Australia 125: Zarco takes fourth pole of season

Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) took his fourth pole of the season at Phillip Island. Having led for the majority of qualifying the Frenchman suffered a high speed fall just before the end of the session when the front tucked, pitching Zarco off and causing Jakub Kornfeil to crash out whilst taking evasive action in order to avoid hitting Zarco.

Sandro Cortese (Intact-Racing Team Germany) was unable to match his fastest lap set in free practice and qualfied in second, ahead of Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo MotorSport) who will start from third on the grid.

Danny Kent (Red Bull Ajo MotorSport) qualified in seventh. Harry Stafford and Danny Webb will start from eighteenth and nineteenth, whilst Taylor Mackenzie qualified in twenty-eighth place.

1. 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo Derbi 228.8 1’39.207 
2. 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Intact-Racing Team Germany Aprilia 231.5 1’39.558 0.351 / 0.351
3. 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Red Bull Ajo MotorSport Aprilia 231.3 1’39.610 0.403 / 0.052
4. 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Bankia Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 231.5 1’39.702 0.495 / 0.092
5. 55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Bankia Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 231.4 1’39.963 0.756 / 0.261
6. 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo Derbi 228.4 1’40.272 1.065 / 0.309
7. 52 Danny KENT GBR Red Bull Ajo MotorSport Aprilia 225.2 1’40.292 1.085 / 0.020
8. 23 Alberto MONCAYO SPA Andalucia Banca Civica Aprilia 233.9 1’40.301 1.094 / 0.009
9. 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Aprilia 231.9 1’40.334 1.127 / 0.033
10. 39 Luis SALOM SPA RW Racing GP Aprilia 230.5 1’40.424 1.217 / 0.090
11. 3 Luigi MORCIANO ITA Team Italia FMI Aprilia 228.9 1’40.506 1.299 / 0.082
12. 96 Louis ROSSI FRA Matteoni Racing Aprilia 224.0 1’40.672 1.465 / 0.166
13. 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Ongetta-Centro Seta Aprilia 226.7 1’40.705 1.498 / 0.033
14. 26 Adrian MARTIN SPA Bankia Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 228.6 1’40.984 1.777 / 0.279
15. 10 Alexis MASBOU FRA Caretta Technology KTM 221.8 1’41.018 1.811 / 0.034
16. 19 Alessandro TONUCCI ITA Team Italia FMI Aprilia 227.3 1’41.066 1.859 / 0.048
17. 31 Niklas AJO FIN TT Motion Events Racing Aprilia 227.6 1’41.325 2.118 / 0.259
18. 21 Harry STAFFORD GBR Ongetta-Centro Seta Aprilia 230.0 1’41.380 2.173 / 0.055
19. 99 Danny WEBB GBR Mahindra Racing Mahindra 226.1 1’41.517 2.310 / 0.137
20. 77 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Mahindra Racing Mahindra 225.6 1’41.543 2.336 / 0.026
21. 28 Josep RODRIGUEZ SPA Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Aprilia 226.4 1’41.963 2.756 / 0.420
22. 60 Manuel TATASCIORE ITA Phonica Racing Aprilia 235.6 1’42.084 2.877 / 0.121
23. 50 Sturla FAGERHAUG NOR WTR-Ten10 Racing Aprilia 226.0 1’42.172 2.965 / 0.088
24. 30 Giulian PEDONE SWI Phonica Racing Aprilia 222.3 1’42.192 2.985 / 0.020
25. 14 Brad BINDER RSA Andalucia Banca Civica Aprilia 229.3 1’42.218 3.011 / 0.026
26. 53 Jasper IWEMA NED Ongetta-Abbink Metaal Aprilia 228.2 1’42.304 3.097 / 0.086
27. 63 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN MAL Airasia-Sic-Ajo Derbi 224.8 1’42.330 3.123 / 0.026
28. 17 Taylor MACKENZIE GBR Phonica Racing Aprilia 225.9 1’42.713 3.506 / 0.383
29. 8 Jack MILLER AUS Caretta Technology KTM 220.7 1’42.833 3.626 / 0.120
30. 36 Joan PERELLO SPA Matteoni Racing Aprilia 217.6 1’44.312 5.105 / 1.479
31. 40 Marco COLANDREA SWI WTR-Ten10 Racing Aprilia 221.1 1’44.618 5.411 / 0.306
32. 47 Nicky DILES AUS Aprilia RSW Racing Aprilia 211.6 1’45.176 5.969 / 0.558