Big improvement secures Faubel 13th fastest laptime and start from fourth row

Hector Faubel will start from the fourth row of the grid, after improving significantly on his lap time during qualifying today.

Qualifying started in wet conditions, as rain showers arrived at the Phillip Island circuit, but conditions improved once the rain stopped, with the track drying out quickly in the now sunny, but still very windy conditions.

Faubel improved both the set-up of his Suter MMX machine and his lap time to finish 13th this afternoon, after finishing morning free practice down in a disappointing 28th place. The 27-year-old Spaniard will refine his set-up even further ahead of tomorrow’s 25-lap Moto2 race.

Hector Faubel #55: 13th – 1’36.243
“It was a pretty good session this afternoon. The bike felt a lot better than it did this morning and the lap times came a little easier. We still need to make some small improvements to the set-up in two areas overnight, but I’m basically happy with the bike. My goal tomorrow is top twelve; in Malaysia I started 24th and finished 11th, so a top ten finish could be a possibility starting from the fourth row of the grid.”

Michael Bartholemy: Team Manager
“Hector fell foul of the changeable conditions here this weekend, but finally found a set-up he was happy with for qualifying. I’m confident he’ll be in the points tomorrow, with a top ten finish a real possibility if he gets a good start.”

Source: Marc VDS Racing