MotoGP/ Casey Stoner, pole position in prima cursa a sezonului

Casey Stoner tinteste spre a patra victorie consecutiva in Marele Premiu al Qatarului, dupa ce a obtinut, sambata seara, primul pole posiiton al sezonului. Australianul s-a duelat de-a lungul intregii sesiuni de calificari cu Valentino Rossi, insa italianul nu a reusit sa depaseasca timpul lui Stoner, de 1 minut si 55.007 secunde. In ciuda problemelor sale la mana, Jorge Lorenzo a obtinut al treilea timp si va pleca in cursa de pe circuitul de la Losail din linia a doua, alaturi de surpriza Randy de Puniet.

Stoner, pole position in QatarFoto: Agerpres

Valentino Rossi a fost excelent pe primul sector in ultimul tur al sesiunii de calificari, dar nu a reusit sa il intreaca pe Stoner, australianul avand o evolutie perfecta pe ultimul sector. Lorenzo a ignorat problemele sale la mana si a reusit sa obtina al treilea timp de calificare, la 0.513 secunde de lider. Surprizele din aceasta sesiune le-au oferit Randy de Puniet si Loris Capirossi, piloti ce vor pleca in cursa de pe locurile 4, respectiv 5.

Calificari MotoGP:

1. Casey STONER (Ducati Marlboro Team) 1'55.007

2. Valentino ROSSI (Fiat Yamaha Team) 1'55.362

3. Jorge LORENZO (Fiat Yamaha Team) 1'55.520

4. Randy DE PUNIET (LCR Honda MotoGP) 1'55.831

5. Loris CAPIROSSI (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 1'55.899

6. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Repsol Honda Team) 1'55.963

7. Dani PEDROSA (Repsol Honda Team) 1'55.990

8. Colin EDWARDS (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 1'56.005

9. Nicky HAYDEN (Ducati Marlboro Team) 1'56.163

10. Hiroshi AOYAMA (Interwetten Honda MotoGP) 1'56.227

11. Ben SPIES (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 1'56.271

12. Mika KALLIO (Pramac Racing Team) 1'56.283

13. Alvaro BAUTISTA (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 1'56.450

14. Aleix ESPARGARO (Pramac Racing Team) 1'56.652

15. Marco SIMONCELLI (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 1'56.957

16. Hector BARBERA (Paginas Amarillas Aspar) 1'57.130

17. Marco MELANDRI (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 1'57.325

Calificari Moto2:

Desi incert pentru prima cursa din acest sezon, dupa accidentul suferit in urma cu o saptamana in timpul unor antrenamente, Toni Elias a obtinut primul pole position al clasei debutante, Moto2. Spaniolul va imparti prima linie de start cu Julian Simon, campionul en-titre al clasei 125cc.

1. Toni ELIAS (Gresini Racing Moto2) 2'01.904

2. Julian SIMON (Mapfre Aspar Team) 2'02.032

3. Stefan BRADL (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) 2'02.038

4. Alex DE ANGELIS (RSM Team Scot) 2'02.101

5. Yuki TAKAHASHI (Tech 3 Racing) 2'02.295

6. Jules CLUZEL (Forward Racing Suter) 2'02.366

7. Raffaele DE ROSA (Tech 3 Racing) 2'02.560

8. Alex DEBON (Aeroport de Castello - Ajo) 2'02.759

9. Shoya TOMIZAWA (Technomag-CIP) 2'02.771

10. Alex BALDOLINI (Caretta Technology Race Dept) 2'02.866

11. Sergio GADEA (Tenerife 40 Pons) 2'02.881

12. Roberto ROLFO (Italtrans S.T.R.) 2'02.883

13. Mike DI MEGLIO (Mapfre Aspar Team) 2'02.896

14. Gabor TALMACSI (Fimmco Speed Up) 2'02.916

15. Niccolo CANEPA (RSM Team Scot) 2'03.002

16. Thomas LUTHI (Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2) 2'03.041

17. Scott REDDING (Marc VDS Racing Team Suter) 2'03.129

18. Mattia PASINI (JIR Moto2) 2'03.155

19. Ratthapark WILAIROT (Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG) 2'03.192

20. Dominique AEGERTER (Technomag-CIP) 2'03.232

21. Andrea IANNONE (Fimmco Speed Up) 2'03.258

22. Arne TODE (Racing Team Germany) 2'03.341

23. Karel ABRAHAM (Cardion AB Motoracing) 2'03.346

24. Fonsi NIETO (Holiday Gym G22) 2'03.390

25. Lukas PESEK (Matteoni CP Racing) 2'03.531

26. Simone CORSI (JIR Moto2) 2'03.588

27. Yonny HERNANDEZ (Blusens-STX) 2'03.635

28. Claudio CORTI (Forward Racing) 2'03.725

29. Valentin DEBISE (WTR San Marino Team) 2'03.752

30. Kenny NOYES (Jack & Jones by A.Banderas) 2'03.792

31. Axel PONS (Tenerife 40 Pons) 2'04.301

32. Hector FAUBEL (Marc VDS Racing Team) 2'04.417

33. Vladimir IVANOV (Gresini Racing Moto2) 2'04.470

34. Joan OLIVE (Jack & Jones by A.Banderas) 2'04.476

35. Vladimir LEONOV (Vector Kiefer Racing) 2'04.579

36. Robertino PIETRI (Italtrans S.T.R.) 2'04.629

37. Mashel AL NAIMI (Blusens-STX) 2'04.871

38. Anthony DELHALLE (Qatar Endurance Racing Team) 2'04.912

39. Anthony WEST(MZ Racing Team) 2'05.362

40. Yannick GUERRA (Holiday Gym G22) 2'05.460

41. Bernat MARTINEZ (Maquinza-SAG Team) 2'06.310

​Calificari 125cc:

Sesiunea de calificari de la clasa 125cc a fost dominata de spanioli. Marc Marquez a obtinut pole position-ul, cu 2 minute si 06.651 secunde, si va fi urmat pe grila de start de Pol Espargaro, Nicolas Terol si Efren Vasquez.

1. Marc MARQUEZ (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) 2'06.651

2. Pol ESPARGARO (Tuenti Racing) 2'07.110

3. Nicolas TEROL (Bancaja Aspar Team) 2'07.136

4. Efren VAZQUEZ (Tuenti Racing) 2'07.143

5. Randy KRUMMENACHER (Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP) 2'07.770

6. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA (Racing Team Germany) 2'07.943

7. Sandro CORTESE (Avant Mitsubishi Ajo) 2'08.211

8. Alexis MASBOU (Ongetta Team) 2'08.735

9. Bradley SMITH (Bancaja Aspar Team) 2'08.835

10. Esteve RABAT (Blusens-STX) 2'08.850

11. Johann ZARCO (WTR San Marino Team) 2'09.382

12. Jasper IWEMA (CBC Corse) 2'09.388

13. Danny WEBB (Andalucia Cajasol) 2'09.647

14. Alberto MONCAYO (Andalucia Cajasol) 2'09.649

15. Marcel SCHROTTER (Interwetten Honda 125) 2'09.739

16. Sturla FAGERHAUG (AirAsia - Sepang Int. Circuit) 2'10.010

17. Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN MAL (AirAsia - Sepang Int. Circuit) 2'10.253

18. Jonas FOLGER (Ongetta Team) 2'10.405

19. Louis ROSSI (CBC Corse) 2'10.680

20. Adrian MARTIN (Aeroport de Castello - Ajo) 2'10.859

21. Jakub KORNFEIL (Racing Team Germany) 2'10.864

22. Lorenzo SAVADORI (Matteoni CP Racing) 2'11.034

23. Luis SALOM (Lambretta Reparto Corse) 2'11.038

24. Luca MARCONI (Ongetta Team) 2'11.307

25. Quentin JACQUET (Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP) 2'13.874

26. Marco RAVAIOLI (Lambretta Reparto Corse) 2'14.311

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