Moto2: Kallio leads first qualifying at Jerez

The Finnish Red Bull KTM rider set a fierce pace and only Spaniard Alex Debon's last lap of the session could get near his quickest time.

Julian Simon was a distant third, seven tenths of a second away from the provisional pole time.

Hiroshi Aoyama made it three KTM's in the top four, but couldn't challenge Kallio's time, despite setting the pace in the first half of the 45-minute session.

Mattia Pasini and Hector Barbera, the two riders to finish ahead of Kallio in Qatar, were only eighth and ninth fastest respectively.

Pos  Rider                  Team                    Time             Laps
 1.  Mika Kallio            Red Bull KTM 250        1:43.111           19
 2.  Alex Debon             Lotus Aprilia           1:43.321  + 0.210  17
 3.  Julian Simon           Repsol KTM 250cc        1:43.830  + 0.719  19
 4.  Hiroshi Aoyama         Red Bull KTM 250        1:43.877  + 0.766  18
 5.  Thomas Luthi           Emmi - Caffe Latte      1:44.002  + 0.891  20
 6.  Alvaro Bautista        Mapfre Aspar Team       1:44.040  + 0.929  18
 7.  Lukas Pesek            Auto Kelly - CP         1:44.228  + 1.117  19
 8.  Hector Barbera         Team Toth Aprilia       1:44.270  + 1.159  22
 9.  Mattia Pasini          Polaris World           1:44.355  + 1.244  19
10.  Yuki Takahashi         JiR Team Scot 250       1:44.385  + 1.274  19
11.  Marco Simoncelli       Metis Gilera            1:44.502  + 1.391  13
12.  Fabrizio Lai           Campetella Racing       1:44.551  + 1.440  16
13.  Manuel Poggiali        Campetella Racing       1:44.754  + 1.643  18
14.  Hector Faubel          Mapfre Aspar Team       1:44.782  + 1.671  19
15.  Aleix Espargaro        Lotus Aprilia           1:44.785  + 1.674  18
16.  Roberto Locatelli      Metis Gilera            1:45.827  + 2.716  15
17.  Ratthapark Wilairot    Thai Honda PTT SAG      1:46.015  + 2.904  16
18.  Eugene Laverty         Blusens Aprilia         1:46.034  + 2.923  15
19.  Alex Baldolini         Matteoni Racing         1:46.342  + 3.231  12
20.  Karel Abraham          Cardion AB Motoracing   1:46.428  + 3.317  5
21.  Imre Toth              Team Toth Aprilia       1:46.710  + 3.599  17
22.  Manuel Hernandez       Blusens Aprilia         1:47.940  + 4.829  17
23.  Doni Tata Pradita      Yamaha Pertamina        1:48.918  + 5.807  20