Bradl takes an important pole in Misano in Moto2

The German Stefan Bradl has taken pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix, ahead of Márquez. The battle between the two riders has only just begun, since tomorrow’s race is expected to be very tight, as their times are very similar.

Alongside them on the front row is a surprising Yuki Takahashi, who once again shows up near the front with the Moriwaki, the reigning world champion from last year.

Right at the start of the warm-up, Kenny Noyes, Tito Rabat and Jordi Torres all crashed. However, only Rabat managed to return to qualifying, since Jordi had to go to the mobile clinic for a check-up after a hard knock to his little finger. Noyes came back in the final minutes but went down again.

Crashes marked the start of the session. Aleix, Andreozzi and Márquez went down… with no consequences, while Bradl set the best time. Shortly afterwards, Ximeon also fell.

In the last ten minutes everyone fitted new tyres, and the push to find the limits brought more crashes, including Krummenacher and Santi Hernández.

But Bradl’s pace was impressive. Just as he set the circuit record and pole, 1:37.828, Ianonne also crashed. Marc lost a little when, starting his fast lap, he came up behind a slower rider, and in the end he finished just two tenths behind the German.

The rest of the Spanish riders finished in the midfield. Pol Espargaró was 9th, his brother Aleix 12th, Julián Simón 14th, Tito Rabat 16th, Ricky Cardús 27th, Joan Olivé 31st, Carmelo Morales 31st and Jordi Torres 36th.

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