125cc: Corsi retains pole position at Assen
Simone Corsi confirmed his pole position for the Dutch round of the 125cc series as none of the leading contenders managed to improve their times in the second qualifying session
With the morning rain having stopped, the track was virtually dry by the time the 125cc riders emerged, but conditions still weren't quite good enough to produce fast times.
Donington Park winner Scott Redding was the fastest in the session, but his 1:46.291 lap was 0.2 seconds shy of the time that put him sixth on the grid yesterday.
Corsi will be joined on the front row by Bradley Smith, Joan Olive, and championship leader Mike di Meglio, who had a minor fall, with Sandro Cortese completing the top five ahead of Redding.
The session saw several incidents, including a dramatic tangle between Stefan Bradl and Lorenzo Zanetti. Bradl fell at the final chicane while in the middle of a pack of riders, leaving Zanetti with nowhere to go but into Bradl's crashed Aprilia.
The rest of the group then dodged around the two fallen riders as they slid across the asphalt. Both appeared to escape serious injury, although Bradl lay down on the barrier after stepping away from his crashed bike.
Randy Krummenacher also had a fortunate escape when he low-sided his Red Bull KTM. Although the bike was launched into a series of end-over-end rolls as soon as it hit the gravel trap, by that time Krummenacher himself had safely slid to a halt on the edge of the track.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Scott Redding Blusens Aprilia Junior 1:46.291 14 2. Mike Di Meglio Ajo Motorsport 1:46.400 + 0.109 12 3. Stevie Bonsey Degraaf Grand Prix 1:46.714 + 0.423 14 4. Nicolas Terol Jack & Jones WRB 1:46.745 + 0.454 14 5. Marc Marquez Repsol KTM 125cc 1:46.863 + 0.572 15 6. Sandro Cortese Emmi - Caffe Latte 1:46.940 + 0.649 15 7. Bradley Smith Polaris World 1:46.953 + 0.662 15 8. Randy Krummenacher Red Bull KTM 125 1:47.101 + 0.810 10 9. Esteve Rabat Repsol KTM 125cc 1:47.155 + 0.864 11 10. Simone Corsi Jack & Jones WRB 1:47.215 + 0.924 14 11. Sergio Gadea Bancaja Aspar Team 1:47.309 + 1.018 14 12. Raffaele De Rosa Onde 2000 KTM 1:47.325 + 1.034 11 13. Joan Olive Belson Derbi 1:47.365 + 1.074 14 14. Stefan Bradl Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:47.465 + 1.174 12 15. Andrea Iannone I.C. Team 1:47.526 + 1.235 13 16. Takaaki Nakagami I.C. Team 1:47.564 + 1.273 14 17. Joey Litjens Abbink Bos Racing 1:47.670 + 1.379 15 18. Pablo Nieto Onde 2000 KTM 1:47.716 + 1.425 14 19. Gabor Talmacsi Bancaja Aspar Team 1:47.785 + 1.494 13 20. Alexis Masbou Loncin Racing 1:47.795 + 1.504 13 21. Efren Vazquez Blusens Aprilia Junior 1:47.807 + 1.516 13 22. Stefano Bianco S3+ WTR San Marino Team 1:47.878 + 1.587 14 23. Pere Tutusaus Bancaja Aspar Team 1:47.918 + 1.627 15 24. Lorenzo Zanetti ISPA KTM Aran 1:47.951 + 1.660 11 25. Tomoyoshi Koyama ISPA KTM Aran 1:47.995 + 1.704 13 26. Roberto Lacalendola Matteoni Racing 1:48.037 + 1.746 15 27. Dominique Aegerter Ajo Motorsport 1:48.038 + 1.747 15 28. Jules Cluzel Loncin Racing 1:48.154 + 1.863 13 29. Michael Ranseder I.C. Team 1:48.250 + 1.959 14 30. Hugo Van Den Berg Degraaf Grand Prix 1:49.211 + 2.920 15 31. Robin Lasser Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:49.467 + 3.176 14 32. Michael Van Der Mark Dutch Racing Team 1:49.816 + 3.525 7 33. Robert Muresan Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 1:49.983 + 3.692 12 34. Louis Rossi FFM Honda GP 125 1:49.995 + 3.704 14 35. Ernst Dubbink RV Racing Team 1:50.126 + 3.835 15 36. Robert Gull Ajo Motorsports Jnr. 1:50.598 + 4.307 13 37. Jerry Van De Bunt Degraaf Grand Prix 1:52.277 + 5.986 14 38. Jasper Iwema Abbink Bos Racing 1:52.703 + 6.412 15
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