Moto2 title contender Marc Marquez is on the roll as he stormed to his 6th pole position of the season (the 5th in the last 7 races) in today’s qualifying session at Aragon.
Marquez, who many say is already using Suter’s 2012 chassis (which will no doubt cause a lot of rumbles among the other Suter riders) also debuted a new swingarm.
The Spaniard’s 1.
53.
296 blitzed Andrea Iannone’s 2010 pole position record by over two seconds, and left the rest of the numerous Moto2 field gasping and unable even to get close to his lap time.
Julian Simon took second and then ended the session with a high speed crash at turn 13, and 0.
684s off Marquez’s pole setting lap, while Scott Redding took third, just 0.
024s from Simon, making it an all Suter front row.
Championship leader Stefan Bradl will start in fourth and will try to keep that 23 point lead that he has over Marquez, but he was 0.
779s off pace.
Next to Bradl on the second row will be two former MotoGP riders, Alex de Angelis and Aleix Espargaro.
Jules Cluzel qualified 7th with a tow from Marquez and Pol Espargaro will start in 8th, followed by Mika Kallio and Andrea Iannone in 10th.
Elena Rosell who is making her second wildcard appearance in Moto2 for Aspar actually qualified for tomorrow’s race.
She’s last on the grid in 39th and 5.
5 seconds off pace, not exactly a pace setter, but enough to let her continue in the Moto2 CEV championship.
Moto2 Qualifying results Aragon:01- Marc Marquez – Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol – Suter MMXI – 1’53.
29602- Julian Simon – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMXI – + 0.
68403- Scott Redding – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMXI – + 0.
70804- Stefan Bradl – Viessmann Kiefer Racing – KALEX Moto2 – + 0.
77905- Alex De Angelis – JiR Moto2 – MotoBI – + 0.
87806- Aleix Espargaro – Pons HP 40 – Pons KALEX – + 0.
92407- Jules Cluzel – NGM Forward Racing – Suter MMXI – + 0.
99308- Pol Espargaro – HP Tuenti Speed Up – Speed Up S-11 – + 1.
06209- Mika Kallio – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMXI – + 1.
08910- Andrea Iannone – Speed Master Team – Suter MMXI – + 1.
09411- Thomas Luthi – Interwetten Paddock Moto2 – Suter MMXI – + 1.
11712- Simone Corsi – Ioda Racing Project – FTR Moto M211 – + 1.
22213- Michele Pirro – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1.
27814- Yuki Takahashi – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1.
30315- Bradley Smith – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 1.
32316- Claudio Corti – Italtrans Racing Team – Suter MMXI – + 1.
32917- Max Neukirchner – MZ Racing Team – FTR Moto M210 – + 1.
45718- Mattia Pasini – Ioda Racing Project – FTR Moto M211 – + 1.
49719- Mike Di Meglio – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 1.
59320- Tito Rabat – Blusens STX – FTR Moto M211 – + 1.
65021- Anthony West – MZ Racing Team – FTR Moto M210 – + 1.
75122- Jordi Torres – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMXI – + 1.
78823- Dominique Aegerter – Technomag CIP – Suter MMXI – + 1.
87924- Xavier Simeon – RTL Sport Team – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 1.
98725- Randy Krummenacher – GP Team Switzerland – KALEX Moto2 – + 2.
02826- Ricard Cardus – QMMF Racing Team – Moriwaki MD600 – + 2.
09927- Alex Baldolini – Pons HP 40 – Pons KALEX – + 2.
14928- Yonny Hernandez – Blusens STX – FTR Moto M211 – + 2.
26429- Raffaele De Rosa – NGM Forward Racing – Suter MMXI – + 2.
29730- Tomoyoshi Koyama – Technomag CIP – Suter MMXI – + 2.
31231- Ratthapark Wilairot – Thai Honda Singha SAG – FTR Moto M211 – + 2.
43932- Santiago Hernandez – SAG Team – FTR Moto M211 – + 2.
57133- Valentin Debise – Speed Up – Speed Up S-11 – + 2.
63034- Kenny Noyes – Avintia STX – FTR Moto M211 – + 2.
65235- Joan Olive – Aeroport de Castello – FTR Moto M211 – + 3.
31736- Sergio Gadea – Desguaces La Torre G22 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 3.
34037- Robertino Pietri – Italtrans Racing Team – Suter MMXI – + 3.
39538- Mashel Al Naimi – QMMF Racing Team – Moriwaki MD600 – + 3.
90139- Elena Rosell – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMXI – + 5.
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