This Saturday at Motegi will definitely have smiled on the troops of Hervé Poncharal who can be filled with the legitimate feeling of the work accomplished. Johann zarco, in MotoGP, had barely celebrated his second pole position of his first season at this level when Xavier Virginie entered his Mistral 610 on the first row of the Moto2 starting grid. Enough to take advantage of the moment, in fact, and hope for a bright tomorrow and which will be a Sunday of racing.
Third time in the qualifying session, the Spaniard Xavier Vierge achieved his best career performance in Japan this Saturday. It was necessary to be present in the last moments on a track going towards the dryer, and the driver of the Mistral 610 did not miss the moment while, during the rest of the session, he had already shown his potential by anchoring in the top 5.
A good omen for the future while his teammate Remy Gardner was not unworthy but missed the mark to settle for nineteenth place. “ I am happy with this result » commented Virgin. " The conditions were complicated throughout this weekend and today, during qualifying, we first had to start with wet tires. And this even if the track started to dry ».
« Afterwards, we had to do the opposite and switch to slicks, even if one or two corners were marked by patches of humidity. We made the most of this situation and I'm happy with this final position. It’s really good because we work so hard with the team. This time, we are rewarded with this first line and we are all frankly satisfied with it ».
#JapaneseGP Moto2 J.2: Chronos
| 1 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | 1'53.776 | ||
| 2 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | Kalex | 1'53.904 | 0.128 | 0.128 |
| 3 | 97 | Xavi VIRGIN | Tech 3 | 1'54.046 | 0.270 | 0.142 |
| 4 | 54 | Matthias PASINI | Kalex | 1'54.139 | 0.363 | 0.093 |
| 5 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | 1'54.289 | 0.513 | 0.150 |
| 6 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Kalex | 1'54.362 | 0.586 | 0.073 |
| 7 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | Suter | 1'54.409 | 0.633 | 0.047 |
| 8 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Suter | 1'55.181 | 1.405 | 0.772 |
| 9 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | 1'55.220 | 1.444 | 0.039 |
| 10 | 37 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | Speed Up | 1'55.223 | 1.447 | 0.003 |
| 11 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | 1'55.237 | 1.461 | 0.014 |
| 12 | 42 | Francesco Bagnaia | Kalex | 1'55.610 | 1.834 | 0.373 |
| 13 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Kalex | 1'55.684 | 1.908 | 0.074 |
| 14 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Kalex | 1'55.975 | 2.199 | 0.291 |
| 15 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Kalex | 1'55.988 | 2.212 | 0.013 |
| 16 | 49 | Axel PONS | Kalex | 1'56.047 | 2.271 | 0.059 |
| 17 | 40 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Kalex | 1'56.129 | 2.353 | 0.082 |
| 18 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | Kalex | 1'56.256 | 2.480 | 0.127 |
| 19 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | Tech 3 | 1'56.266 | 2.490 | 0.010 |
| 20 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | Kalex | 1'56.296 | 2.520 | 0.030 |
| 21 | 10 | Luca MARINI | Kalex | 1'56.300 | 2.524 | 0.004 |
| 22 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | Kalex | 1'56.637 | 2.861 | 0.337 |
| 23 | 34 | Ryo MIZUNO | Kalex | 1'56.729 | 2.953 | 0.092 |
| 24 | 41 | Brad BINDER | KTM | 1'56.859 | 3.083 | 0.130 |
| 25 | 33 | Ikuhiro ENOKIDO | Kalex | 1'56.885 | 3.109 | 0.026 |
| 26 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | Kalex | 1'56.940 | 3.164 | 0.055 |
| 27 | 2 | Jesko RAFFIN | Kalex | 1'57.357 | 3.581 | 0.417 |
| 28 | 24 | Simone COURSES | Speed Up | 1'57.774 | 3.998 | 0.417 |
| 29 | 45 | Tetsuit NAGASHIMA | Kalex | 1'57.946 | 4.170 | 0.172 |
| 30 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Kalex | 1'58.961 | 5.185 | 1.015 |
| 31 | 6 | Tarran MACKENZIE | Suter | 1'59.282 | 5.506 | 0.321 |
| 32 | 57 | Edgar PONS | Kalex | 1'59.459 | 5.683 | 0.177 |
| 33 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | Kalex | 2'00.099 | 6.323 | 0.640 |
