125cc: Corsi grabs provisional pole
Simone Corsi took provisional pole position for the 125cc round at Donington Park this weekend after a session-long battle with Gabor Talmacsi
Talmacsi and Corsi controlled the majority of the 125cc qualifying session before a frantic last five minutes, when four different riders briefly held the top spot.
Marc Marquez and Sergio Gadea each took a turn up top before Talmacsi returned to the top of the pile with his penultimate lap of the session. But Corsi came round and squeeze a fraction more time out of his Aprilia as he passed the chequered flag.
Gadea ended up third, ahead of Scott Redding, who was the top Briton on home soil in fourth. Pol Espargaro and Andrea Iannone completed the top six, ahead of Nicolas Terol and Marquez, who plummeted out of the top three in the final two laps.
Pablo Nieto and Tomoyoshi Koyama completed the top 10, with Bradley Smith and Danny Webb provisionally 12th and 14th for their home round.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps
1. Simone Corsi Jack & Jones WRB 1:37.488 16
2. Gabor Talmacsi Bancaja Aspar Team 1:37.520 + 0.032 15
3. Sergio Gadea Bancaja Aspar Team 1:37.649 + 0.161 15
4. Scott Redding Blusens Aprilia Junior 1:37.766 + 0.278 17
5. Pol Espargaro Belson Derbi 1:37.949 + 0.461 15
6. Andrea Iannone I.C. Team 1:37.950 + 0.462 14
7. Nicolas Terol Jack & Jones WRB 1:38.034 + 0.546 16
8. Marc Marquez Repsol KTM 125cc 1:38.044 + 0.556 16
9. Pablo Nieto Onde 2000 KTM 1:38.104 + 0.616 15
10. Tomoyoshi Koyama ISPA KTM Aran 1:38.153 + 0.665 15
11. Raffaele De Rosa Onde 2000 KTM 1:38.186 + 0.698 15
12. Bradley Smith Polaris World 1:38.347 + 0.859 16
13. Esteve Rabat Repsol KTM 125cc 1:38.355 + 0.867 16
14. Danny Webb Degraaf Grand Prix 1:38.473 + 0.985 17
15. Joan Olive Belson Derbi 1:38.554 + 1.066 16
16. Stevie Bonsey Degraaf Grand Prix 1:38.606 + 1.118 16
17. Sandro Cortese Emmi - Caffe Latte 1:38.724 + 1.236 14
18. Stefan Bradl Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:38.775 + 1.287 15
19. Randy Krummenacher Red Bull KTM 125 1:38.856 + 1.368 12
20. Michael Ranseder I.C. Team 1:38.916 + 1.428 15
21. Mike Di Meglio Ajo Motorsport 1:38.938 + 1.450 5
22. Takaaki Nakagami I.C. Team 1:39.007 + 1.519 15
23. Stefano Bianco S3+ WTR San Marino Team 1:39.037 + 1.549 15
24. Lorenzo Zanetti ISPA KTM Aran 1:39.386 + 1.898 13
25. Pere Tutusaus Bancaja Aspar Team 1:39.538 + 2.050 15
26. Jules Cluzel Loncin Racing 1:39.760 + 2.272 16
27. Dominique Aegerter Ajo Motorsport 1:39.806 + 2.318 16
28. Alexis Masbou Loncin Racing 1:39.986 + 2.498 11
29. Hugo Van Den Berg Degraaf Grand Prix 1:40.357 + 2.869 16
30. Robin Lasser Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:40.525 + 3.037 16
31. Robert Muresan Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:41.070 + 3.582 15
32. Louis Rossi FFM Honda GP 125 1:41.320 + 3.832 15
33. Roberto Lacalendola Matteoni Racing 1:42.182 + 4.694 15
34. Matthew Hoyle SP 125 Racing/Mackrory 1:42.316 + 4.828 17
35. Connor Behan Connor Behan Racing 1:42.593 + 5.105 17
36. Luke Hinton Buildbase/Knotts 1:42.966 + 5.478 16
37. Lee Costello Vent-Axia 1:43.149 + 5.661 14
38. Paul Jordan KRP 1:43.227 + 5.739 16
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