Britain's Scott Redding missed pole position for tomorrow's Silverstone MotoGP Moto2 race by just 0.03s as a lap by Takaaki Nakagami just edged him out.
In ideal conditions at the Northamptonshire venue, Nakagami pipped Redding's MarcVDS bike by just three hundredths of a second, while Johann Zarco collected his third front row slot of the campaign but missed out on second place by a single thousandth.
Pol Espargaro, who was engaged in a small battle with Redding during final practice this morning, will line up sixth and on the second row behind teammate Tito Rabat and Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing’s Tom Luthi. Heading into Sunday’s race, there are 21 points between Redding and Espargaro atop the standings.
Brno winner and Redding’s teammate Mika Kallio has qualified seventh, sharing the third row with Technomag carXpert’s Dominique Aegerter and Maptaq SAG Zelos Team’s Xavier Simeon. Jordi Torres, who suffered an accident in practice earlier on, completes the top ten for Aspar Team Moto2.
There were contrasting fortunes for the second and third British riders. While wildcard Gino Rea managed 20th place on the grid with his privately-entered Gino Rea Montaze Broz Racing machine, Tech3’s Danny Kent – whose contract has been renewed for the 2014 season – was highly disappointed to end a promising day in 27th position following a crash early in qualifying. He had finished practice in sixth place.
