Moto2’s qualifying session at Sachsenring was held in very tricky mixed conditions, it started dry and then it rained and they the rain stopped in the final minutes improving the track conditions as the riders began throwing down fast laps as the chequered flag was waving and it was Marc Marquez who grabbed the pole position – his sixth of the 2012 season.
Leaving his best lap for last the CatalunyaCaixa Repsol rider blazed through the technical track in 1.
34’503, pipping by just 0.
045s Blusens Avintia’s Julián Simón who had his best session ever this year, and completing the front row is Marc VDS Racing Team’s Mika Kallio, who also had his best qualifying session.
If it’s strange to see Simon and Kallio up front, the second row will see Tech 3 Racing’s Xavier Simon in fourth, and this despite his crashing out on his final hot lap.
Joining Simeon will with Federal Oil Gresini Moto2’s Gino Rea who took a stunning fifth spot pipping Interwetten-Paddock’s Thomas Lüthi for the spot by just 0.
037s.
Wet weather specialist Anthony West took his Moriwaki to the seventh spot for QMMF, ahead of NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Alex de Angelis.
Bradley Smith was ninth, but he crashed out with 16 minutes to go and that pushed him back, while Andrea Iannone could only qualify tenth.
For Pol Espargaró it will be an uphill race after crashing out at Assen, as he only managed 17th and almost suffered a massive highside in the final minutes.
Scott Redding who was on the podium in the last two races, went even worse he qualified only 26th.
The tricky conditions also caught out Axel Pons and Ricky Cardus.
Moto2 Qualifying Results:01- Marc Marquez – Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol – Suter MMXII – 1’34.
503 02- Julian Simon – Blusens Avintia – Suter MMXII – + 0.
045 03- Mika Kallio – Marc VDS Racing Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 0.
136 04- Xavier Simeon – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 0.
183 05- Gino Rea – Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 – Suter MMXII – + 0.
405 06- Thomas Luthi – Interwetten Paddock – Suter MMXII – + 0.
442 07- Anthony West – QMMF Racing Team – Moriwaki MD600 – + 0.
607 08- Alex De Angelis – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – FTR Moto M212 – + 0.
731 09- Bradley Smith – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 0.
735 10- Andrea Iannone – Speed Master Team – Speed Up S12 – + 0.
817 11- Yuki Takahashi – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – FTR Moto M212 – + 0.
855 12- Ricky Cardus – Arguiñano Racing Team – AJR Moto2 – + 1.
056 13- Simone Corsi – CAME Iodaracing Project – FTR Moto M212 – + 1.
199 14- Johann Zarco – JiR Moto2 – MotoBI – + 1.
230 15- Dominique Aegerter – Technomag CIP – Suter MMXII – + 1.
274 16- Ratthapark Wilairot – Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 – Suter MMXII – + 1.
316 17- Pol Espargaro – Pons 40 HP Tuenti – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.
473 18- Toni Elias – MAPFRE Aspar Team Moto2 – Suter MMXII – + 1.
538 19- Claudio Corti – Italtrans Racing Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.
883 20- Randy Krummenacher – GP Team Switzerland – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.
904 21- Takaaki Nakagami – Italtrans Racing Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.
968 22- Max Neukirchner – Kiefer Racing – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.
968 23- Damian Cudlin – Desguaces La Torre SAG – Bimota HB4 2012 – + 2.
029 24- Nico Terol – MAPFRE Aspar Team Moto2 – Suter MMXII – + 2.
204 25- Alessandro Andreozzi – Speed Master Team – Speed Up S12 – + 2.
569 26- Scott Redding – Marc VDS Racing Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 3.
085 27- Tito Rabat – Pons 40 HP Tuenti – KALEX Moto2 – + 3.
220 28- Eric Granado – JiR Moto2 – MotoBI – + 3.
418 29- Kevin Wahr – Kiefer Racing – IAMT RP2 – + 3.
990 30- Markus Reiterberger – Cresto Guide MZ Racing – FTR Moto M211 – + 4.
194 31- Roberto Rolfo – Technomag CIP – Suter MMXII – + 4.
200 32- Marco Colandrea – SAG Team – FTR Moto M211 – + 4.
770 33- Axel Pons – Pons 40 HP Tuenti – KALEX Moto2 – + 4.
798 34- Elena Rosell – QMMF Racing Team – Moriwaki MD600 – + 5.
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