Pedrosa on ‘pole’ as title rivals stumble in Catalonia
Lorenzo, Petrucci in front row Catalan Grand Prix Starting Grids
MONTMELÓ, Spain, June 10, (AFP): Dani Pedrosa claimed pole position for Sunday’s Catalan MotoGP after a qualifying session to forget for leading championship contenders Maverick Vinales, Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez on Saturday.
Pedrosa banked his second pole of the season with a best time of 1min 43.870 to start ahead of Ducati pair Jorge Lorenzo and Danilo Petrucci on the front row.
“I am very happy today because normally in qualifying I struggle a lot,” said Pedrosa, who is fifth in the championship standings despite failing to finish two of the six races so far this season.
“We were trying a lot of things today because it was an important day and the heat was very high, testing tyres and testing settings.
“We manage to improve, but we hope tomorrow the bike is well for the race.
“At the moment very happy. Second each.
In the third match, RAR team proved their eminence by delivering a crashing defeat for Al-Zamel Rehab Center team by a score of 8-3.
Today, four matches will be held. The Late Ali Karam team will play against the Blues team, the Jahra Club team will face the team of Gulf Cables, Al-Taresh Perfume team will face Holiday Inn team, and the final match of the day will be between the teams of the Late Ahmed Al-Roumi and Kuwait Credit Bank.
The Blues team are seeking their third win in order to top their group. On the other hand, there is no room for mistakes for the teams of Jahra Club and the Gulf Cables in their second encounter, as Jahra Club team need at least a draw to qualify for the next round while the Gulf Cables team need a win to get through.
Similar situation applies to the teams of Al-Taresh Perfume and Holiday Inn. The Holiday Inn team only need a draw but the Al-Taresh Perfume team require three points in order to qualify for the second round.
The same importance of the match applies for the teams of the Late Ahmed Al-Roumi and Kuwait Credit Bank. The latter need a win to get through but the Late Ahmed Al-Roumi team can comfortably settle for a draw in order to qualify.
Meanwhile, committee member for Futsal in the Bahraini Football Association Ahmad Al-Aamir affirmed that the association follows up several Futsal tournaments and even attends them.
He stressed that the Late Abdullah Meshari Al-Rawdhan Futsal Tournament is special and the association has been following the tournament for years.
Al-Aamir explained that the tournament has played a big role in promoting indoor football in the region by involving elite football players in the world. This has made a positive impact on
Left to right: Players receiving awards from the organizers.
MONTMELÓ, Spain, June 10, (AFP): Starting grids for Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix in Montmelo after qualifying on Saturday:
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Top and above: Photos taken from the event.
the participants and their performance. A testimony to that is the Kuwait’s national team winning the Gulf championship and always qualifying for the Asian finals.
In the amateur category, Hassan Abul Center team managed to defeat Jahra Stars team by 2-0, qualifying them for the second round of the tournament. The teams of Al-Ameed (Kuwait Sports Club) and Barazoka also qualified for the next round after Al-Ameed team
1st row: 1. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 1min 43.870, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Ducati) at 0.331, 3. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/ Ducati) 0.350 2nd row: 4. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 0.450, 5. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Aprilla) 0.478, 6. Hector Barbera (ESP/ Ducati) 0.511 3rd row: 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 0.581, 8. Jonas Folger (GER/Yamaha Tech3) 0.730, 9. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 0.750 4th row: 10. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Ducati) 0.870, 11. Scott Redding (GBR/Ducati) 0.982, 12. Andrea Iannone (ITA/ Suzuki) 1.058 Selected others: 13. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) Moto2 1st row: defeated Yarmouk (B) team by 1-0. The Barazoka team trounced Al-Hilal (A) team by five goals to nil.
In today’s amateur matches which will determine the last qualifying teams for the best of 16, Khalaf AlEnezi team will meet Tactic team, the team of Sadan Academy will face the Late Ahmad Abul team, and the final match of the day will be between the teams of Al-Falah and the late Sheikh Khaled Al-Yousef.
1. Alex Marquez (ESP/Kalex) 1:49.408, 2. Mattia Pasini (ITA/Kalex) at 0.107, 3. Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA/ Kalex) 0.644 2nd row: 4. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/Kalex) 0.793, 5. Thomas Luthi (SWI/Kalex) 0.798, 6. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/ Kalex) 0.863 3rd row: 7. Miguel Oliveira (POR/KTM) 0.868, 8. Jorge Navarro (ESP/Kalex) 0.938, 9. Alex Pons (ESP/Kalex) 1.007 Moto3 1st row: 1. Jorge Martin (ESP/Honda) 1:53.368, 2. Aron Canet (ESP/Honda) at 0.627, 3. Juanfran Guevara (ESP/KTM) 0.659 2nd row: 4. Romano Fenati (ITA/Honda) 0.663, 5. Joan Mir (ESP/Honda) 0.668, 6. Marcos Ramirez (ESP/KTM) 0.758 3rd row: 7. Enea Bastianini (ITA/Honda) 0.783, 8. Fabio di Giannantonio (ITA/Honda) 0.833, 9. Tatsuki Suzuki (JPN/ Honda) 0.948