FIM Moto2 World Championship Silverstone, England June 19, 2010 Qualifying Results (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires): 1. Claudio CORTI, Italy (SUTER), 2:09.624 2. Jules CLUZEL, France (SUTER), 2:10.037 3. Stefan BRADL, Germany (SUTER), 2:10.413 4. Julian SIMON, Spain (SUTER), 2:10.419 5. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (BQR-MOTO2), 2:10.475 6. Xavier SIMEON, Belgium (MORIWAKI), 2:10.492 7. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (I.C.P.), 2:10.578 8. Arne TODE, Germany (SUTER), 2:10.634 9. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (MORIWAKI), 2:10.654 10. Fonsi NIETO, Spain (MORIWAKI), 2:10.668 11. Shoya TOMIZAWA, Japan (SUTER), 2:10.688 12. Scott REDDING, Great Britain (SUTER), 2:10.768 13. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland (SUTER), 2:10.773 14. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (FTR), 2:10.802 15. Simone CORSI, Italy (MOTOBI), 2:10.821 16. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (SPEED UP), 2:10.846 17. Alex DEBON, Spain (FTR), 2:10.864 18. Toni ELIAS, Spain (MORIWAKI), 2:11.050 19. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary (SPEED UP), 2:11.177 20. Axel PONS, Spain (PONS KALEX), 2:11.190 21. Mattia PASINI, Italy (MOTOBI), 2:11.212 22. Sergio GADEA, Spain (PONS KALEX), 2:11.221 23. Kenny NOYES, USA (PROMOHARRIS), 2:11.410 24. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand (BIMOTA), 2:11.421 25. Lukas PESEK, Czech Republic (MORIWAKI), 2:11.457 26. Niccolo CANEPA, Italy (FORCE GP210), 2:11.461 27. Roberto ROLFO, Italy (SUTER), 2:11.537 28. Bernat MARTINEZ, Spain (BIMOTA), 2:11.613 29. Robertino PIETRI, Venezuela (SUTER), 2:11.684 30. Kev COGHLAN, Great Britain (FTR), 2:11.694 31. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (SUTER), 2:11.815 32. Hector FAUBEL, Spain (SUTER), 2:11.948 33. Anthony WEST, Australia (MZ-RE HONDA), 2:12.052 34. Vladimir IVANOV, Ukraine (MORIWAKI), 2:12.167 35. Joan OLIVE, Spain (PROMOHARRIS), 2:12.340 36. Raffaele DE ROSA, Italy (TECH 3), 2:12.360 37. Anthony DELHALLE, France (BQR-MOTO2), 2:12.502 38. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Japan (TECH 3), 2:12.568 39. Valentin DEBISE, France (ADV), 2:13.106 40. Vladimir LEONOV, Russia (SUTER), 2:13.240 41. Alex DE ANGELIS, San Marino (FORCE GP210), no time recorded More, from a press release issued by JiR Moto2 Team: Silverstone GP qualifying: another comeback race awaits for Corsi and Pasini After more than two decades of absence, today saw motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship qualifying return to Silverstone, albeit to a new and heavily updated track. The session was characterized by the need of riders to learn the track and find their own reference points, a task which was made all the more difficult thanks to yesterday’s bad weather conditions during free practice. Today we saw the relevant time gaps between riders change position several times, with the championship leaders caught in the middle of the time sheets and a front-row occupied by newcomers, thus underlining the equality that still dominates this new category. Our riders Simone Corsi and Mattia Pasini exploited the time they had to learn the new track, with Simone taking 15th place on the grid and Mattia in 21st. For both, this is a big step forward compared to previous GPs, even if once more tomorrow both will be expected to make a rapid surge to the front of the pack. Who knows what important role will be played by the weather as well? Simone Corsi – 15th – 2’10.821 “I’m pretty satisfied with qualifying, not at all for the final position on the grid but for the progress we made. The track is new and bumpy, very wide and very long, so lines are very important. I liked it pretty much, even if we’d need to run here once more to better understand it. For tomorrow, however, we’re ok, the feeling with my MotoBI is good and we’ll have to do a good start and be immediately aggressive for to make it near the front.” Mattia Pasini – 21st – 2’11.212 “Unfortunately yesterday rained a lot, so we had just today to practice on the new track in dry conditions and understand how to approach it. The circuit is very nice, fast and wide, but lines are crucial as well as their interpretation. For this reason we concentrated more on my riding style than on the machine. To decide the definitive set-up we still have tomorrow morning’s warm-up, but here the difference will be made by who will be able to better understand the track: this is why my 21st place does not worry me too much, I know I’ll need a good start and I’ll try to get close to the leaders as soon as possible.” More, from a press release issued by Tech 3: British Grand Prix – Moto2 Qualifying – 19 June 2010 Tech 3 Racing Team face difficult British Moto2 race The Tech 3 Racing squad faces a difficult challenge to score points in the long-awaited Silverstone Moto2 race after a frustrating and disappointing qualifying session for the British round this afternoon. Raffaele de Rosa made his bid for a top grid position difficult after he suffered a spectacular high-side crash in the twisty early section of the fast and challenging Silverstone circuit. The Italian rider will start from 36th position on the grid having set a best time of 2.12.360 and he was fortunate to walk away unscathed in the high-side and will be fit to start tomorrow’s 18-lap race. It was also an afternoon full of frustration for Yu ki Takahashi, who was relegated down the rankings from the third row of the grid to a lowly 38th. The Japanese rider had all of his fast laps cancelled from counting because of a small infringement. Riders are penalised if using tarmac areas behind the kerbs, and Takahashi was one of several in the 41-strong Moto2 field to fall foul of the rule. He was officially clocked with a best lap of 2.12.568. Herve Poncharal Team Manager “I am really having to bite my tongue because once again this has been a complete disaster. Raffaele has suffered another weekend where he has crashed a lot while not being able to reach a competitive pace. All we can do is continue to work to try and understand his problems, but we are struggling to find an answer at the moment and this is very disappointing for the whole Tech 3 Racing Team. I am really disappointed for Yuki because despite encountering some problems he did a lap time good enough to be on the third row. But we have to accept it and try and bounce back stronger tomorrow in the race and salvage something from what has been an incredibly difficult weekend.”