Moto2: Debon leads Spain 1-2-3 in qualifying
Alex Debon led a 1-2-3 for Spain and for Aprilia in qualifying for tomorrow night's 250cc Grand Prix of Qatar
Debon took pole with a time of 1:59.470 ahead of compatriots Hector Barbera, 159 thousandths of a second behind, and Alvaro Bautista, six hundredths further back.
Finland Mika Kallio on KTM set the fourth fastest time, with Italians Mattia Pasini on Aprilia in fifth and Marco Simoncelli on Gilera in sixth.
Aprilia's Thomas Luthi will start the race from seventh spot, ahead of Honda's Yuki Takahashi in eighth, Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro in ninth, and Gilera' Roberto Locatelli in tenth.
Pos Rider Make Time 1. Alex Debon Aprilia 1:59.470 2. Hector Barbera Aprilia 1:59.629 + 0.159 3. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1:59.694 + 0.224 4. Mika Kallio KTM 1:59.814 + 0.344 5. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1:59.863 + 0.393 6. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1:59.911 + 0.441 7. Thomas Luthi Aprilia 2:00.108 + 0.638 8. Yuki Takahashi Honda 2:00.326 + 0.856 9. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 2:00.365 + 0.895 10. R.Locatelli Gilera 2:00.403 + 0.933 11. Karel Abraham Aprilia 2:00.517 + 1.047 12. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 2:00.609 + 1.139 13. Fabrizio Lai Gilera 2:00.854 + 1.384 14. Julian Simon KTM 2:00.975 + 1.505 15. Hector Faubel Aprilia 2:00.998 + 1.528 16. Lukas Pesek Aprilia 2:01.000 + 1.530 17. Alex Baldolini Aprilia 2:01.149 + 1.679 18. Manuel Poggiali Gilera 2:01.391 + 1.921 19. R.Wilairot Honda 2:01.487 + 2.017 20. Eugene Laverty Aprilia 2:02.482 + 3.012 21. Imre Toth Aprilia 2:03.538 + 4.068 22. Manuel Hernandez Aprilia 2:03.703 + 4.233 23. D.T.Pradita Yamaha 2:05.343 + 5.873
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