125cc: Talmacsi retains pole
Gabor Talmacsi confirmed his good form at the Sachsenring by maintaining pole position in the second qualifying session for tomorrow's 125cc Grand Prix of Germany
While the Hungarian improved on yesterday's session by almost one tenth of a second, to set a final time of 1:26.839, no other rider managed to break the 1:26 barrier.
Mattia Pasini got closest, reaffirming yesterday's second spot on the grid with a time a little over four tenths behind Talmacsi.
Hector Faubel improved on yesterday's fifth spot by snatching third, just 11 thousandths of a second behind Pasini.
Briton Bradley Smith also improved from his seventh spot by qualifying fourth, ahead of Lukas Pesek in fifth and Sandro Cortese in sixth.
In seventh spot was Simone Corsi, followed by Randy Krummenacher in eighth, Sergio Gadea in ninth, and Esteve Rabat rounding up the top ten.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 1:26.839 2. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1:27.255 + 0.416 3. Hector Faubel Aprilia 1:27.266 + 0.427 4. Bradley Smith Honda 1:27.576 + 0.737 5. Lukas Pesek Derbi 1:27.706 + 0.867 6. Sandro Cortese Aprilia 1:27.728 + 0.889 7. Simone Corsi Aprilia 1:27.798 + 0.959 8. R.Krummenacher KTM 1:27.829 + 0.990 9. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1:27.839 + 1.000 10. Esteve Rabat Honda 1:28.094 + 1.255 11. Michael Ranseder Derbi 1:28.108 + 1.269 12. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1:28.204 + 1.365 13. Pol Espargaro Aprilia 1:28.212 + 1.373 14. Joan Olive Aprilia 1:28.268 + 1.429 15. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM 1:28.277 + 1.438 16. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1:28.318 + 1.479 17. Pablo Nieto Aprilia 1:28.343 + 1.504 18. R.Tamburini Aprilia 1:28.689 + 1.850 19. Mike Di Meglio Honda 1:28.711 + 1.872 20. Robert Muresan Derbi 1:28.825 + 1.986 21. Georg Fröhlich Honda 1:28.894 + 2.055 22. Stefano Bianco Aprilia 1:28.905 + 2.066 23. Raffaele De Rosa Aprilia 1:29.038 + 2.199 24. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 1:29.076 + 2.237 25. Joey Litjens Honda 1:29.136 + 2.297 26. Alexis Masbou Honda 1:29.431 + 2.592 27. Federico Sandi Aprilia 1:29.489 + 2.650 28. Nicolas Terol Derbi 1:29.499 + 2.660 29. S.G.Giorgi Aprilia 1:29.575 + 2.736 30. Steve Bonsey KTM 1:29.712 + 2.873 31. H.van den Berg Aprilia 1:30.139 + 3.300 32. Patrick Unger Aprilia 1:30.180 + 3.341 33. D.Agerter Aprilia 1:30.264 + 3.425 34. Daniel Webb Honda 1:30.363 + 3.524 35. Dino Lombardi Honda 1:30.669 + 3.830 36. Eric Hubsch Aprilia 1:30.746 + 3.907 37. Sebastian Eckner Honda 1:32.176 + 5.337
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