RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, Indiana August 28 Moto2 Qualifying (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires): 1. Julian SIMON, Spain, (Suter), 1:46.139 2. Hector FAUBEL, Spain, (Suter), 1:46.287 3. Scott REDDING, Germany, (Suter), 1:46.334 4. Simone CORSI, Italy (Motobi), 1:46.358 5. Anthony WEST, Australia, (MZ), 1:46.365 6. Toni ELIAS, Spain, (Moriwaki), 1:46.368 7. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand, (Bimota), 1:46.454 8. Sergio GADEA, Spain, (Kalex), 1:46.561 9. Stefan BRADL, Germany, (Suter), 1:46.709 10. Raffaele DE ROSA Italy, (Tech 3), 1:46.739 11. Michael RANSEDER, Austria, (Suter), 1:46.821 12. Fonsi NIETO, Spain, (Moriwaki), 1:46.900 13. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Japan, (Tech 3), 1:46.935 14. Claudio CORTI, Italy, (Suter) 1:46.942 15. Lukas PESEK, Czech Republic, (Moriwaki), 1:46.959 16. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary, (Speed Up), 1:46.962 17. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland, (Moriwaki), 1:47.004 18. Jules CLUZEL, France, (Suter), 1:47.031 19. Roberto ROLFO, Italy, (Suter), 1:47.052 20. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy, (I.C.P.), 1:47.062 21. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland, (Suter), 1:47.075 22. Mike DI MEGLIO, France, (Suter) 1:47.084 23. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia, (BQR-Moto2), 1:47.098 24. Shoya TOMIZAWA, Japan, (Suter), 1:47.171 25. Vladimir IVANOV, Ukraine, (Moriwaki) 1:47.224 26. Andrea IANNONE, Italy, (Speed Up) 1:47.261 27. Jason DiSALVO, USA, (FTR), 1:47.302 28. Axel PONS, Spain, (Kalex), 1:47.313 29. Roger Lee HAYDEN, USA, (Moriwaki), 1:47.390 30. Kenny NOYES, USA, (Promoharris), 1:47.514 31. Valentin DEBISE, France, (ADV), 1:47.551 32. Arne TODE, Germany, (Suter), 1:47.581 33. Robertino PIETRI, Venezuela, (Suter) 1:47.751 34. Alex DEBON, Spain, (FTR), 1:47.796 35. Ricard CARDUS, Spain, (Bimota), 1:47.937 36. Joan OLIVE, Spain, (Promoharris), 1:48.188 37. Yusuke TESHIMA, Japan, (Motobi), 1:48.275 38. Mashel AL NAIMI, Qatar, (BQR-Moto2), 1:48.421 39. Yannick GUERRA, Spain, (Moriwaki), 1:48.905 More, from a press release issued by Interwetten Moto2 Team: INTERWETTEN MORIWAKI Moto2 TEAM – Perplexity in Lüthi’s Pit garage The set up of the Moriwaki MD600 was the reason for many head scratchers during the qualifying of the U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis for Tom Lüthi and the Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 Team as the current championship-third is in Top form, but cannot show it as he will start the race tomorrow from 16th position on the grid. Again the 23 year old from Bern suffered from not enough rear-grip and was sliding his way through qualifying today. He had to ride on the limit and in a risky style to try to get some positions, but was not successful. A gap of 0,865 seconds was left between him and the pole setter and left the Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 Team with perplexity in the pit garage. The set up of the bike was not changed much since the podium-run earlier this year, but doesn’t give the same performance as before. Hopefully the s ituation will change after some adjustments during Warm up tomorrow morning. Tom Lüthi, 16 – 1’47.004: “The qualifying did not go well. We have massive problems with the rear-grip. Unfortunately I have no idea why! I was fighting out there and rode at the limit, I had to risk crashing, but still could not stick to the group. We have to try many different solutions tomorrow and I hope one will work.” More, from a press release issued by Tech 3 Moto2 Team: Resurgent de Rosa qualifies in top ten at Indianapolis Tech 3 Team Moto2 rider Raffaele de Rosa continued his impressive recent form by claiming his best qualifying result since the opening race of 2010 at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway this afternoon. The Italian, boosted by his first top 15 finish in Brno earlier this month, will start tomorrow’s 26-lap race from tenth position on the grid after yet another incredibly close qualifying session. American fans getting their first taste of the action-packed Moto2 class were not disappointed with just 1.7s covering the top 35 at the end of an enthralling session run in sizzling temperatures that nudged 36 degrees. A crash did little to dent de Rosa’s confidence and a best time of 1.46.739 was just 0.600s away from pole position and he’s determined to claim his first top ten finish in the Moto2 class tomorrow. Yuki Takahashi will start a further three places down the grid after he clocked a best time of 1.46.935. The Japanese rider made big strides in solving some of the set-up issues that prevented him from showing his usual fast pace yesterday. The Catalunya race winner was contending for a second row start when he came across heavy traffic in the final stages as nearly 40 riders jostled for track position to post a fast time. He will start from 13th place. Raffaele de Rosa 10th 1.46.739 18 laps “This is my best qualifying position since the first race in Qatar and while I am really happy about th at, part of me is a little disappointed because I know I should be starting much higher. I feel like we have made some big progress with the bike recently and my first top 15 finish in Brno at the last race certainly helped my confidence a lot. Unfortunately at the end of the session when I was looking to improve my lap time, I found a lot of traffic and it became quite difficult to find a good spot to do a better lap. That was a shame because I’m convinced I could have been faster, but our potential for the race is very high and hopefully I’ll be in the fight for the top six.” Yuki Takahashi 13th 1.46.935 20 laps “I can’t be disappointed with my grid position because I was outside of the top 30 yesterday and struggling to find a good set-up with the bike. But the Tech 3 Team worked incredibly hard and we definitely made some big progress today that helped me show mor e of the level I know we are capable of. We made a lot of changes to make me feel more comfortable and at the end I was in the top eight and looking good for a place on the second row. But there was a lot of traffic and I got slowed quite a bit on my final soft tyre and ended up 13th. I’m still confident of a strong race tomorrow and hopefully we can put on a good show for the American fans seeing a Moto2 race for the first time.” More, from a press release issued by Marc VDS Racing Team: FRONT ROW START FOR FAUBEL AND REDDING Hector Faubel and Scott Redding will start tomorrow’s Indianapolis Grand Prix from the front row, after claiming second and third positions on the grid in a thrilling 45-minute qualifying session this afternoon. Redding had dominated both free practice sessions at Indianapolis and it was the British teenager who first staked his claim for pole position by setting the fastest time halfway through qualifying. The Gloucestershire teenager held on to the top spot until the final five minutes, when he was demoted to second place by teammate Faubel, who pulled a fast lap seemingly from nowhere to claim the top spot. Redding immediately fought back, consistently setting the fastest time through the first three sectors, but losing out in the final sector each time as he was baulked by traffic. As a result, Faubel looked set to claim his first ever Moto2 pole position, but lost out to an incredible flying lap from reigning 125cc World Champion, Julian Simon, in the dying moments of the session. Although both disappointed to miss out on pole position by the narrowest of margins, Faubel and Redding are both confident that they have the race pace to take maximum advantage of their front row grid positions and secure their best results of the season so far in tomorrow’s 26-lap Moto2 race. Hector Faubel #55: 2nd – 1’46.287 “I am happy to be on the front row tomorrow. We have had good pace all weekend, and my lap times have been consistent throughout practice and qualifying, but I was just missing that little bit extra to get me up to the front of the grid. Right at the end of the session Simone Corsi came past me on a fast lap and I managed to tag onto the back of him. That gave me the couple of tenths I was missing and put me at the top of the timesheet with just minutes to go. Unfortunately, Julian Simon pipped me for pole right at the end, but I’m happy enough with second place on the grid. Scott Redding, Simon and Corsi will be the strong riders tomorrow and, if I can get away with them at the start, then I’m confident I can leave here tomorrow with my best result of the season so far.” Scott Redding #45: 3rd – 1’46.334 “Pole position had my name written all over it today, but I lost out to the traffic right at the end. I was fastest halfway through the session, but got pushed back to second place by my own teammate, which was quite rude of him I thought! I had the pace to reclaim the top spot, but every time I was quickest through the first three sectors I got baulked in the fourth. It was incredibly frustrating, as was having Takahashi following me everywhere; he even stopped when I stopped on the side of the track! But, I’m happy to be on the front row for the first time this season. We’ve got the pace in race trim and the fact that I won’t have to fight my way through the field for once means a podium finish tomorrow is a real possibility. That’s what I’ll be aiming for, anyway.” Michael Bartholemy: Team Manager “After free practice yesterday I had a feeling we would see our best qualifying performance of the season so far, but even I didn’t predict we’d see Hector and Scott swapping places at the top of the timesheet and then ending up next to each other on the front row of the grid. It was a fantastic effort by both riders and I’m made up for them and the team, who have all worked so hard this season. Of course, qualifying is one thing and the race is another, but Hector and Scott have shown they have the pace here at Indianapolis and I’d even go as far as to say that we have a real shot at securing our first podium finish of the season here tomorrow.” More, from a press release issued by JiR Moto2 Team: Today saw the best performance in qualifying so far for Simone Corsi in the Moto2 World Championship. The Roman will have a clear track in front of him tomorrow at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, where he will start from the front row having gained 4th place with a time of 1’46″358. This is a just reward after the efforts made by the team and the rider to make the MotoBI even more competitive and result of the technical innovations that have been developed in the second part of the season. Simone Corsi “I’m happy for this front row it is what I needed to gain some confidence back and rewards the work done by the team. The technical changes we have developed, especially the new frame, are giving us good feedback and finally I can start at the front. We still have some details to fix, but we’ll work on these in the warm-up. I like the circuit, I have learned it correctly and for tomorrow I’m expecting to enjoy a race in attack mode instead of recovery mode! Our objective is only one and I’ll give 100% of myself to reach the target!” Some more troubles for Team JiR’s second rider Yusuke Teshima, dealing with the fallout of the crash he had during this morning’s free practice. The Japanese rider was putting in a good performance holding a promising eighth place, but almost at the end he felt down, injuring his left foot, preventing himself doing better than a 37th position with a laptime of 1’48″275 in qualifying.