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125cc: Pasini retains pole at Estoril

Mattia Pasini has retained pole position in the second qualifying session ahead of tomorrow's 125cc Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril

The Aprilia rider improved on yesterday's best time by almost half a second, to set a final time of 1:44.675.

Lukas Pesek, the only non-Aprilia rider in the top ten, improved with his Derbi from yesterday's fourth spot to grab second 0.258 behind Pasini, after the Czech took over a second off the time he set in the first qualifying session.

Simone Corsi took his bike to the third spot on the grid, with Gabor Talmacsi having to settle for fourth (0.501 behind Pasini) after being second yesterday.

Sandro Cortese ended the session fifth, with Sergio Gadea sixth and Pol Espargaro seventh.

The top ten are rounded up by Hector Faubel in eighth, Stefan Bradl in ninth, and Joan Olive in tenth.

STARTING GRID:

Pos  Rider              Bike       Time
 1.  Mattia Pasini      Aprilia    1:44.675
 2.  Lukas Pesek        Derbi      1:44.933 + 0.258
 3.  Simone Corsi       Aprilia    1:45.158 + 0.483
 4.  Gabor Talmacsi     Aprilia    1:45.176 + 0.501
 5.  Sandro Cortese     Aprilia    1:45.288 + 0.613
 6.  Sergio Gadea       Aprilia    1:45.339 + 0.664
 7.  Pol Espargaro      Aprilia    1:45.365 + 0.690
 8.  Hector Faubel      Aprilia    1:45.378 + 0.703
 9.  Stefan Bradl       Aprilia    1:45.479 + 0.804
10.  Joan Olive         Aprilia    1:45.621 + 0.946
11.  Tomoyoshi Koyama   KTM        1:45.695 + 1.020
12.  R.Krummenacher     KTM        1:45.970 + 1.295
13.  Nicolas Terol      Derbi      1:45.971 + 1.296
14.  Mike Di Meglio     Honda      1:46.010 + 1.335
15.  Bradley Smith      Honda      1:46.048 + 1.373
16.  Andrea Iannone     Aprilia    1:46.062 + 1.387
17.  Esteve Rabat       Honda      1:46.164 + 1.489
18.  Raffaele De Rosa   Aprilia    1:46.192 + 1.517
19.  Alexis Masbou      Honda      1:46.374 + 1.699
20.  Michael Ranseder   Derbi      1:46.374 + 1.699
21.  Pablo Nieto        Aprilia    1:46.756 + 2.081
22.  Lorenzo Zanetti    Aprilia    1:46.798 + 2.123
23.  Stefano Bianco     Aprilia    1:46.869 + 2.194
24.  D.Agerter          Aprilia    1:46.982 + 2.307
25.  R.Tamburini        Aprilia    1:47.183 + 2.508
26.  Joey Litjens       Honda      1:47.215 + 2.540
27.  Robert Muresan     Derbi      1:47.351 + 2.676
28.  Federico Sandi     Aprilia    1:47.375 + 2.700
29.  Daniel Webb        Honda      1:47.520 + 2.845
30.  Dino Lombardi      Honda      1:47.874 + 3.199
31.  Pere Tutusaus      Aprilia    1:48.003 + 3.328
32.  Steve Bonsey       KTM        1:48.236 + 3.561
33.  S.G.Giorgi         Aprilia    1:48.697 + 4.022
34.  Louis Rossi        Honda      1:49.679 + 5.004
35.  Ricard Cardus      Aprilia    1:50.854 + 6.179

NOT QUALIFIED:

     Rider              Bike       Time
     Ivo Relvas         Aprilia    1:52.088 + 7.413
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