Italian MotoGP: Hector Barbera takes pole for Mugello race
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Current championship leader Hector Barbera is on pole for the Mugello 250cc race
Championship leader Hector Barbera has taken pole position for the 250cc race at Mugello with a time of 1'52"675.
The Spaniard took the top spot from Alvaro Bautista whose best time was 1,54,447. Almost one second behind Barbera. Former 250cc world champion Manuel Poggiali qualified sixth, but at one stage was third.
Kallio topped the timesheets until six minutes from the end when Hector Barbera took the top slot. Marco Simoncelli qualified third with a time of 1'53"611, knocking Red Bull KTM rider Mika Kallio back to fourth.
Polaris World Aprilia rider Matia Pasini qualified ninth. Pasini, who is currently second in the championship posted his best time of 1'54"489 with seven minutes of the session remaining.
leix Espargaro, yesterdays fastest rider qualified 14th with a time of 1'54"712.
Ireland's Eugene Laverty qualified 20th with a time of 1'56"990 on his Blusens Aprilia.
1. Hector Barbera Aprilia 1:52.675
2. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1:53.447
3. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1:53.611
4. Mika Kallio KTM 1:53.635
5. Lukas Pesek Aprilia 1:53.928
6. Manuel Poggiali Gilera 1:54.144
7. Alex Debon Aprilia 1:54.271
8. Thomas Luthi Aprilia 1:54.376
9. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1:54.489
10. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 1:54.516
11. Yuki Takahashi Honda 1:54.546
12. Hector Faubel Aprilia 1:54.578
13. Julian Simon KTM 1:54.626
14. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1:54.712
15. Fabrizio Lai Gilera 1:54.735
16. Karel Abraham Aprilia 1:54.838
17. R. Wilairot Honda 1:55.549
18. R. Locatelli Gilera 1:55.888
19. Imre Toth Aprilia 1:56.325
20. Eugene Laverty Aprilia 1:56.990
21. Alex Baldolini Aprilia 1:57.305
22. Russell Gomez Aprilia 1:58.069
23. D.T. Pradita Yamaha 1:58.731
