Héctor Barberá marks the pole of 250 at the last moment
Héctor Barberá marks the pole of 250 at the last moment

Video: Héctor Barberá marks the pole of 250 at the last moment

Video: Héctor Barberá marks the pole of 250 at the last moment
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If in MotoGP it seems that there will be a fight, in the intermediate category of 250 it will not be less apparently during qualifying today. This morning in practice Marco Simoncelli was almost scary dominating the same session from start to finish. But finally in qualifying the Italian was second after Héctor Barberá who got pole in the last bars of qualifying.

Third place was the Japanese from Scot Honda, Hiroshi Aoyama, who with a time only two tenths slower than Barberá predicts that tomorrow could be a tremendous headache at this circuit. That all be said, it allows the Honda RSW250 to exploit its best features. The best classified Spaniard has been the veteran Álex Debón that will start by completing the first starting line, that is, fourth. Álvaro Bautista seems to be affected by the crashes without consequences that he suffered yesterday Friday and this morning in free practice and will start in the second row from sixth position. Hopefully it starts well, a point in which the Toledo has an Achilles heel. Héctor Faubel has been fourteenth with what awaits the Valencian tomorrow to fight not to lose more positions if he wants to score and win all he can.

Mike di Meglio, who continues his adaptation to the intermediate category, will start from a great fifth position, just ahead of his teammate. And be careful with the French and current 125 champion, because as he draws inspiration he does not go hand-in-hand precisely in this of motorcycles.

Behind these positions there is danger of explosion: Mattia Pasini seventh, Ratthapark Wilairot eighth, Karel Abraham ninth, Lucas Pesek tenth, Raffaele De Rosa eleventh, Thomas Lüthi and the veteran and unpredictable Roberto Locatelli. Drivers who lately show the experience they are accumulating with better or worse moments in their careers and that can complicate the life of anyone in front … or those behind, because Héctor Faubel is the one who follows them (Faubel has with whom entertain tomorrow).

In another detail, comment the nineteenth place of Axel Pons and the twentieth of the veteran Ralf Waldmann who will compete tomorrow as a guest. He doesn't have much less a current bike on the current grid, so enter that, that he will run without worries and that it is not unusual for the German to accuse a certain lack of form because it is unknown what he will be able to do tomorrow. But I don't expect to see him in much more forward positions.

1. 40 Héctor BARBERA SPA Pepe World Team 1'31,802 240,723

2. 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera 1'31.894 237.488 +0.092 3. 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Scot Racing Team 250cc 1'32.055 235.981 +0.253 4. 6 Alex DEBON SPA Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens 1'32.268 237.593 +0.466 5. 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc 1'32.643 239.493 +0.841 6. 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team 1'32.664 238.645 +0.862 7. 75 Mattia PASINI ITA Team Toth Aprilia 1'32.883 237.803 +1.081 8. 14 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG 1'33.046 237.279 +1.244 9. 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 1'33.145 236.862 +1.343 10. 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Auto Kelly - CP 1'33.203 235.826 +1.401 11. 35 Raffaele DE ROSA ITA Scot Racing Team 1'33.218 233.882 +1.416 12. 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte 1'33.360 238.170 +1.558 13. 15 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera 1'33.405 238.539 +1.603 14. 55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Honda SAG 1'33.503 234.187 +1.701 15. 16 Jules CLUZEL FRA Matteoni Racing 1'33.622 241.424 +1.820 16. 25 Alex BALDOLINI ITA WTR San Marino Team 1'33.768 233.174 +1.966 17. 48 Shoya TOMIZAWA JPN CIP Moto - GP250 1'33.901 232.772 +2.099 18. 10 Imre TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia 1'34.661 236.967 +2.859 19. 7 Axel PONS SPA Pepe World Team 1'35.351 231.075 +3.549 20. 95 Ralf WALDMANN GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing 1'35.408 227.756 +3.606 21. 53 Valentin DEBISE FRA CIP Moto - GP250 1'35.600 229.160 +3.798 22. 11 Balazs NEMETH HUN Balatonring Team 1'36.202 233.023 +4.400 BastUX 23. 8 BastUXESA SWI Racing Team Germany 1'36.309 224.158 +4.507 24. 64 Luke MOSSEY GBR Sabresport Grand Prix 1'37.227 226.369 +5.425

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