GRAND PRIX OF CATALUNYA
Second qualifying practice / JORGE LORENZO CLOSE
TO POLE POSITION WITH ALEX DEBON JUST BEHIND HIM ON AN EXCELLENT
DAY FOR FORTUNA APRILIA
It proved to be an excellent second day for Fortuna Aprilia
at the Grand Prix of Catalunya, where both riders qualified
on the front row of the grid. Jorge Lorenzo held pole position
until the final moments of the qualifying session, when he
was relegated to second place by series leader Andrea Dovizioso.
Alex Debón, riding in place of the injured Héctor
Barberá, was unable to hang on to the provisional pole
he set yesterday but he also improved his time and ended up
third. The Fortuna Aprilia pair a both expecting a tough group
race tomorrow, when tyre choice will be critical to their
podium aspirations.
JORGE LORENZO, 2nd (1’46.892 at 0’100)
“We’ve improved a little bit from the first day
but I’m still short of my times in the IRTA test. I
ran into traffic on both of my fast laps and lost the chance
to fight for pole position. It will be even harder tomorrow
so I’ll be going out to giver it everything. Racing
in front of the home fans is an extra motivation so I hope
to put that to good use and go for another victory. I’d
like to do so by putting on a good show and giving the best
fans in the world something to shout about. I’m happy
with how things went for my team-mate and I hope to see him
in the lead group with me.”
ALEX DEBON, 3th (1’47.040 a 0’248)
“I’m really happy because my goal was to be on
the front row and I achieved that. The team have done a great
job and I want to thank them for making it easy for me. It
will be a group race tomorrow and it will be difficult to
escape so if Jorge needs my help and I can give it to him
then I won’t hold back. Hopefully I can get a good start,
stay in the lead group and fight for the podium.”
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