2014 Le Mans Moto3 Qualifying Results
Efren Vazquez (SAXOPRINT RTG) outpaced the rest of the field at Le Mans with a new pole record of 1:42.491 for the Moto3 class.
Joining the Spaniard on the front row at Le Mans Moto3 will be current points leader Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Alex Rins (Estrella Galicia 0,0), respectively.
Vazquez has taken a step up this season in terms of his competitiveness and he achieved his first Grand Prix pole by a 0.025s margin from standings leader Miller, while Rins missed out on top spot by 0.227s as he was hindered on a late fast lap.
Local hero Alexis Masbou (Ongetta-Rivacold) heads the second row and might have done better had he not crashed immediately after setting his best time. He was not seriously hurt in the incident and is joined on row two by Niklas Ajo (Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo) and Isaac Viñales (Calvo Team).
The third row will feature Alex Marquez (Estrella Galicia 0,0), who led Friday Moto3 practice, John McPhee (SAXOPRINT RTG) and Zulfahmi Khairuddin (Ongetta-AirAsia).
The winner of the last two races Romano Fenati (SKY Racing Team VR46) just sneaked into the top ten at the end and therefore will get away from the head of the fourth row.
In addition to Masbou there were crashes without significant consequences for Luca Grünwald (Kiefer Racing) at Museum Corner and Hafiq Azmi (SIC-Ajo KTM) who walked away from nasty late spill on the final corner.
2014 Le Mans Moto3 Qualifying Results:
| 1 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | SaxoPrint-RTG | Honda | 219.2 | 1’42.491 | |
| 2 | 8 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 211.8 | 1’42.516 | 0.025 / 0.025 |
| 3 | 42 | Alex RINS | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 216.0 | 1’42.718 | 0.227 / 0.202 |
| 4 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda | 213.8 | 1’42.752 | 0.261 / 0.034 |
| 5 | 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo | Husqvarna | 208.4 | 1’42.769 | 0.278 / 0.017 |
| 6 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Calvo Team | KTM | 214.0 | 1’42.815 | 0.324 / 0.046 |
| 7 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 215.9 | 1’42.896 | 0.405 / 0.081 |
| 8 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | SaxoPrint-RTG | Honda | 214.4 | 1’42.936 | 0.445 / 0.040 |
| 9 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Ongetta-AirAsia | Honda | 216.4 | 1’42.991 | 0.500 / 0.055 |
| 10 | 5 | Romano FENATI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 216.1 | 1’43.068 | 0.577 / 0.077 |
| 11 | 98 | Karel HANIKA | CZE | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 211.0 | 1’43.112 | 0.621 / 0.044 |
| 12 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo | Husqvarna | 213.5 | 1’43.247 | 0.756 / 0.135 |
| 13 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 | KTM | 209.2 | 1’43.299 | 0.808 / 0.052 |
| 14 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 212.9 | 1’43.304 | 0.813 / 0.005 |
| 15 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 | KTM | 212.8 | 1’43.314 | 0.823 / 0.010 |
| 16 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | CIP | Mahindra | 208.4 | 1’43.391 | 0.900 / 0.077 |
| 17 | 21 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 208.8 | 1’43.487 | 0.996 / 0.096 |
| 18 | 58 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 215.2 | 1’43.644 | 1.153 / 0.157 |
| 19 | 38 | Hafiq AZMI | MAL | SIC-AJO | KTM | 217.0 | 1’43.786 | 1.295 / 0.142 |
| 20 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Calvo Team | KTM | 213.6 | 1’43.831 | 1.340 / 0.045 |
| 21 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Ambrogio Racing | Mahindra | 208.8 | 1’43.946 | 1.455 / 0.115 |
| 22 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Interwetten Paddock Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 208.8 | 1’43.983 | 1.492 / 0.037 |
| 23 | 9 | Scott DEROUE | NED | RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 215.7 | 1’43.988 | 1.497 / 0.005 |
| 24 | 51 | Bryan SCHOUTEN | NED | CIP | Mahindra | 212.5 | 1’44.194 | 1.703 / 0.206 |
| 25 | 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex KTM | 208.4 | 1’44.237 | 1.746 / 0.043 |
| 26 | 43 | Luca GRÜNWALD | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 212.0 | 1’44.324 | 1.833 / 0.087 |
| 27 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | AUS | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 208.4 | 1’44.418 | 1.927 / 0.094 |
| 28 | 3 | Matteo FERRARI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 208.4 | 1’44.805 | 2.314 / 0.387 |
| 29 | 34 | Michael Ruben RINALDI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 206.0 | 1’45.067 | 2.576 / 0.262 |
| 30 | 22 | Ana CARRASCO | SPA | RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 212.1 | 1’45.067 | 2.576 |
| 31 | 57 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | Calvo Team | KTM | 206.3 | 1’45.094 | 2.603 / 0.027 |
| 32 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Ambrogio Racing | Mahindra | 210.4 | 1’45.464 | 2.973 / 0.370 |
| 33 | 4 | Gabriel RAMOS | VEN | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 204.0 | 1’46.099 | 3.608 / 0.635 |
| 73 | Renald CASTILLON | FRA | Team RMS | Honda |
