Donington Park MotoGP: Rain gives Scott Redding front row start

125 Grand Prix rookie Scott Redding will start from the outside of the front row for tomorrow’s race after heavy rain meant yesterday’s first qualifying results stand.

Redding set a best time yesterday of 1.37.766, a fraction over a quarter of a second behind pole-sitter Simone Corsi.

Fellow Brits Bradley Smith and Danny Webb set the 12th and 14th fastest times of yesterday’s qualifying session respectively, and with all the times standing from the dry Friday qualifying will have to battle their way through in the opening laps to pull themselves into contention.

It was good news for Redding however, as the 15-year old could only manage the 19th fastest time in the wet qualifying session this afternoon, which was topped by KTM’s Rafael De Rosa.

Bradley Smith was ninth fastest in the wet, whilst Webb was slightly further down in 16th.

Donington Park MotoGP 125cc second qualifying results

1. R. DE ROSA Onde 2000 KTM 1’52.142
2. G. TALMACSI Bancaja Aspar Team + 0.299
3. M. DI MEGLIO Ajo Motorsport + 0.402
4. J. OLIVE Belson Derbi + 0.713
5. S. GADEA Bancaja Aspar Team + 1.344
6. D. AEGERTER Ajo Motorsport + 1.366
7. A. IANNONE I.C. Team + 1.448
8. M. RANSEDER I.C. Team + 1.583
9. B. SMITH Polaris World + 1.760
10. T. NAKAGAMI I.C. Team + 2.053
11. N. TEROL Jack & Jones WRB + 2.090
12. S. BRADL Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 2.189
13. S. BONSEY Degraaf Grand Prix + 2.198
14. L. ZANETTI ISPA KTM Aran + 2.230
15. H. VAN DEN BERG Degraaf Grand Prix + 2.587
16. D. WEBB Degraaf Grand Prix + 2.595

19. S. REDDING Bluesens Apriilia Junior +2.660