Moto2: Pasini grabs provisional pole in Italy
Qatar Grand Prix winner Mattia Pasini took a stunning provisional pole position for for the 250cc Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, after he went nearly a second quicker than the field in damp conditions
The Italian, on his Polaris World Aprilia, stole the thunder of his countryman Marco Simoncelli on the final lap of the session, just moments after the Gilera rider had thought the pole was his.
Both home riders jumped ahead of Hector Barbera with their last attempts.
The Team Toth rider eventually took third, having enjoyed a duel with Alvaro Bautista for the top of the times earlier in the session. This ended when Bautista highsided at the first corner.
Bautista was uninjured in the fall but it rendered him helpless to respond to Pasini, Simoncelli and Barbera.
Bautista's fall in fact cost the Spaniard dear as he also slipped behind KTM rider Hiroki Aoyama.
Manuel Poggiali was sixth ahead of championship leader Mika Kallio on the second KTM.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Mattia Pasini Polaris World 2:05.711 18 2. Marco Simoncelli Metis Gilera 2:06.638 + 0.927 18 3. Hector Barbera Team Toth Aprilia 2:06.707 + 0.996 20 4. Hiroshi Aoyama Red Bull KTM 250 2:07.838 + 2.127 18 5. Alvaro Bautista Mapfre Aspar Team 2:07.876 + 2.165 16 6. Manuel Poggiali Campetella Racing 2:07.911 + 2.200 19 7. Mika Kallio Red Bull KTM 250 2:07.929 + 2.218 17 8. Thomas Luthi Emmi - Caffe Latte 2:08.462 + 2.751 18 9. Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing 2:08.521 + 2.810 18 10. Imre Toth Team Toth Aprilia 2:09.289 + 3.578 18 11. Julian Simon Repsol KTM 250cc 2:09.309 + 3.598 17 12. Lukas Pesek Auto Kelly - CP 2:09.790 + 4.079 16 13. Alex Debon Lotus Aprilia 2:09.963 + 4.252 15 14. Aleix Espargaro Lotus Aprilia 2:10.359 + 4.648 18 15. Yuki Takahashi JiR Team Scot 250 2:10.653 + 4.942 16 16. Fabrizio Lai Campetella Racing 2:11.215 + 5.504 16 17. Alex Baldolini Matteoni Racing 2:11.881 + 6.170 19 18. Hector Faubel Mapfre Aspar Team 2:12.025 + 6.314 18 19. Ratthapark Wilairot Thai Honda PTT SAG 2:12.087 + 6.376 16 20. Roberto Locatelli Metis Gilera 2:12.211 + 6.500 18 21. Eugene Laverty Blusens Aprilia 2:12.914 + 7.203 15
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