Moto2: Lorenzo secures Qatar pole
Jorge Lorenzo secured a late pole position for the 250cc season opener at Qatar after beating provisional pole man Hector Barbera right at the end of the session
With laptimes steadily coming down during the session, it had appeared that Barbera's best lap of 1:59.782 late on had done enough to keep his overnight top spot.
But Lorenzo put everything on the line to snatch the top spot for himself and secure the pole position for tomorrow's race.
Alex de Angelis put in his best lap right at the end of session too, but it was not enough to challenge the two bikes ahead of him.
Alvaro Bautista was one of only a few riders who was unable to improve on his best lap from Thursday, but he was still able to take fourth place, while a much-improved Thomas Luthi will start fifth.
Hiroshi Aoyama will start sixth on the grid, ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and Julian Simon.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Jorge Lorenzo Fortuna Aprilia 1:59.432 17 2. Hector Barbera Team Toth Aprilia 1:59.782 + 0.350 17 3. Alex de Angelis Master-MVA Aspar 1:59.871 + 0.439 19 4. Alvaro Bautista Master-MVA Aspar 2:00.127 + 0.695 19 5. Thomas Luthi Emmi-Caffe Latte Aprilia 2:00.316 + 0.884 17 6. Hiroshi Aoyama Red Bull KTM 250 2:00.700 + 1.268 18 7. Andrea Dovizioso Humangest Racing Team 2:00.702 + 1.270 18 8. Mika Kallio Red Bull KTM 250 2:00.721 + 1.289 18 9. Yuki Takahashi Humangest Racing Team 2:00.801 + 1.369 17 10. Julian Simon Repsol Honda 250cc 2:01.087 + 1.655 19 11. Roberto Locatelli Metis Gilera 2:01.216 + 1.784 18 12. Marco Simoncelli Metis Gilera 2:01.368 + 1.936 18 13. Shuhei Aoyama Repsol Honda 250cc 2:01.555 + 2.123 18 14. Fabrizio Lai Campetella Racing 2:01.614 + 2.182 15 15. Arturo Tizon Blusens Aprilia Germany 2:02.504 + 3.072 17 16. Aleix Espargaro Blusens Aprilia 2:02.525 + 3.093 15 17. Anthony West Team Sicilia 2:02.733 + 3.301 17 18. Dirk Heidolf Kiefer-Bos-Sotin Racing 2:02.954 + 3.522 17 19. Imre Toth Team Toth Aprilia 2:02.962 + 3.530 18 20. Alex Baldolini Kiefer-Bos-Sotin Racing 2:02.968 + 3.536 17 21. Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing 2:03.228 + 3.796 18 22. Ratthapark Wilairot Thai Honda PTT-SAG 2:03.326 + 3.894 16 23. Jules Cluzel Angaia Racing 2:03.911 + 4.479 14 24. Eugene Laverty Honda LCR 2:04.411 + 4.979 17 25. Taro Sekiguchi Campetella Racing 2:04.878 + 5.446 14
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