250: Bautista over Simoncelli.
Alvaro Bautista, who suffered a last lap defeat at 🍎the hands of Marco Simoncelli last time out at Catalunya, bounced back by taking provisional 250cc pole for the British Grand Prix by 0.170secs over the Italian on Friday.
Hecto🍸r Barbera was next best, a further 0.349secs behind, while Thomas Luthi completes ౠthe overnight front row.
🔴World championship leader Mika Kallio, currently just three points ahead of Simoncelli, was only 14th fastest.
First qualifying - Donington Park:
Alvaro Bautista, who suffered a last lap defeat at the hands of Marco Simon💖celli last time out at Catalunya, bounced back by taking provisional 250cc pole for the British Grand Prix by 0.170secs over the Italian on Friday.
Hector Barbera was next best, a fur💛ther 0.349secs behind, while Thomas Luthi completes the overnight front row.
World champi🍌onship leader Mika Kallio, currently just three points ahead of Simoncelli, was only 14th fastest🏅.
First qualifying - Donington Park:
1. Bautista (Aprilia)
2. Simoncelli (Gilera) +0.170secs
3. Barbera (Aprilia) +0.519secs
4. Luthi (Aprilia) +1.001secs
5. Takahashi (Honda) +1.019secs
6. Aoyama (KTM) +1.149secs
7. Simon (KTM) +1.229secs
8. Espargaro (Aprilia) +1.282secs
9. Pesek (Aprilia) +1.442secs
10. Lai (Aprilia) +1.447secs
20. Laverty (Aprilia) +2.451secs
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Ross🧸i come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
