Moto2: Bautista snatches pole from Kallio
Home favourite Alvaro Bautista snatched pole position from Mika Kallio ahead of the 250cc Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez
The Spanish Aprilia rider beat the Finn on KTM thanks to a best lap of 1:43.071, which was 0.040 seconds faster than Kallio's, whose best time was however set yesterday and was good enough for provisional pole.
Third spot went to Alex Debon, who crashed his Aprilia right at the end of the session and had to be helped by track workers to get back on his feet.
Aprilia's Thomas Luthi qualified fourth, ahead of the KTMs of Julian Simon and Hiroshi Aoyama.
Hector Barbera was seventh fastest with his Aprilia, followed by the Gileras of Roberto Locatelli and Marco Simoncelli.
Qatar GP winner Mattia Pasini could do no better than tenth with his Aprilia.
Pos Driver Bike Time 1. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1:43.071 2. Mika Kallio KTM 1:43.111 + 0.040 3. Alex Debon Aprilia 1:43.286 + 0.215 4. Thomas Luthi Aprilia 1:43.596 + 0.525 5. Julian Simon KTM 1:43.629 + 0.558 6. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 1:43.640 + 0.569 7. Hector Barbera Aprilia 1:43.748 + 0.677 8. R.Locatelli Gilera 1:43.823 + 0.752 9. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1:43.921 + 0.850 10. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1:43.935 + 0.864 11. Yuki Takahashi Honda 1:44.022 + 0.951 12. Fabrizio Lai Gilera 1:44.032 + 0.961 13. Hector Faubel Aprilia 1:44.166 + 1.095 14. Lukas Pesek Aprilia 1:44.228 + 1.157 15. Karel Abraham Aprilia 1:44.249 + 1.178 16. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1:44.335 + 1.264 17. Alex Baldolini Aprilia 1:44.754 + 1.683 18. Manuel Poggiali Gilera 1:44.754 + 1.683 19. R.Wilairot Honda 1:45.753 + 2.682 20. Eugene Laverty Aprilia 1:46.034 + 2.963 21. Imre Toth Aprilia 1:46.710 + 3.639 22. Manuel Hernandez Aprilia 1:46.835 + 3.764 23. DT Pradita Yamaha 1:47.989 + 4.918
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