Sepang MotoGP Q.2: Dovizioso contains Rossi and Lorenzo

The final for the best places on the starting grid took place on a Sepang track with increasingly welcoming asphalt because it was less and less wet. Enough to ask questions about tire fitting and in particular the opportunity to remove the intermediates. An equation solved by Dovizioso who won his second pole position of the season. All in front of the two official Yamahas ready to forget the disaster of Phillip Island.

 

Sepang MotoGP	2015	2016
FP1	2'00.412 Dani Pedrosa	2'01.210 Marc Marquez
FP2	2'00.246 Jorge Lorenzo	2'08.872 Jack Miller
FP3	1'59.544 Jorge Lorenzo	1'59.947 Maverick Vinales
FP4	2'00.471 Dani Pedrosa	2'11.713 Marc Marquez
Q1	2'00.753 Maverick Vinales	2'11.591 Cal Crutchlow
Q2	1'59.053 Dani Pedrosa
Warm Up	2'00.186 Marc Marquez
Course	Pedrosa, Lorenzo, Rossi
All time lap record	1'59.053 Dani Pedrosa

 

The start of the exercise was the prerogative of a trio made up of Dovizioso, Red et Aleix Espargaro until Lorenzo shows a newfound determination in these kinds of precarious conditions. A party that Márquez could only join six minutes from the verdict. However, it was always Dovizioso who led the dance while waiting for the final attacks.

An opportunity missed by Crutchlow who will make a mistake three minutes from the conclusion. It will be followed later by Aleix Espargaró. But the Briton never admits defeat. Picking up his bike, he returned to the fight to snatch a good fifth position in the final moments.

For its part, Dovizioso had secured his second pole position of the year for quite some time with a time of 2'11.485. The Ducati rider is followed by Rossi who took second place Lorenzo at the end of the journey. Márquez is pushed back to the second row with the fourth beat while Iannone sixth fits in the second row.

Aleix Espargaró follows and beats once again Casa Particular in Viñales while Baptist continues its good run by entering a top 10 closed by Baz. This is the best career qualification for the Frenchman. Pol Espargaro et Hector Barbera complete the first part of the grid. Dovizioso will he be the ninth winner of the year?

Sepang MotoGP Q.2: Chronos compilation crash.net

Qualifying 2:
1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 11.485s [Lap 6/6] 295km/h (Top Speed)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 11.731s +0.246s [7/7] 297km/h
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 11.787s +0.302s [5/7] 303km/h
4. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 11.874s +0.389s [3/7] 303km/h
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 12.558s +1.073s [7/7] 304km/h
6. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 12.598s +1.113s [7/7] 282km/h
7. Alex Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 12.869s +1.384s [4/5] 303km/h
8. Maverick Vinales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 12.981s +1.496s [4/7] 296km/h
9. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 13.325s +1.840s [7/7] 294km/h
10. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 13.452s +1.967s [5/6] 295km/h
11. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 13.707s +2.222s [4/7] 285km/h
12. Hector Barbera ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 13.973s +2.488s [2/5] 291km/h

Qualifying 1:
13. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 12.898s 303km/h
14. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 12.907s 302km/h
15. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 13.776s 297km/h
16. Stefan bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 13.850s 292km/h
17. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 14.179s 291km/h
18. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 14.433s 295km/h
19. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 14.769s 282km/h
20. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 14.786s 292km/h
21. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 2m 15.894s 290km/h