125cc: Terol beats Faubel to home pole
Nico Terol took his fourth pole in five 125cc races at Catalunya, overcoming a challenge from his Aspar Aprilia team-mate Hector Faubel
After Terol had led the way for much of the session, Faubel nosed ahead briefly in the closing minutes, before Terol put in a 1m51.281s to take another pole by 0.402 seconds.
Maverick Vinales - the man who ended Terol's winning run at Le Mans - jumped to third right at the end of the session, completing an all-Spanish front row on the riders' home ground.
Ajo Derbi duo Johann Zarco and Efren Vazquez were fourth and fifth, joined on row two by Sandro Cortese despite the German crashing on his last lap.
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap 1. Nicolas Terol Aspar Aprilia 1m51.281s 2. Hector Faubel Aspar Aprilia 1m51.683s + 0.402s 3. Maverick Vinales Blusens Aprilia 1m52.099s + 0.818s 4. Johann Zarco Ajo Derbi 1m52.135s + 0.854s 5. Efren Vazquez Ajo Derbi 1m52.288s + 1.007s 6. Sandro Cortese Germany Aprilia 1m52.449s + 1.168s 7. Jonas Folger Ajo Aprilia 1m52.476s + 1.195s 8. Luis Salom RW Aprilia 1m52.629s + 1.348s 9. Sergio Gadea Blusens Aprilia 1m52.635s + 1.354s 10. Adrian Martin Aspar Aprilia 1m52.747s + 1.466s 11. Danny Kent Ajo Aprilia 1m52.859s + 1.578s 12. Alberto Moncayo Andalucia Aprilia 1m53.224s + 1.943s 13. Jasper Iwema Ongetta Aprilia 1m53.607s + 2.326s 14. Danny Webb Mahindra 1m53.640s + 2.359s 15. Jakub Kornfeil Ongetta Aprilia 1m53.706s + 2.425s 16. Miguel Oliveira Andalucia Aprilia 1m53.801s + 2.520s 17. Alexis Masbou Caretta KTM 1m53.804s + 2.523s 18. Simone Grotzkyj Phonica Aprilia 1m54.044s + 2.763s 19. Zulfahmi Khairuddin Ajo Derbi 1m54.122s + 2.841s 20. Marcel Schrotter Mahindra 1m54.126s + 2.845s 21. Louis Rossi Matteoni Aprilia 1m54.197s + 2.916s 22. Luigi Morciano Italia FMI Aprilia 1m54.422s + 3.141s 23. Niklas Ajo TT Motion Aprilia 1m54.682s + 3.401s 24. Harry Stafford Ongetta Aprilia 1m55.115s + 3.834s 25. Josep Rodriguez MS Aprilia 1m55.159s + 3.878s 26. John McPhee KRP Aprilia 1m55.486s + 4.205s 27. Francesco Mauriello WTR-Ten10 Aprilia 1m55.596s + 4.315s 28. Giulian Pedone Phonica Aprilia 1m55.895s + 4.614s 29. Sturla Fagerhaug WTR-Ten10 Aprilia 1m56.384s + 5.103s 30. Peter Sebestyen Caretta KTM 1m56.431s + 5.150s 31. Joan Perello Matteoni Aprilia 1m56.533s + 5.252s 32. Alessandro Tonucci Italia FMI Aprilia 1m56.982s + 5.701s 33. Kevin Hanus Hanush Honda 1m57.975s + 6.694s 34. Taylor Mackenzie Phonica Aprilia 1m58.533s + 7.252s
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