Moto2 Valencia: Zarco Smashes Qualifying Record Enroute To Pole Position

Moto2 Valencia: Zarco Smashes Qualifying Record Enroute To Pole Position

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FIM Moto2 World Championship/Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana

Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana

Valencia, Spain

November 12, 2016

Qualifying Results (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires):

1. Johann ZARCO, France (KALEX), 1:34.879

2. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (KALEX), 1:34.885

3. Franco MORBIDELLI, Italy (KALEX), 1:34.993 

4. Mattia PASINI, Italy (KALEX), 1:35.152

5. Alex RINS, Spain (KALEX), 1:35.184

6. Julian SIMON, Spain (SPEED UP), 1:35.222 

7. Sam LOWES, UK (KALEX), 1:35.237

8. Danny KENT, UK (KALEX), 1:35.345 

9. Takaaki NAKAGAMI, Japan (KALEX), 1:35.365 

10. Alex MARQUEZ, Spain (KALEX) 1:35.368  

11. Jonas FOLGER, Germany (KALEX), 1:35.403

12. Marcel SCHROTTER, Germany (KALEX), 1:35.495 

13. Xavier SIMEON, Belgium (SPEED UP), 1:35.517 

14. Sandro CORTESE, Germany (KALEX), 1:35.607

15. Miguel OLIVEIRA, Portugal (KALEX), 1:35.650

16. Axel PONS, Spain (KALEX), 1:35.682, crash

17. Remy GARDNER, Australia (KALEX ), 1:35.747

18. Luca MARINI, Italy (KALEX), 1:35.752

19. Xavi VIERGE, Spain (TECH 3), 1:35.797

20. Edgar PONS, Spain (KALEX), 1:35.863

From A Press Release Issued By MotoGP: 

Season finale set up as a stunner with a front row split by less than a tenth

2015 and 2016 Moto2™ World Champion Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) starts his final intermediate class appearance from pole position in Valencia, beating Garage Plus Interwetten rider Tom Luthi to the top spot by only 0.006 seconds – with Franco Morbidelli (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) only another 0.048s back to complete the front row for the final showdown.

Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team) impressed to head the second row, with key contender for P2 in the title, Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP40), taking P5 in his final home race in Moto2™. Compatriot Julian Simon (QMMF Racing Team) continued his impressive form in Valencia to complete row two.

Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) headed a British invasion on row three, with Danny Kent (Leopard Racing) just behind in P8. Assen winner Takaaki Nakagami (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) was ninth quickest, with another home hero – Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Alex Marquez – completing the top ten at home; the stage for his 2014 Moto3 World Championship title victory.

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