The head of the starting grid for the Moto2 version of the Argentine Grand Prix was only decided in the final seconds. Johann zarco thought he had done the hardest part by registering a reference time quite early, but that was without counting on this devil of Sam Lowes who often falls but also the times fall.
We must do justice to the Briton from the Gresini team: since he has been riding on the Termas de Rio Hondo track, he has not yet fallen once. A consistency which helps when times have to be set and the stubborn subject of his gracious majesty will be keen to continue this fine series until the checkered flag of the Sunday race.
The French World Champion is therefore content with second place ahead of a Jonas Folger which confirms the good dispositions seen in Qatar. Nakagami order the second row in front Morbidely and the championship leader Lüthi. This is Cortese who leads the rest of a platoon thatalex rins paces in only eleventh place. The first Tech3 machine is still that of Virgin in twenty-third place.
Argentina, Moto2, Qualifying: the times
1. Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 43.347s
2. Johann zarco FRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex) 1m 43.466s
3. Jonas Folger GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 43.637s
4. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
1m 43.709s
5. Franco Morbidelli ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 43.733s
6. Thomas luthi SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 43.813s
7. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 43.823s
8. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 43.858s
9. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 43.981s
10. Axel Pons SPA AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 43.982s
11. alex rins SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 43.989s
12. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex)
1m 44.055s
13. Simone Courses ITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up) 1m 44.060s
14. louis salom SPA SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 44.104s
15. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex)
1m 44.154s
16. Marcel schrotter GER AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 44.172s
17. Xavier Simeon BEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 44.396s
18. Miguel Oliveira POR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 44.424s
19. Dominique Aegerter SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex)
1m 44.443s
20. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 44.523s
21. Rattha Park Wilairot THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
1m 44.572s
22. Luca marini ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 44.603s
23. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 44.703s
24. Julian Simon SPA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 44.767s
25. Jesko Raffin SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex) 1m 45.294s
26. Robin Mulhauser SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 45.848s
27. Isaac Viñales SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 45.859s
28. Efren Vazquez SPA JPMoto Malaysia (Suter) 1m 46.272s
29. Alessandro Tonucci ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 46.554s
