Florian Alt put in the perfect lap to take pole position for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup this weekend in Brno at the Cardion ab Grand Prix of the Czech Republic.

The 15-year-old German stole the top spot in the last few laps from local hero Tomas Vavrous and Cup favourite, Australian 16-year-old Arthur Sissis.

“I was feeling good on the bike, and I just got into the perfect position to pick up the slipstream on that lap and made the best use of it,” explained Alt after his first pole in Rookies Cup.

“We had to make a few changes to the rear suspension through practice, both after the free practice this morning and between the qualifying sessions. It’s a good track I really enjoy it.”

At the end of the session Sissis was in serious pain with a neck injury suffered while go karting a fortnight ago.

“My neck hurts from crashing a go kart two weeks ago in Austria,” he said. “I had some physio and that made it a lot better but still when I’m tucked down behind the screen and trying to look forward it hurts.”

Sissis was fastest in the first qualifying session but was one of the few to not improve in the second period though he did almost match his previous best.

“I tried at the end but my neck was hurting so much I just couldn’t concentrate,” he added. “I like the track though and the bike improved a lot after the morning session.

“They changed the front suspension, it was a bit hard to turn in the afternoon but they say that is because of the wind more than anything. It is a lot more fun here than last year.

“I know how much my riding has improved because I can do a good lap time on my own, last year I would have to follow someone or I would be all over the place.”

His arch rival and Cup leader by 6 points, Lorenzo Baldassarri, sits behind him on the second row after qualifying fifth, a big improvement from 11th in the first session.