#DutchGP Moto3 Qualifying: Jorge Martin snatches pole position from Bo Bendsneyder

For the first time since Jurgen van der Goorbergh in 1999, and Hans Spaan in 1990 in small displacement, the Dutchman Bo Bendsneyder narrowly failed to achieve the best time, but Jorge Martin stole it from him on the last lap. The Spaniard preceded Bo Bendsneyder, Nicolo Bulega, Nakarin Atiratphuvapat, Marco Bezzecchi (CIP), Aron Canet and Joan Mir.

#DutchGP Moto3	2016	2017
FP1	1'45.331 Enea Bastianini (see here)	1'43.231 Philipp Oettl
FP2	1'43.031 Aron Canet (see here)	1'42.414 Jorge Martin
FP3	1'42.051 Aron Canet (see here)	1'57.078 Bo Bendsneyder
Qualification	1'42.463 Enea Bastianini (see here)
Warm up	1'42.956 Romano Fenati (see here)
Course	Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio, Migno (see here)
All time lap record	1'42.135 Navarro 2015

After a completely dry Friday, rain greeted the drivers on Saturday morning for a third session on a wet track. The domination then of Bo Bendsneyder ahead of Nakarin Atiratphuvapat, Joan Mir and the excellent Jules Danilo could not give a very clear direction for the qualifications. There had been a good fifteen falls, and predicting the composition of the first line was a divinatory exercise. The temperature at the start of this qualifying session was 17° for both air and asphalt, exactly the same as in the morning.

George Martin achieved the best initial time 2'01.032. Marco Bezzecchi was suffering from a gearbox problem. Fabio di Giannantonio was the first to fall, without gravity. Nicholas Bulega went down to 1'59.365. Marcos Ramirez crashed in turn 10.

Jorge Martin took command in 1'59.213. Patrick Pulkkinen fell in curve 15. Jules Danilo was fourteenth. Joan Mir, the leader of the World Championship, fell without seriousness in turn 3 (then in fourth position). Bo Bendsneyder took the lead in 1'58.851.

A rare crash for Championship leader @Joanmir36 😯#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/52ofgejTZI

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 24, 2017

Bendsneyder, who was trying to reproduce his 1'57.078 from the morning, was followed a quarter of an hour from the checkered flag by Jorge Martin, Nicolo Bulega and Joan Mir. Jules Danilo was eighth. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat moved up to fourth position, while Jules Danilo fell lightly in turn 10. Bezzecchi, after his gearbox was changed, moved to fifth position. Ayumu Sasaki fell without gravity.

Juanfran Guevara fell in turn, at the entrance to the chicane. Gabriel Rodrigo imitated him shortly after in turn 8. Then it was Niccolo Antonelli's turn in turn 10. Kaito Toba was next.

Jorge Martin took pole position in 1'58.481. Bendsneyder responded in 1'58.424, but Jorge Martin finished first in 1'57.595 ahead of Bo Bendsneyder, Nicolo Bulega, Nakarin Atiratphuvapat, Marco Bezzecchi, Aron Canet and Joan Mir. Jules Danilo ranked fourteenth.

Qualification results (compiled by our friends at crash.net:

1. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 57.595s
2. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 58.424s
3. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 59.308s
4. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 0.056s
5. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 0.189s
6. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 2m 0.560s
7. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 2m 0.673s
8. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 2m 0.713s
9. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 0.826s
10. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 2m 0.926s
11. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 2m 1.004s
12. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 2m 1.080s
13. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 2m 1.092s
14. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 2m 1.125s
15. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 2m 1.125s
16. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 2m 1.197s
17. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 2m 1.279s
18. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 2m 1.357s
19. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 2m 1.510s
20. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 2m 1.525s
21. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 2m 1.627s
22. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 2m 1.658s
23. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 1.749s
24. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Mahindra Gaviota Aspar (Mahindra) 2m 1.796s
25. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 2m 1.855s
26. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 2m 2.141s
27. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 2m 2.642s
28. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 2.767s
29. Ryan Van De Lagemaat NED Lamotec Lagemaat Racing (KTM) 2m 3.629s
30. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 2m 3.715s
31. Raul fernandez SPA Mahindra Gaviota Aspar (Mahindra) 2m 4.397s
32. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 5.736s