | AirAsia Caterham | Caterham Suter | 267.5 | 2’00.806 | 0.725 / 0.042 |
| 10 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward KLX | 270.7 | 2’00.831 | 0.750 / 0.025 |
| 11 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 273.0 | 2’00.910 | 0.829 / 0.079 |
| 12 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward KLX | 271.2 | 2’00.914 | 0.833 / 0.004 |
| 13 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 273.4 | 2’01.004 | 0.923 / 0.090 |
| 14 | 40 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 269.1 | 2’01.032 | 0.951 / 0.028 |
| 15 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | AGR Team | Kalex | 270.4 | 2’01.045 | 0.964 / 0.013 |
| 16 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 272.3 | 2’01.111 | 1.030 / 0.066 |
| 17 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 271.9 | 2’01.124 | 1.043 / 0.013 |
| 18 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 272.3 | 2’01.185 | 1.104 / 0.061 |
| 19 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 271.9 | 2’01.190 | 1.109 / 0.005 |
| 20 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | SAG Team | Kalex | 275.2 | 2’01.277 | 1.196 / 0.087 |
| 21 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 273.2 | 2’01.319 | 1.238 / 0.042 |
| 22 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | IodaRacing Project | Suter | 270.4 | 2’01.334 | 1.253 / 0.015 |
| 23 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 270.1 | 2’01.431 | 1.350 / 0.097 |
| 24 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | AGT REA Racing | Suter | 270.3 | 2’01.569 | 1.488 / 0.138 |
| 25 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | AGR Team | Kalex | 271.9 | 2’01.609 | 1.528 / 0.040 |
| 26 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 275.3 | 2’01.732 | 1.651 / 0.123 |
| 27 | 2 | Josh HERRIN | USA | AirAsia Caterham | Caterham Suter | 271.6 | 2’02.258 | 2.177 / 0.526 |
| 28 | 25 | Azlan SHAH | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 270.4 | 2’02.355 | 2.274 / 0.097 |
| 29 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 270.4 | 2’02.395 | 2.314 / 0.040 |
| 30 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Petronas Raceline Malaysia | Kalex | 278.3 | 2’02.473 | 2.392 / 0.078 |
| 31 | 97 | Roman RAMOS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 273.5 | 2’02.676 | 2.595 / 0.203 |
| 32 | 10 | Thitipong WAROKORN | THA | APH PTT The Pizza SAG | Kalex | 270.6 | 2’03.329 | 3.248 / 0.653 |
| 33 | 98 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 274.3 | 2’03.948 | 3.867 / 0.619 |
| 34 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | Teluru Team JiR Webike | TSR | 260.7 | 2’04.036 | 3.955 / 0.088 |
| 35 | 70 | Robin MULHAUSER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 268.1 | 2’04.147 | 4.066 / 0.111 |
