FIM Moto3 World Championship
Phillip Island, Australia
October 17, 2015
Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Danny KENT, UK (HONDA), 1:36.180*
2. John McPHEE, UK (HONDA), 1:36.540
3. Miguel OLIVEIRA, Portugal (KTM), 1:36.606
4. Efren VAZQUEZ, Spain (HONDA), 1:36.693
5. Jorge NAVARRO, Spain (HONDA), 1:36.705
6. Romano FENATI, Italy (KTM), 1:36.822
7. Livio LOI, Belgium (HONDA), 1:36.942
8. Maria HERRERA, Spain (HUSQVARNA), 1:36.960
9. Jakub KORNFEIL, Czech Republic (KTM), 1:37.011
10. Brad BINDER, South Africa (KTM), 1:37.134
* = penalized six starting positions for riding slowly on the racing line during FP3
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Scotsman John McPhee took his first ever Moto3™ pole position ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Efren Vazquez after Kent hit with penalty.
SAXOPRINT RTG’s McPhee claimed pole position after championship leader Kent was hit with a six-place grid penalty for riding slowly on the racing line in FP3. Kent finished on top of the timesheets with a 1’36.180, but was punished for an infringement in Saturday morning’s Free Practice 3 session and will have to start from seventh.
McPhee (+0.360s) set a 1’36.540 in glorious conditions at Phillip Island and will start from pole for the first time in his career after Kent’s penalty. Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Miguel Oliveira (+0.426s) was in second as the Portuguese rider claimed his sixth front row start of 2015.
Kent’s Leopard Racing teammate Efren Vazquez (+0.513s) will start from third in what is his first front row start of the season. Estrella Galicia 0,0 Jorge Navarro (+0.525s) qualified in fourth ahead of the pole man from Motegi, Sky Racing Team VR46’s Romano Fenati (+0.642s) in fifth.
RW Racing GP’s Livio Loi (+0.762s) will complete the second row in sixth, with Kent relegated to seventh. Jakub Kornfeil (Drive M7 SIC), Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Isaac Viñales (RAB Racing Team) completed the top ten.