125cc: Corsi retains pole in wet session
Aprilia's Simone Corsi retained the pole position he set in yesterday's first qualifying session for the 125cc British Grand Prix thanks to today's rain at Donington Park
The weather conditions meant that today's session times were meaningless as far as qualifying was concerned, with riders running some 15 seconds slower than in yesterday's dry session.
Next to Corsi on the the first row will be the Aprilias of reigning champion Gabor Talmacsi, Sergio Gadea, and Scott Redding.
The times today were topped by KTM's Raffaele de Rosa with a 1:52.142 run, three tenths faster than Talmacsi and four quicker than championship leader Mike di Meglio on Derbi.
Derbi's Joan Olive was fourth-quickest ahead of Gadea, Derbi's Dominique Agerter and Aprilia's Andrea Iannone.
Three Aprilias round up today's top ten with Michael Ranseder, Bradley Smith, and Corsi.
Many riders slid on the slippery surface today, among them Smith, Esteve Rabat, Randy Krummenacher, Daniel Webb, Marc Marquez, and Stefano Bianco.
Pos Rider Team Time 1. Simone Corsi Jack & Jones WRB 1:37.488 2. Gabor Talmacsi Bancaja Aspar Team 1:37.520 + 0.032 3. Sergio Gadea Bancaja Aspar Team 1:37.649 + 0.161 4. Scott Redding Blusens Aprilia Junior 1:37.766 + 0.278 5. Pol Espargaro Belson Derbi 1:37.949 + 0.461 6. Andrea Iannone I.C. Team 1:37.950 + 0.462 7. Nicolas Terol Jack & Jones WRB 1:38.034 + 0.546 8. Marc Marquez Repsol KTM 125cc 1:38.044 + 0.556 9. Pablo Nieto Onde 2000 KTM 1:38.104 + 0.616 10. Tomoyoshi Koyama ISPA KTM Aran 1:38.153 + 0.665 11. Raffaele De Rosa Onde 2000 KTM 1:38.186 + 0.698 12. Bradley Smith Polaris World 1:38.347 + 0.859 13. Esteve Rabat Repsol KTM 125cc 1:38.355 + 0.867 14. Danny Webb Degraaf Grand Prix 1:38.473 + 0.985 15. Joan Olive Belson Derbi 1:38.554 + 1.066 16. Stevie Bonsey Degraaf Grand Prix 1:38.606 + 1.118 17. Sandro Cortese Emmi - Caffe Latte 1:38.724 + 1.236 18. Stefan Bradl Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:38.775 + 1.287 19. Randy Krummenacher Red Bull KTM 125 1:38.856 + 1.368 20. Michael Ranseder I.C. Team 1:38.916 + 1.428 21. Mike Di Meglio Ajo Motorsport 1:38.938 + 1.450 22. Takaaki Nakagami I.C. Team 1:39.007 + 1.519 23. Stefano Bianco S3+ WTR San Marino Team 1:39.037 + 1.549 24. Lorenzo Zanetti ISPA KTM Aran 1:39.386 + 1.898 25. Pere Tutusaus Bancaja Aspar Team 1:39.538 + 2.050 26. Jules Cluzel Loncin Racing 1:39.760 + 2.272 27. Dominique Aegerter Ajo Motorsport 1:39.806 + 2.318 28. Alexis Masbou Loncin Racing 1:39.986 + 2.498 29. Hugo Van Den Berg Degraaf Grand Prix 1:40.357 + 2.869 30. Robin Lasser Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:40.525 + 3.037 31. Robert Muresan Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:41.070 + 3.582 32. Louis Rossi FFM Honda GP 125 1:41.320 + 3.832 33. Roberto Lacalendola Matteoni Racing 1:42.182 + 4.694 34. Matthew Hoyle SP 125 Racing/Mackrory 1:42.316 + 4.828 35. Connor Behan Connor Behan Racing 1:42.593 + 5.105 36. Luke Hinton Buildbase/Knotts 1:42.966 + 5.478 37. Lee Costello Vent-Axia 1:43.149 + 5.661 38. Paul Jordan KRP 1:43.227 + 5.739
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