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Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto3 class at Estoril:
Sandro Cortese will start from pole for the Moto3 Portugese Grand Prix on Sunday, after largely dominating qualifying for the smallest class. While Maverick Vinales and Miguel Oliveira got close to Cortese throughout QP, Cortese was always able to respond, ending the session with an advantage of over three tenths over Vinales. The Spaniard will start from 2nd on the grid, with local hero Oliveira completing the grid.
British rider Danny Kent will head up the second row of the grid, ahead of Malaysian-born Zulfahmi Khairuddin. Jerez winner Romano Fenati rounds out the second row of the grid, and will start from 6th.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | KTM | 1'47.145 | ||
| 2 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | FTR HONDA | 1'47.460 | 0.315 | 0.315 |
| 3 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | SUTER HONDA | 1'47.916 | 0.771 | 0.456 |
| 4 | 52 | Danny KENT | KTM | 1'47.950 | 0.805 | 0.034 |
| 5 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | KTM | 1'48.083 | 0.938 | 0.133 |
| 6 | 5 | Romano FENATI | FTR HONDA | 1'48.191 | 1.046 | 0.108 |
| 7 | 39 | Luis SALOM | KALEX KTM | 1'48.238 | 1.093 | 0.047 |
| 8 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | FTR HONDA | 1'48.299 | 1.154 | 0.061 |
| 9 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | KALEX KTM | 1'48.349 | 1.204 | 0.050 |
| 10 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | HONDA | 1'48.476 | 1.331 | 0.127 |
| 11 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | FTR HONDA | 1'48.478 | 1.333 | 0.002 |
| 12 | 27 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | FTR HONDA | 1'48.696 | 1.551 | 0.218 |
| 13 | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | FTR HONDA | 1'48.871 | 1.726 | 0.175 |
| 14 | 41 | Brad BINDER | KALEX KTM | 1'48.900 | 1.755 | 0.029 |
| 15 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FTR HONDA | 1'48.927 | 1.782 | 0.027 |
| 16 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | KTM | 1'49.013 | 1.868 | 0.086 |
| 17 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | KALEX KTM | 1'49.154 | 2.009 | 0.141 |
| 18 | 99 | Danny WEBB | MAHINDRA | 1'49.326 | 2.181 | 0.172 |
| 19 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SUTER HONDA | 1'49.374 | 2.229 | 0.048 |
| 20 | 89 | Alan TECHER | TSR HONDA | 1'49.377 | 2.232 | 0.003 |
| 21 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | FTR HONDA | 1'49.397 | 2.252 | 0.020 |
| 22 | 42 | Alex RINS | SUTER HONDA | 1'49.447 | 2.302 | 0.050 |
| 23 | 77 | Marcel SCHROTTER | MAHINDRA | 1'49.752 | 2.607 | 0.305 |
| 24 | 6 | Joan OLIVE | KTM | 1'49.880 | 2.735 | 0.128 |
| 25 | 73 | Manuel TATASCIORE | HONDA | 1'50.117 | 2.972 | 0.237 |
| 26 | 21 | Ivan MORENO | FTR HONDA | 1'50.176 | 3.031 | 0.059 |
| 27 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | FTR HONDA | 1'50.220 | 3.075 | 0.044 |
| 28 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | FGR HONDA | 1'51.193 | 4.048 | 0.973 |
| 29 | 30 | Giulian PEDONE | ORAL | 1'51.288 | 4.143 | 0.095 |
| 30 | 9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | HONDA | 1'51.583 | 4.438 | 0.295 |
| 31 | 86 | Kevin HANUS | HONDA | 1'52.275 | 5.130 | 0.692 |
| 32 | 3 | Luigi MORCIANO | IODA | 1'52.630 | 5.485 | 0.355 |
| 33 | 51 | Kenta FUJII | TSR HONDA | 1'52.820 | 5.675 | 0.190 |
| 34 | 80 | Armando PONTONE | IODA | 1'53.408 | 6.263 | 0.588 |
| 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ORAL |
2012
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