MotoGP Aragon - Qualifying (1) Results
Misano MotoGP winner Valentino Rossi - who missed out on direct Q2 access due to eleventh place in free practice - surprised by choosing the hard rear tyre, perhaps to save his preferred medium rears.
Rossi set the fastest time with the hard tyre, but his advantage was too small to be sure of a top two place and he duly pitted for the medium and pushed P1 further away.
Hector Barbera tucked in behind Rossi at the end of the session and put his new Avintia Ducati, which burnt his arm when it burst into flames on Friday, into second place.
Rossi and Barbera now progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice. The others will start, in the following order, from 13th on the grid onwards...
1.Valentino RossiITAMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)1m 48.692s[Lap 7/7]327km/h (Top Speed)2.Hector BarberaESPAvintia Racing (Desmosedici)1m 48.991s +0.299s[7/7]329km/h3.Yonny HernandezCOLPramac Racing (Desmosedici)1m 49.051s +0.359s[7/7]326km/h4.Hiroshi AoyamaJPNDrive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R)1m 49.209s +0.517s[7/7]323km/h5.Alvaro BautistaESPGo&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V)1m 49.274s +0.582s[3/7]328km/h6.Scott ReddingGBRGo&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R)*1m 49.703s +1.011s[7/7]313km/h7.Karel AbrahamCZECardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R)1m 49.790s +1.098s[3/6]314km/h8.Nicky HaydenUSADrive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R)1m 49.835s +1.143s[7/7]315km/h9.Alex De AngelisRSMNGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)1m 50.263s +1.571s[7/7]317km/h10.Danilo PetrucciITAIodaRacing Project (ART)1m 50.635s +1.943s[2/7]309km/h11.Michael LavertyGBRPaul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)1m 51.280s +2.588s[2/8]313km/h12.Broc ParkesAUSPaul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)*1m 51.489s +2.797s[2/7]312km/h13.Mike Di MeglioFRAAvintia Racing (Avintia)*1m 52.181s +3.489s[6/6]313km/h
Blue Name = Factory - Control ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze).Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Control ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (only Ducati) plus any new MotoGP manufacturers.
Same 24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category. Fuel to be reduced to 22 litres should Ducati achieve a race win, two second places or three (dry) podiums. If Ducati claims three wins they will also lose the softer rear tyre. All other concessions confirmed until start of single ECU era in 2016.Red Name = Open - Full control ECU system, hardware and software.
24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.* Rookie
Official Aragon MotoGP records:Best lap: Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 47.804s (2013)Fastest race lap:Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 48.565s (2013)
