With the tenth time obtained during the second qualifying session, the Australian from the Marc VDS team will do everything in the race to finish, like in Qatar, Argentina and Texas, among the top ten. He has the equipment to do it, Honda having managed to place its three drivers Dani Pedrosa, Marc Marquez and Cal Crutchlow on the first row of the starting grid.
Miller was already in tenth position after the three free practice sessions, which allowed him to narrowly move directly into Q2. He was then 0.8 behind the leader Dani Pedrosa.
During the fourth free practice session, Miller didn't really worry about his grid position, preferring to concentrate on race setup to maximize tire and driver endurance for the 27 laps. which will have to be covered tomorrow.
During the qualifying session, he again obtained the tenth time, 0.876 behind pole position man Dani Pedrosa.
According to Jack Miller, who are " My goal this weekend is to finish in the top ten again and that's why we worked in testing, focusing on the set-up for the race. I was comfortable on the bike in qualifying and this tenth place is ultimately positive because the pace was very high and I had never been so fast in Jerez. We are in good shape for tomorrow's race. »
For his team manager Michael Bartholémy : “Jack did a good job moving straight into Q2. His running pace is also very good. We know that he is always very fast in the first laps, so he should be able to get another top ten in the race. »
Qualification results:
1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 38.249s
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 38.298s +0.049s
3. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 38.453s +0.204s
4. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 38.677s +0.428s
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 38.744s +0.495s
6. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 38.861s +0.612s
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 38.908s +0.659s
8. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 38.910s +0.661s
9. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 39.108s +0.859s
10. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 39.125s +0.876s
11. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.152s +0.903s
12. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.400s +1.151s
13. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 39.090s
14. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 39.255s
15. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 39.282s
16. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 39.321s
17. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.462s
18. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 39.564s
19. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.678s
20. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.824s
21. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.906s
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 40.213s
23. Takuya Tsuda JPN Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.386s
