Repsol Honda's Marquez & Pedrosa 1-2 in Qualifying at MotoGP Round 9 at the German Grand Prix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Press Release www.repsolhondateam.com Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Round 9 - Saturday, July 12th 2014   Germany - Qualifying Report Weather conditions Sunny 19°C Air temp 28°C Track temp 70% Humidity Marquez takes new pole record as Honda lock out Sachsenring front row Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez has recorded his seventh pole of the season for tomorrow’s German GP, with teammate Dani Pedrosa in second and local boy Stefan Bradl completing the front row aboard his satellite LCR Honda. After a tricky FP4 session where rain was a constant threat, the sun was shining for Q2. Marc’s first exit was spoiled by a tyre issue but on his second run there was no stopping him. He set a time of 1’21.126 on lap seven, taking provisional pole, and then on lap nine he set a blisteringly fast time of 1’20.937, snatching Casey Stoner’s pole record from 2008 (1’21.067). Marc has qualified on the front row at the last twenty-one races, and this is his sixteenth MotoGP career pole (in just 27 races) signifying a 59.2% pole ratio in the premier class. Teammate Dani was also in superb form, setting a time of 1’21.233 on his first run. However, he found himself in the gravel after a small mistake in turn one on his second run and was unable to return to the pits and get back out on track in time. His time remained second fastest and he will start from the front row for the sixth time this season. Team Quotes 1st - 1'20.937 "The weekend has been affected by the crash I suffered yesterday, but I kept my nerve and little by little we’ve been getting better. I felt good yesterday afternoon and I was much better this morning. In the few laps I did in FP4, I could see that we had a good pace and a chance to fight for pole position. With the first tyre I didn’t feel entirely comfortable, but with the second one I had a good feeling and could see that there was good grip - so I decided to push a little more and put in a strong lap. Starting from the front is important for the race tomorrow, because this is a circuit where it is difficult to overtake. We will try and keep up the pace from practice, which I think has been good” 2nd - 1'21.233 "It was a good qualifying session and we had a good pace, despite the crash which was my fault when I think I hit a bump under braking but luckily I'm fine. I’m very grateful to my mechanics for the work they did yesterday to get the bike back running again after my crash in FP2. Tomorrow we will try to do our best, position ourselves well from the start, make a good tyre choice and hope the weather is kind to us! Our setup is definitely good, so I hope to have a good race” qualifying results   Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland - Round 9 Pos. Rider Num. Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap 1 Marc Marquez 93 ESP Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'20.937 2 Dani Pedrosa 26 ESP Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'21.233 3 Stefan Bradl 6 GER LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 1'21.340 4 Aleix Espargaro 41 ESP NGM Mobile Forward Racing YAMAHA 1'21.376 5 Jorge Lorenzo 99 ESP Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 1'21.508 6 Valentino Rossi 46 ITA Yamaha Factory YAMAHA 1'21.651 7 Andrea Iannone 29 ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'21.679 8 Pol Espargaro 44 ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'21.771 9 Bradley Smith 38 GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'21.794 10 Alvaro Bautista 19 ESP Go & Fun Honda Gresini HONDA 1'21.906 11 Andrea Dovizioso 4 ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'22.120 12 Nicky Hayden 69 USA Drive M7 Aspar HONDA 1'22.647 13 Yonny Hernandez 68 COL Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'22.411 14 Scott Redding 45 GBR Go & Fun Honda Gresini HONDA 1'22.436 15 Cal Crutchlow 35 GBR Ducati Team DUCATI 1'22.529 16 Hiroshi Aoyama 7 JPN Drive M7 Aspar HONDA 1'22.659 17 Karel Abraham 17 CZE Cardion AB Motoracing HONDA 1'22.778 18 Michael Laverty 70 GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART & PBM 1'22.845 19 Colin Edwards 5 USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing YAMAHA 1'22.888 20 Hector Barbera 8 ESP Avintia Racing MotoGP FTR-KAWASAKI 1'23.029 21 Mike Di Meglio 63 FRA Avintia Racing MotoGP FTR-KAWASAKI 1'23.423 22 Broc Parkes 23 AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 1'23.428 23 Danilo Petrucci 9 ITA IodaRacing Project IODA-SUTER 1'23.484 Copyright Free Images - For Editorial use only                                              Circuit Information View circuit page at www.repsolhondateam.com Length 3.671 m / 2.281 miles Width 12m Left corners 10 Right corners 3 Longest straight 700 m / 0.435 miles Constructed 1996 Modified 2003     Sachsenring AM Sachsenring 09353 Oberlungwitz   www.sachsenring-circuit.com   Pole Position 1m 20.937s (163.2km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2014) Race Lap 1m 21.846s (161.846km/h) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2011) Race Time 41m 12.482s (160.352km/h) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2011) 2012 Race Winner Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 2013 Race Winner Marc Marquez (Honda)   Honda Racing Corporation 3-15-1, Senzui, Asaka-shi, Saitama-Pref., 351-0024 Japan