Salom takes another front row start

The thousands of fans who flocked to Jerez this morning enjoyed an entertaining Moto3 qualifying session which saw Luis Salom take a place on the front row of the grid. The Spaniard will start from third for the third time this year. His teammates on the Red Bull KTM Ajo team, Zulfahmi Khairuddin and Arthur Sissis, will take off from eleventh and fourteenth place, respectively.

The high track temperatures that hit a maximum of 45ºC again placed huge demands on the Moto3 riders. Luis Salom, joint-leader of the class, had a fastest lap of 1’47.327, putting him on the first line of attack for the Spanish GP and giving him his best starting position ever at the event.

The morning session had previously allowed the trio to place fourth (1’47.450, Salom), eighth (1’47.740, Zulfahmi Khairuddin) and seventeenth (1’48.554, Sissis) in the combined standings, showing the pace under different conditions.

Results (Qualifying practice)
1. Alex Rins (KTM) 1:46.660
2. Maverick Viñales (KTM) 1:47.145 +0.485
3. Luis Salom (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:47.327 +0.667
4. Brad Binder (Suter Honda) 1:47.517 +0.857
5. Jack Miller (FTR Honda) 1:47.613 +0.953
11. Zulfahmi Khairuddin (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:48.262 +1.602
14. Arthur Sissis (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:48.481 +1.821

Luis Salom
“We go into the race tomorrow in a good situation. In the end, all the work we’ve been doing so far has been good. We know we have to keep improving a little with the front of the bike, but the team is working very well. Tomorrow the issues will be resolved. The race will be very difficult, but I think we’ll be up there.”

Source: Red Bull KTM Ajo Motorsport