Moto2: Lorenzo flies to provisional pole
Jorge Lorenzo took provisional pole position for the 250cc race at Valencia by nearly half a second on Friday
The world champion had been fastest throughout the session, but he was knocked off of the top spot by Yuki Takahashi with two minutes remaining.
Lorenzo responded by blitzing the field on his final lap, where he found most of his time in the short final sector.
Takahashi claimed second place ahead of Shuhei Aoyama, while Alex de Angelis completes the provisional front row.
Hiroshi Aoyama was the lead KTM rider in fifth place, while Andrea Dovizioso, Thomas Luthi, and Julian Simon all currently join him on the front row.
Mika Kallio and Alvaro Bautista both crashed during the session, and the pair complete the top 10 on the provisional grid.
Pos Rider Bike Time Laps 1. Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia 1:35.476 22 2. Yuki Takahashi Honda 1:35.927 + 0.451 22 3. Shuhei Aoyama Honda 1:36.103 + 0.627 21 4. Alex De Angelis Aprilia 1:36.274 + 0.798 24 5. Hiroshi Aoyama Ktm 1:36.276 + 0.800 23 6. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1:36.313 + 0.837 23 7. Thomas Luthi Aprilia 1:36.344 + 0.868 22 8. Julian Simon Honda 1:36.424 + 0.948 22 9. Mika Kallio Ktm 1:36.499 + 1.023 19 10. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1:36.542 + 1.066 18 11. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1:36.638 + 1.162 21 12. Hector Barbera Aprilia 1:36.689 + 1.213 20 13. Alex Debon Aprilia 1:36.857 + 1.381 14 14. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1:37.795 + 2.319 22 15. Roberto Locatelli Gilera 1:37.807 + 2.331 19 16. Fabrizio Lai Aprilia 1:38.177 + 2.701 20 17. Dirk Heidolf Aprilia 1:38.245 + 2.769 20 18. Taro Sekiguchi Aprilia 1:38.557 + 3.081 21 19. Efren Vazquez Aprilia 1:38.589 + 3.113 17 20. Alex Baldolini Aprilia 1:38.615 + 3.139 20 21. Ratthapark Wilairot Honda 1:38.912 + 3.436 20 22. Alvaro Molina Aprilia 1:38.961 + 3.485 20 23. Jules Cluzel Aprilia 1:39.154 + 3.678 22 24. Imre Toth Aprilia 1:39.448 + 3.972 20 25. Karel Abraham Aprilia 1:39.453 + 3.977 21 26. Federico Sandi Aprilia 1:39.998 + 4.522 16 27. Eugene Laverty Honda 1:40.230 + 4.754 19 28. Santiago Barragan Honda 1:40.427 + 4.951 20 29. Joshua Sommer Honda 1:41.692 + 6.216 17
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