CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider David Alonso has claimed at the San Marino GP another pole position, his sixth so far this season. The World Championship leader has once again shone in one-lap at the Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli and tomorrow he will start from pole position. Previously, Alonso had led two of the three practice sessions. In fact, this morning, in the last one, he has been able to set a new track record after setting a time of 1:40.184. In qualifying, the increase in temperature and wind has made the conditions worse. This has prevented the riders from being able to replicate the times from the practice sessions. Despite this, the same rider, David Alonso, has once again led. In his last attempt in Q2, with the chequered flag waving, Alonso has set a time of 1:40.505, a register that his rivals have been unable to match. The Colombian has ended more than four tenths ahead of both second, Luca Lunetta, and third, Iván Ortolá, who will complete the front row of the grid tomorrow. The CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider will fight to secure his eighth win of the season and thus extend his lead on the World Championship.

His teammate Joel Esteban will start tomorrow from twenty-fourth position. The rookie, who is competing for the first time this weekend at the Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, has had to compete in Q1. In this session, the CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider has achieved the tenth best time, which is why he has not made it into Q2. Tomorrow, Esteban will fight from the eighth row of the grid to try to score points again and continue learning in Moto3.

1st David Alonso 1:40.505: “I am happy with the result. I have taken it easy during qualifying. I have told Mauri, my crew chief, that we were going to act as if we were at the Aspar Circuit, riding calmly, taking decisions calmly, as if it was not a GP. I know that we cannot play much on the track because you get penalized, so the important thing was when to go out. We have waited quite a while in the box to have the track as clear as possible and try to avoid complicated situations. I have been able to do three clean laps, without traffic. I have done the time with the last set of tyres. I knew I only needed one lap to do it and that is why I have gone out so late. The conditions were more difficult than in the morning, but I have managed to achieve a pretty good time. For tomorrow we have to choose the tyres well.”

24th Joel Esteban 1:42.692: “It has been quite a difficult day. We are struggling to go fast, but we must not throw in the towel. We will continue working to turn the situation around. Tomorrow I will try to have fun on the bike and fight to score some points.”