125cc: Talmacsi leads wet first qualifying
Championship leader Gabor Talmacsi claimed provisional pole for the British round of the 125cc series at an extremely wet Donington Park
With the weather worsening throughout the session, most of the quick times were set on riders' first runs, and few improved in the final quarter of an hour.
Talmacsi beat his Bancaja Aspar Aprilia teammate and title rival Hector Faubel to the top spot by 0.069 seconds, with Mike di Meglio repeating the wet weather form that he showed at Mugello to earn third on the provisional grid, 0.107 seconds behind Talmacsi.
This trio enjoyed a huge margin over the rest of the field, with fourth-fastest man Simone Corsi 1.543 seconds off Talmacsi's pace.
Fresh from his breakthrough performance in Spain, Randy Krummenacher took fifth ahead of his Red Bull KTM teammate Tomoyoshi Koyama.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 1:55.921 2. Hector Faubel Aprilia 1:55.990 + 0.069 3. Mike Di Meglio Honda 1:56.028 + 0.107 4. Simone Corsi Aprilia 1:57.464 + 1.543 5. R.Krummenacher KTM 1:57.613 + 1.692 6. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM 1:57.654 + 1.733 7. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1:58.562 + 2.641 8. Joan Olive Aprilia 1:58.671 + 2.750 9. Lukas Pesek Derbi 1:58.707 + 2.786 10. Raffaele De Rosa Aprilia 1:59.029 + 3.108 11. Bradley Smith Honda 1:59.105 + 3.184 12. Esteve Rabat Honda 1:59.265 + 3.344 13. Federico Sandi Aprilia 1:59.621 + 3.700 14. Robert Muresan Derbi 1:59.821 + 3.900 15. Michael Ranseder Derbi 2:00.095 + 4.174 16. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 2:00.119 + 4.198 17. Sandro Cortese Aprilia 2:00.194 + 4.273 18. Stefano Bianco Aprilia 2:00.343 + 4.422 19. D.Ägerter Aprilia 2:00.453 + 4.532 20. Enrique Jerez Honda 2:00.643 + 4.722 21. Joey Litjens Honda 2:00.661 + 4.74 22. Pol Espargaro Aprilia 2:00.863 + 4.942 23. R.Tamburini Aprilia 2:01.192 + 5.271 24. S.G.Giorgi Aprilia 2:01.640 + 5.719 25. Steve Bonsey KTM 2:01.968 + 6.047 26. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 2:02.155 + 6.234 27. Daniel Webb Honda 2:02.846 + 6.925 28. Pablo Nieto Aprilia 2:03.553 + 7.632 29. Alexis Masbou Honda 2:03.575 + 7.654 30. Nicolas Terol Derbi 2:04.392 + 8.471 31. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 2:04.622 + 8.701 32. Luke Jones Honda 2:05.933 + 10.012 33. H.van den Berg Aprilia 2:06.132 + 10.211 34. Nikki Coates Honda 2:06.214 + 10.293 35. Kevin Coghlan Honda 2:06.477 + 10.556 36. Robbie Stewart Honda 2:06.484 + 10.563 37. Tom Hayward Honda 2:08.279 + 12.358
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