125cc: Talmacsi takes provisional pole
Gabor Talmacsi beat Mattia Pasini to provisional pole position for the Sachsenring round of the 125cc series
The Hungarian was on top of the timesheets from early in the session, but was briefly usurped by Pasini - winner of the last two races - in the closing minutes.
But Talmacsi immediately responded with a 1:26.930 lap, and ultimately beat Pasini by half a second.
Sandro Cortese took a popular third on home ground, ahead of Sergio Gadea.
Talmacsi's title rival Hector Faubel, who is currently seven points clear of his Aspar teammate in the standings, could only manage fifth.
Lukas Pesek completed the top six, with Bradley Smith seventh on his return after missing the Assen race due to injury.
Istanbul winner Simone Corsi was the most notable of several drivers who fell during the session. The Italian managed to rejoin after his low-side and bring his damaged bike back to the pits, and eventually moved up to 12th place.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 1:26.930 2. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1:27.465 + 0.535 3. Sandro Cortese Aprilia 1:27.819 + 0.889 4. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1:27.839 + 0.909 5. Hector Faubel Aprilia 1:27.921 + 0.991 6. Lukas Pesek Derbi 1:28.112 + 1.182 7. Bradley Smith Honda 1:28.221 + 1.291 8. Michael Ranseder Derbi 1:28.231 + 1.301 9. R.Krummenacher KTM 1:28.338 + 1.408 10. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM 1:28.443 + 1.513 11. Pol Espargaro Aprilia 1:28.456 + 1.526 12. Simone Corsi Aprilia 1:28.466 + 1.536 13. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1:28.476 + 1.546 14. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1:28.560 + 1.630 15. R.Tamburini Aprilia 1:28.689 + 1.759 16. Joan Olive Aprilia 1:28.789 + 1.859 17. Mike Di Meglio Honda 1:28.838 + 1.908 18. Pablo Nieto Aprilia 1:29.039 + 2.109 19. Joey Litjens Honda 1:29.136 + 2.206 20. Esteve Rabat Honda 1:29.250 + 2.320 21. Stefano Bianco Aprilia 1:29.484 + 2.554 22. Robert Muresan Derbi 1:29.505 + 2.575 23. Raffaele De Rosa Aprilia 1:29.549 + 2.619 24. S.G.Giorgi Aprilia 1:29.575 + 2.645 25. Nicolas Terol Derbi 1:29.785 + 2.855 26. Federico Sandi Aprilia 1:29.906 + 2.976 27. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 1:29.931 + 3.001 28. H.van den Berg Aprilia 1:30.139 + 3.209 29. Patrick Unger Aprilia 1:30.180 + 3.250 30. Alexis Masbou Honda 1:30.220 + 3.290 31. D.Aegerter Aprilia 1:30.280 + 3.350 32. Georg Fröhlich Honda 1:30.350 + 3.420 33. Dino Lombardi Honda 1:30.669 + 3.739 34. Daniel Webb Honda 1:30.762 + 3.832 35. Eric Hübsch Aprilia 1:30.924 + 3.994 36. Steve Bonsey KTM 1:31.023 + 4.093 37. Sebastian Eckner Honda 1:32.176 + 5.246
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