125cc: Pasini grabs provisional pole
Italian Mattia Pasini emerged on top of the times in the first qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix, securing the provisional pole position
The Aprilia rider, who retired from the first race of the season in Qatar, moved to the top of the timesheets with around two minutes of the session remaining, and stayed there despite the best of his rivals' efforts.
Pasini led an Aprilia one-two at Jerez, with Gabor Hungarian Talmacsi, pole-setter in Qatar, finishing in second place.
KTM's Tomoyoshi Koyama was third quickest, ahead of Lukas Pesek in the Derbi.
Championship leader Hector Faubel was only sixth quickest for the Aspar team, the Spanish rider finishing over a second behind Pasini after managing just five laps during the session.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Mattia Pasini Polaris World 1:47.371 12 2. Gabor Talmacsi Bancaja Aspar 1:47.511 + 0.140 12 3. Tomoyoshi Koyama Red Bull KTM 125 1:48.178 + 0.807 11 4. Lukas Pesek Valsir Seedorf Derbi 1:48.188 + 0.817 11 5. Simone Corsi Skilled Racing Team 1:48.225 + 0.854 13 6. Hector Faubel Bancaja Aspar 1:48.515 + 1.144 5 7. Raffaele De Rosa Multimedia Racing 1:48.642 + 1.271 13 8. Michael Ranseder Ajo Motorsport 1:48.831 + 1.460 14 9. Andrea Iannone WTR Team 1:49.007 + 1.636 14 10. Alexis Masbou FFM Honda GP 125 1:49.056 + 1.685 13 11. Bradley Smith Repsol Honda 125cc 1:49.320 + 1.949 15 12. Joan Olive Polaris World 1:49.357 + 1.986 14 13. Sandro Cortese Emmi-Caffe Latte Aprilia 1:49.405 + 2.034 15 14. Esteve Rabat Repsol Honda 125cc 1:49.460 + 2.089 14 15. Mike Di Meglio Scot Racing Team 1:49.672 + 2.301 14 16. Pere Tutusaus FMCV - Team Machado 1:49.725 + 2.354 15 17. Sergio Gadea Bancaja Aspar 1:49.746 + 2.375 10 18. Lorenzo Zanetti Team Sicilia 1:50.019 + 2.648 12 19. Nicolas Terol Valsir Seedorf Derbi 1:50.026 + 2.655 13 20. Pablo Nieto Blusens Aprilia 1:50.060 + 2.689 12 21. Pol Espargaro Belson Campetella Aprilia 1:50.120 + 2.749 14 22. Randy Krummenacher Red Bull KTM 125 1:50.269 + 2.898 11 23. Robert Muresan Ajo Motorsport 1:50.905 + 3.534 14 24. Simone Grotzkyj Multimedia Racing 1:50.928 + 3.557 12 25. Daniel Webb De Graaf Grand Prix 1:51.046 + 3.675 15 26. Federico Sandi Skilled Racing Team 1:51.524 + 4.153 2 27. Steve Bonsey Red Bull KTM 125 1:51.672 + 4.301 13 28. Daniel Saez Quinto Almoradi 1:52.441 + 5.070 12 29. Hugo Van Den Berg Blusens Aprilia 1:52.545 + 5.174 13 30. Joey Litjens De Graaf Grand Prix 1:52.633 + 5.262 5 31. Roberto Tamburini Team Sicilia 1:52.953 + 5.582 12 32. Dino Lombardi Scot Racing Team 1:53.068 + 5.697 12 33. Dominique Aegerter Multimedia Racing 1:53.501 + 6.130 14 34. Ivan Maestro Matteoni Racing - TMM 1:53.590 + 6.219 11
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