Espargaro and Vinales, Suzuki back on pole: – The Messenger

Is the Suzuki pole position in the Grand Prix of Catalunya. It not happened since Dutch GP of 2007 , when the Australian Chris Vermeulen won the fastest time in the wet test. In qualifying the Montmelo , was the Catalan Aleix Espargaro to bring the Japanese to return to the MotoGp after a two year absence from racing in pole with time 1.40.546. Complete success Suzuki the second time Maverick Vinales that is detached from teammate of only 83 milliseconds.
Foremost also Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), third to one tenth off pole. In the second row will snap, however, Marc Marquez (Honda) in fourth, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) with the fifth and Dani Pedrosa ( Honda) sixth. It will be in the third row again, however, Valentino Rossi , with the seventh fastest time. The Yamaha rider has failed the objective to improve in the second day of testing the GP of Catalonia and will be forced to a good start to catch up. Fourth row, however, to Andrea Iannone . The pilot Vasto that is due to pass from Q1, it finished in twelfth position, while Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) will be in the sixth row with the sixteenth time.

Difficult situation in Aprilia in comparison to the results of the Suzuki to return as the brand of the Piaggio Group. The best pilots Aprilia in the qualifying of the seventh round of the World 2015, has been Alvaro Bautista , only 20 / o (seventh row), while the last is Marco Melandri , trailing by just under five seconds from Espargaro.

Valentino wait
“I am quite satisfied, but not happy because I could have done better to leave in the second row, but those who are strong are all there. Lorenzo was third, Marquez and Pedosa have the race pace but we will have to see how it will be Suzuki and Ducati, but starting seventh is not to be thrown away. ” This is the comment of the championship leader, Valentino Rossi after the qualifying session of the Grand Prix of Catalunya. “I have a good pace, I’m happy with the setting of the bike, we are putting the last things affixed, as is normal, and I think I can be competitive enough,” said the Yamaha rider. “There’s a lot of tire degradation, and it is hard to keep a good speed in the last sector and that will be the key to the race.”