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giugno 06, 2016 - Yamaha Racing

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Claim First and Second Row in Catalan Qualifying

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Movistar #yamaha #motogp rider #jorgelorenzo secured a front row start in front of his home crowd this afternoon, taking second in qualifying for the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya. Teammate #valentinorossi left it to the last lap to make his move, securing fifth on the second row of the grid.

Movistar #yamaha MotoGP's #jorgelorenzo continued his strong results from yesterday in a challenging second day at the Circuito de Barcelona-Catalunya, taking second on the grid for tomorrow's Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya. The reigning World Champion and his teammate #valentinorossi only had two sessions before the 15-minute qualifying heat to get used to a track revision following yesterday's tragic incident involving Luis Salom. After the Doctor changed his setting to suit the new fourth sector he recorded the fifth best time at the very end of the Q2 session.

Intending to hit a clear track, Lorenzo was one of the last riders to leave the pits in Q2, allowing the pack to move ahead. With his first flying lap, a 1'44.452s, he shot straight into second place. He continued to push hard but was unable to improve his time on his first tyre and returned to the pits with six minutes left.

Two minutes later he was back on track, ready to attack again. The local hero bettered his time but not his placement with his third attempt, a 1'44.056s lap. Despite a strong fast sector from Lorenzo on his final lap he was unable to snatch pole and took second on the grid, 0.467s off the front.

Rossi kept the tension high to the last moments of the qualifying heat. Leaving the pits late like his teammate, he took third on his first flying lap with a 1'45.315s. Having been pushed back to sixth, he put the hammer down and was promoted to fifth on his second hot lap with a 1'45.138s before entering pit lane with six and a half minutes remaining.

Returning to the track with just over four minutes on the clock offered him another chance to step up to the challenge. As the pace quickened towards the end of the session, the nine-time World Champion moved five places up the timesheets as the flag went out with a 1'44.324s, to take fifth for a second row start, 0.735s from pole.

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