Moto Qualifying: Andrea Iannone on Pole Again

Andrea Iannone took his third pole position of the season and his second in a row in today’s Moto2 qualifying session ahead of the Catalunya GP.
The Fimmco Speed Up rider put in a best lap of 1′47″493 that set him on top of the timesheets and 0.
267s ahead of Yuki Takahashi and third place Thomas Luthi who is riding with an injured collarbone.

Toni Elias, the current points leader took fourth followed by Jules Cluzel in fifth who was more that six tenths off Iannone’s best time.

Carmelo Morales, who is riding as substitute for injured Axel Pons took sixth.
The Spanish rider is the 2008 and 2009 European Superstock 1000 champion and currently races in the Spanish CEV with the Laglisse team on a Suter, and this is the first time he’s ridden a Kalex chassis.
Shoya Tomizawa took seventh despite another crash in qualifyin, while Ratthapark Wilairot (who was fined $3000 after Alex Debon crashed trying to avoid the Bimota rider who was lingering on the race line) finished in eighth ahead of Kenny Noyes, who has actor and team owner Antonio Banderas following him this weekend.

Tenth went to Roberto Rolfo.
Ricky Cardus who is subbing for injures Stefan Bradl in the Viessmann Kiefer Racing and currently rides in the CEV with friend Jorge Lorenzo’s X Fuera logos on his bike was 27th.
Yusuke Teshima who replaced Mattia Pasini in JiR Moto2 was only 36th.
Pasini talking to Italia 1 stated that he found out that he sacked after receiving an email from Montiron on Wednesday while he was heading to the airport.
Motoe2 Catalunya Qualifying Results:01- Andrea Iannone – Fimmco Speed Up – Speed Up S-10 – 1′47.
49302- Yuki Takahashi – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 0.
26703- Thomas Luthi – Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 0.
48004- Toni Elias – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 0.
59605- Jules Cluzel – Forward Racing – Suter MMX – + 0.
64006- Carmelo Morales – Tenerife 40 Pons – Kalex Moto2 – + 0.
67107- Shoya Tomizawa – Technomag CIP – Suter MMX – + 0.
69908- Ratthapark Wilairot – Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG – Bimota HB4 – + 0.
73109- Kenny Noyes – Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas – PromoHarris Moto2 – + 0.
79810- Roberto Rolfo – Italtrans S.
T.
R.
– Suter MMX – + 0.
87311- Julian Simon – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMX – + 0.
88012- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – FTR Moto M210 – + 0.
94513- Simone Corsi – JiR Moto2 – MotoBi – + 0.
95414- Scott Redding – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMX – + 0.
98715- Hector Faubel – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMX – + 0.
99816- Dominique Aegerter – Technomag CIP – Suter MMX – + 1.
00217- Fonsi Nieto – Holiday Gym G22 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1.
07018- Sergio Gadea – Tenerife 40 Pons – Kalex Moto2 – + 1.
07819- Arne Tode – Racing Team Germany – Suter MMX – + 1.
09420- Alex Debon – Aeroport de Castello Ajo – FTR Moto M210 – + 1.
12021- Mike Di Meglio – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMX – + 1.
12722- Raffaele De Rosa – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 1.
12823- Yonny Hernandez – Blusens STX – BQR Moto2 – + 1.
14724- Lukas Pesek – Matteoni CP Racing – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1.
18425- Jordi Torres – MR Griful – PromoHarris Moto2 – + 1.
25226- Alex Baldolini – Caretta Technology Race Dept.
– I.
C.
P.
Caretta – + 1.
31027- Ricard Cardus – Viessmann Kiefer Racing – Suter MMX – + 1.
31428- Dani Rivas – MR Griful – PromoHarris Moto2 – + 1.
39529- Anthony West – MZ Racing Team – MZ RE Honda – + 1.
43530- Alex De Angelis – RSM Team Scot – Scot Force GP210 – + 1.
44931- Vladimir Ivanov – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1.
54332- Gabor Talmacsi – Fimmco Speed Up – Speed Up S-10 – + 1.
55433- Niccolò Canepa – RSM Team Scot – Scot Force GP210 – + 1.
63834- Xavier Simeon – Holiday Gym G22 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1.
67635- Bernat Martinez – Maquinza SAG Team – Bimota HB4 – + 1.
69536- Yusuke Teshima – JiR Moto2 – MotoBi – + 1.
71637- Claudio Corti – Forward Racing – Suter MMX – + 1.
77938- Joan Olive – Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas – PromoHarris Moto2 – + 1.
82139- Valentin Debise – WTR San Marino Team – ADV AT02 – + 1.
94640- Mashel Al Naimi – Blusens STX – BQR Moto2 – + 2.
23041- Vladimir Leonov – Vector Kiefer Racing – Suter MMX – + 2.
65742- Robertino Pietri – Italtrans S.
T.
R.
– Suter MMX – + 2.
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