Faubel held up by traffic and qualifies 19th fastest

Scott Redding will start tomorrow’s Moto2 Grand Prix of Aragon from the front row of the grid after posting the second fastest time during this afternoon’s 40-minute qualifying session. Hector Faubel posted a qualifying time within one second of his Marc VDS teammate’s fastest lap and will start tomorrow’s race from the fifth row of the grid.

With all four practice sessions held in cold conditions at Aragon tyre durability has been an issue, but with higher temperatures forecast for race day tomorrow, Redding is confident he has the pace to run right at the front of the race once again and has his sights set firmly on the podium.

Faubel looked all set to join his Marc VDS teammate towards the front of the grid, after making improvements to his Suter MMX machine during this morning’s final free practice. The 27-year-old Spaniard improved his lap times throughout this afternoon’s 40-minute timed session, but lost out on his final flying lap after being baulked by slower riders.

Hector Faubel #55: 19th – 1’56.111
“Everything was good today, right up until the final five minutes of qualifying. My feeling with the bike was good, my times were coming down and I was looking for a good grid position with my last flying lap. Unfortunately, I got held up by traffic and wasn’t able to go full gas before the end of the session and ended on the fifth row of the grid. I really wanted a podium finish here this weekend in front of my home crowd, but that’s impossible starting from 19th on the grid. My aim now is to finish inside the top ten, which is a realistic goal as long as I get a good start tomorrow.”

Source: Marc VDS Racing