Pasini on Moto2 pole at Phillip Island
Mattia Pasini pic: MotoGP
Kalex rider Mattia Pasini has taken pole for tomorrow’s Moto2 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Pasini set his best of 1:33.300s midway through the session, having earlier posted a 1:33.865s to move to the top of the standings, beating Marcel Schrotter by just 0.008s
Schrotter had bumped Pasini from pole by half a second earlier in proceedings, improving on his twelfth lap of the session only to narrowly miss out on pole position.
Franco Morbidelli ended the day fifth, less than two tenths off Pasini’s time, having posted the fastest time as the session got underway.
Ahead of him will start the KTM duo of Miguel Oliveria and Brad Binder.
Remy Garnder recovered from a fall this morning to set the 16th fastest time on the Tech 3, posting an identical 1:34.500 to Simone Corsi, the Italian claiming 15th courtesy of setting the time earlier in the session.
A heavy crash from Xavier Simeon saw the Belgian fail to post a time, high-siding off the Kalex at Turn 11 early in the 35-minute session.
The Australian Moto2 Grand Prix is scheduled for 25 laps, starting at 14:20 tomorrow.
Result: Australian Moto2 Grand Prix Qualifying
| Position | Rider | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Mattia PASINI | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 1m33.300s |
| 2 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Suter | 1m33.308s |
| 3 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1m33.422s |
| 4 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1m33.453s |
| 5 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 1m33.495s |
| 6 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 1m33.749s |
| 7 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 1m33.921s |
| 8 | Dominique AEGERTER | Kiefer Racing | Suter | 1m33.944s |
| 9 | Jesko RAFFIN | Garage Plus Interwetten | Kalex | 1m33.982s |
| 10 | Thomas LUTHI | CarXpert Interwetten | Kalex | 1m34.098s |
| 11 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 1m34.163s |
| 12 | Xavi VIERGE | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 1m34.213s |
| 13 | Sandro CORTESE | Dynavolt Intact GP | Suter | 1m34.218s |
| 14 | Axel PONS | RW Racing GP | Kalex | 1m34.283s |
| 15 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | 1m34.500s |
| 16 | Remy GARDNER | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 1m34.500s |
| 17 | Francesco BAGNAIA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 1m34.570s |
| 18 | Jorge NAVARRO | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 1m34.699s |
| 19 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Forward Racing Team | Kalex | 1m34.730s |
| 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 1m34.969s |
| 21 | Stefano MANZI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 1m35.005s |
| 22 | Edgar PONS | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 1m35.011s |
| 23 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Petronas Raceline Malaysia | Kalex | 1m35.068s |
| 24 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | 1m35.076s |
| 25 | Isaac VIﾑALES | BE-A-VIP SAG Team | Kalex | 1m35.120s |
| 26 | Iker LECUONA | Garage Plus Interwetten | Kalex | 1m35.352s |
| 27 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Teluru SAG Team | Kalex | 1m35.579s |
| 28 | Khairul Idham PAWI | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 1m35.918s |
| 29 | Tarran MACKENZIE | Kiefer Racing | Suter | 1m35.943s |
| 30 | Luca MARINI | Forward Racing Team | Kalex | 1m36.219s |
| Xavier SIMEON | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex |
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