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Moto2: Kallio on provisional pole

KTM's Mika Kallio took provisional pole for the 250cc class at Motegi with a flying lap in the final minute of the session

Teammate Hiroshi Aoyama looked set for the fastest time, but late laps by Kallio and Hector Barbera pushed Aoyama down to third, less than two tenths behind Kallio.

Alex de Angelis was fourth fastest, with championship challenger Andrea Dovizioso fifth fastest.

Dovizioso was one-hundredth of a second faster than championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, who had a relatively quiet day in sixth position.

With Lorenzo requiring a win and Dovizioso finishing 15th or worse, it looks likely the championship fight will go on for at least another round.

Pos  Rider             Make     Time
 1.  Mika Kallio       KTM      1:52.053
 2.  Hector Barbera    Aprilia  1:52.157  + 0.104
 3.  Hiroshi Aoyama    KTM      1:52.242  + 0.189
 4.  Alex de Angelis   Aprilia  1:52.329  + 0.276
 5.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda    1:52.417  + 0.364
 6.  Jorge Lorenzo     Aprilia  1:52.427  + 0.374
 7.  Julian Simon      Honda    1:52.549  + 0.496
 8.  Shuhei Aoyama     Honda    1:52.555  + 0.502
 9.  Thomas Luthi      Aprilia  1:52.695  + 0.642
10.  Alvaro Bautista   Aprilia  1:52.711  + 0.658
11.  Yuki Takahashi    Honda    1:52.794  + 0.741
12.  Marco Simoncelli  Gilera   1:52.825  + 0.772
13.  R.Locatelli       Gilera   1:52.830  + 0.777
14.  R.Wilairot        Honda    1:54.124  + 2.071
15.  Takumi Takahashi  Honda    1:54.487  + 2.434
16.  Fabrizio Lai      Aprilia  1:55.138  + 3.085
17.  Alex Baldolini    Aprilia  1:55.331  + 3.278
18.  Imre Toth         Aprilia  1:55.485  + 3.432
19.  Aleix Espargaro   Aprilia  1:55.569  + 3.516
20.  Eugene Laverty    Honda    1:55.876  + 3.823
21.  Dirk Heidolf      Aprilia  1:56.018  + 3.965
22.  Jules Cluzel      Aprilia  1:56.042  + 3.989
23.  Karel Abraham     Aprilia  1:56.225  + 4.172
24.  Seijin Oikawa     Yamaha   1:56.973  + 4.920
25.  Yuki Hamamoto     Yamaha   1:57.740  + 5.687
26.  Dan Linfoot       Aprilia  1:58.250  + 6.197
27.  Youichi Ui        Yamaha   1:59.195  + 7.142

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