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The Movistar #yamaha #motogp put up a strong fight for the front row in today's Q2 session ahead of tomorrow's NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich. Valentino Rossi took second position in qualifying at the #redbullring - #spielberg circuit. Teammate #jorgelorenzo looked on course to take pole position, until the times dropped at the end of the session and he found himself in fourth place.
Rossi took his time to leave the pits for the qualifying session, exiting just before Lorenzo. The nine-time World Champion got straight down to business, scoring a temporary fourth place on his first flying lap with a 1'24.648s, before being pushed back one place by his teammate. He continued to improve his time on his second and third attempt before entering the pits for fresh rubber with six and a half minutes on the clock, in seventh place.
He rushed back out two minutes later, breaking into the 1'23's with a 1'23.843s to move up to sixth place and continued to impress with his last two flying laps. With nothing to lose, the Doctor spurred on his #yamaha to secure a brilliant third position and crossed the line just a few seconds before the end of the session, giving him one last chance to set a hot lap and Rossi made it count. A stunning 1'23.289s saw him claim provisional pole until he was pushed back by a late charge from chasing rival Andrea Iannone, leaving him just 0.147s from first.
Lorenzo was the second to last rider to exit the pit lane today in qualifying, waiting for the pack to go out before he hit some clear space on track. The Mallorcan chose to go out with the soft front, medium option rear tyre and scored a best time of 1'23.639s to take second in the provisional standings on his second lap. Lorenzo then returned to the pits with more than seven and a half minutes remaining.
After a minute he was back on course to challenge for pole position. Now in third place, he found the perfect spot on track to jump to the top of the charts with a 1'23.361s. He was unable to improve on his last two laps, but his best time was so impressive that it was not bettered until the final seconds of the session. The current World Champion missed out on the front row by just 0.063s, taking fourth place.
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