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Results of qualifying for the Moto2 class in Qatar:
Pol Espargaro will start from pole position for the first race of the Moto2 season, having secured pole at Qatar with a last-gasp fast lap. The Spaniard had crashed early in the session, and spent a good part of the session in the pits while his bike was repaired. Espargaro put on a last lap push at the end, deposing Takaaki Nakagami off the top spot and into 2nd. Mika Kallio will start from 3rd, the Fin just finishing ahead of his teammate Scott Redding.
Results:
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev. |
| 1 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | Pons Kalex | 2'00.882 | ||
| 2 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | 2'01.014 | 0.132 | 0.132 |
| 3 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | 2'01.041 | 0.159 | 0.027 |
| 4 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | 2'01.089 | 0.207 | 0.048 |
| 5 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | 2'01.120 | 0.238 | 0.031 |
| 6 | 60 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | 2'01.447 | 0.565 | 0.327 |
| 7 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | 2'01.454 | 0.572 | 0.007 |
| 8 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | Pons Kalex | 2'01.462 | 0.580 | 0.008 |
| 9 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | 2'01.541 | 0.659 | 0.079 |
| 10 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | Motobi | 2'01.573 | 0.691 | 0.032 |
| 11 | 3 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | 2'01.619 | 0.737 | 0.046 |
| 12 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | 2'01.647 | 0.765 | 0.028 |
| 13 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | 2'01.841 | 0.959 | 0.194 |
| 14 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | 2'01.885 | 1.003 | 0.044 |
| 15 | 95 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | 2'01.944 | 1.062 | 0.059 |
| 16 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | 2'02.001 | 1.119 | 0.057 |
| 17 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | 2'02.125 | 1.243 | 0.124 |
| 18 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | Speed Up | 2'02.266 | 1.384 | 0.141 |
| 19 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | Suter | 2'02.335 | 1.453 | 0.069 |
| 20 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | Kalex | 2'02.403 | 1.521 | 0.068 |
| 21 | 49 | Axel PONS | Pons Kalex | 2'02.432 | 1.550 | 0.029 |
| 22 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | Tech 3 | 2'02.607 | 1.725 | 0.175 |
| 23 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | Moriwaki | 2'02.800 | 1.918 | 0.193 |
| 24 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | 2'02.908 | 2.026 | 0.108 |
| 25 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | Speed Up | 2'03.006 | 2.124 | 0.098 |
| 26 | 52 | Danny KENT | Tech 3 | 2'03.039 | 2.157 | 0.033 |
| 27 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | Suter | 2'04.177 | 3.295 | 1.138 |
| 28 | 9 | Kyle SMITH | Kalex | 2'04.436 | 3.554 | 0.259 |
| 29 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | Speed Up | 2'04.657 | 3.775 | 0.221 |
| 30 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | Speed Up | 2'04.731 | 3.849 | 0.074 |
| 31 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | Speed Up | 2'04.873 | 3.991 | 0.142 |
| 32 | 33 | Sergio GADEA | Suter | 2'05.869 | 4.987 | 0.996 |
Round Number:
1
2013
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Last Lap
That last lap Pole Position was amazing to watch. Espargaro if I am not mistaken, was .4 down halfway around the track. Making up that time in the last sector to the line. Shock only begins to explain what I felt when he came across the line in 1st.
Pol!
Hell of a racer and it would have been sensational to see him come to MotoGP with Marc this year - given Cal's performance on the Tech3, imagine if Pol was on the other bike... (no disrepect to Bradley who is doing well so far).