News 13 Jul 2014

Rampant Miller takes Sachsenring pole in rain-curtailed session

Australian strikes back in German Grand Prix qualifying.

Source: MotoGP.

Source: MotoGP.

Jack Miller set the fastest lap in Moto3 qualifying at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland before rain affected the end of the session, so he will therefore start at the front of row one ahead of Alexis Masbou and Alex Marquez.

Miller (Red Bull KTM Ajo) set a new best pole lap for the Moto3 class at Sachsenring with a 1m26.997 time giving him the top slot on the grid, with experienced Frenchman Masbou (Ongetta-Rivacold) trailing by 0.109s in second.

Whilst Marquez (Estrella Galicia 0,0) completes the front row with a 0.146s deficit. It is Miller’s fifth pole of 2014.

With light rain affecting the last 20 minutes of the session several regular frontrunners were caught out, with Romano Fenati (SKY Racing Team VR46) qualifying 25th and Efren Vazquez (SAXOPRINT RTG) 17th.

The second row will feature rookie Karel Hanika (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Danny Kent (Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo) and Brad Binder (Ambrogio Racing) as they all got fast laps in before the rain.

Alex Rins (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Eric Granado (Calvo Team) and Juanfran Guevara (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3) will feature on the third row, with youngster Enea Bastianini (Junior Team Go&FUN Moto3) heading row four as he completes the top ten on the grid.

2014 MotoGP World Championship
Round nine – Sachsenring, Germany

Moto3 qualifying results:
1. Jack Miller (AUS) 1m26.997s
2. Alexis Masbou 1m27.106s
3. Alex Marquez 1m27.143s
4. Karel Hanika 1m27.357s
5. Danny Kent 1m27.357s
6. Brad Binder 1m27.453s
7. Alex Rins 1m27.585s
8. Eric Granado 1m27.603s
9. Juanfran Guevara 1m27.673s
10. Enea Bastianini 1m27.752s
22. Arthur Sissis (AUS) 1m28.370s

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