Michael Scott | June 2, 2018
2018 Moto2 and Moto3 Saturday Results from Mugello
Moto2
Last year’s vintage Moto2 winner Mattia Pasini proved his enduring relationship with the Mugello circuit with a narrow pole position, the Italtrans rider heading a Kalex top ten, only just short of an absolute track record.
Mattia Pasini proved his enduring relationship with the Mugello circuit with a narrow pole position. (Gold & Goose photo)
His late run denied a first pole to German Marcel Schrotter (Dynavolt Kalex) by three hundredths of a second.
Alex Marquez (EG Kalex) completes row one; championship leader Pecco Bagnaia (SKY VR46 Kalex) head the second, less than four tenths away from pole in a close-matched time sheet, the first 19 inside one second.
Simone Corsi (Tasca Kalex) and rookie Romano Fenati (Marinelli Kalex) complete the second row; Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Kalex) heads the third from early crasher Lorenzo Baldassarri (Pons HP40 Kalex) and hot-shot rookie Joan Mir (EG Kalex), who was fastest yesterday.
Jorge Navarro (Federal Oils Kalex) completes the top ten, fractionally ahead of Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM) on the first non-Kalex.
Moto3
In Moto3 Jorge Martin made no mistake for pole number 13. (Gold & Goose photo)
In Moto3 Jorge Martin made no mistake for pole number 13: the Del Conca Gresini rider heading an all-Honda top four. He is now equal with Alex Rins for the number of Moto3 poles.
Alongside him, the Japanese pair, with Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58) and Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas), a first time on the front row for each of them.
Martin was just a few tenths short of the track’s best time, and heading a typically close pack, with 19 riders in the same second. But the Spaniard, reliably fastest, is aching for a race finish, after falling innocent victim to other riders at the past two rounds.
Instead it is Redox KTM rider Marco Bezzecchi heading the championship, qualified fourth between Aron Canet (EG Honda) and Fabio di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Honda).
Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Honda) cane back from a heavy crash yesterday to head row three from Adam Norrodin (Petronas Honda) and Marcos Ramirez (Bester KTM). With Kaito Toba (Honda) completing the top ten, fancied runner Enea Bastianini (Honda) was qualified 14th, and last year’s winner Andrea Migno (KTM) 15th.
2018 Moto2 and Moto3 Saturday Results from Mugello
GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA OAKLEY
Moto2 Qualifying Classification 2018
Mugello, Saturday, June 02, 2018
GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA OAKLEY
Moto3 Qualifying Classification 2018
Mugello, Saturday, June 02, 2018
