Moto2: Lorenzo on provisional pole
Jorge Lorenzo finished the first 250cc qualifying session at Jerez with a comfortable margin over the rest of the field on Friday
The reigning world champion sat at the top of the timesheets for the entire session, as his rivals could only chip away at the early margin he had.
However, Lorenzo then blitzed the field with a late lap to establish his margin once again, and put himself out front by nearly a full second.
Marco Simoncelli was second fastest on his Gilera, while Hector Barbera continued to show the strong form he had in Qatar by setting the third fastest time.
Roberto Locatelli currently occupies the final slot on the front row of the grid, while Shuhei Aoyama leads the second row after the first session.
Julian Simon, Alvaro Bautista and Fabrizio Lai currently fill the second row of the grid, while the top 10 is completed by Andrea Dovizioso and Thomas Luthi.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Jorge Lorenzo Fortuna Aprilia 1:43.145 20 2. Marco Simoncelli Metis Gilera 1:44.096 + 0.951 18 3. Hector Barbera Team Toth Aprilia 1:44.104 + 0.959 20 4. R.Locatelli Metis Gilera 1:44.116 + 0.971 17 5. Shuhei Aoyama Repsol Honda 250cc 1:44.174 + 1.029 18 6. Julian Simon Repsol Honda 250cc 1:44.220 + 1.075 21 7. Alvaro Bautista Master - MVA Aspar 1:44.324 + 1.179 23 8. Fabrizio Lai Campetella Racing 1:44.329 + 1.184 17 9. Andrea Dovizioso Scot Racing Team 1:44.363 + 1.218 19 10. Thomas Luthi Emmi-Caffe Latte Aprilia 1:44.495 + 1.350 20 11. Alex de Angelis Master - MVA Aspar 1:44.683 + 1.538 18 12. Mika Kallio Red Bull KTM 250 1:44.725 + 1.580 20 13. Alex Debon Aprilia Racing 1:44.864 + 1.719 18 14. Yuki Takahashi Scot Racing Team 1:45.165 + 2.020 18 15. Hiroshi Aoyama Red Bull KTM 250 1:45.447 + 2.302 16 16. Aleix Espargaro Blusens Aprilia 1:45.589 + 2.444 18 17. Anthony West Team Sicilia 1:45.817 + 2.672 17 18. Dirk Heidolf Kiefer-Bos-Sotin Racing 1:45.959 + 2.814 20 19. Alvaro Molina Andalucia-GFC-MAS 1:46.039 + 2.894 19 20. Imre Toth Team Toth Aprilia 1:46.452 + 3.307 17 21. Alex Baldolini Kiefer-Bos-Sotin Racing 1:47.120 + 3.975 14 22. R.Wilairot Thai Honda PTT-SAG 1:47.387 + 4.242 18 23. Eugene Laverty Honda LCR 1:47.761 + 4.616 18 24. Jules Cluzel Angaia Racing 1:47.930 + 4.785 18 25. Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing 1:48.477 + 5.332 18 26. Arturo Tizon Blusens Aprilia Germany 1:48.601 + 5.456 16 27. Taro Sekiguchi Campetella Racing 1:48.754 + 5.609 17 28. S.Barragan Team Extremadura 1:48.993 + 5.848 18
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