Qatar Moto2: last second pole voor Espargaro
6 april 2013
Na een crash vroeg in de kwalificatie leken zijn kansen voor de pole position verkeken, maar in de allerlaatste seconde heeft Pol Espargaro de pole position in handen gekregen voor de Moto2 Grand Prix van Qatar. De Tuenti Kalex coureur reed een tijd van 2'00.882 en was daarmee eentiende seconde sneller dan Takaaki Nakagami. Mika Kallio maakte de eerste startrij compleet.
Moto2 Qatar, tijden kwalificatie:
| 1 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 2'00.882 | |
| 2 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 2'01.014 | 0.132 / 0.132 |
| 3 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 2'01.041 | 0.159 / 0.027 |
| 4 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 2'01.089 | 0.207 / 0.048 |
| 5 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 2'01.120 | 0.238 / 0.031 |
| 6 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 2'01.447 | 0.565 / 0.327 |
| 7 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 2'01.454 | 0.572 / 0.007 |
| 8 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 2'01.462 | 0.580 / 0.008 |
| 9 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Kalex | 2'01.541 | 0.659 / 0.079 |
| 10 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Jir Moto2 | Motobi | 2'01.573 | 0.691 / 0.032 |
| 11 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 2'01.619 | 0.737 / 0.046 |
| 12 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 2'01.647 | 0.765 / 0.028 |
| 13 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 2'01.841 | 0.959 / 0.194 |
| 14 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 2'01.885 | 1.003 / 0.044 |
| 15 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 2'01.944 | 1.062 / 0.059 |
| 16 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 2'02.001 | 1.119 / 0.057 |
| 17 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Desguaces La Torre Maptaq | Kalex | 2'02.125 | 1.243 / 0.124 |
| 18 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 2'02.266 | 1.384 / 0.141 |
| 19 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 2'02.335 | 1.453 / 0.069 |
| 20 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 2'02.403 | 1.521 / 0.068 |
| 21 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 2'02.432 | 1.550 / 0.029 |
| 22 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 2'02.607 | 1.725 / 0.175 |
| 23 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 2'02.800 | 1.918 / 0.193 |
| 24 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 2'02.908 | 2.026 / 0.108 |
| 25 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 2'03.006 | 2.124 / 0.098 |
| 26 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 2'03.039 | 2.157 / 0.033 |
| 27 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 2'04.177 | 3.295 / 1.138 |
| 28 | Kyle SMITH | GBR | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 2'04.436 | 3.554 / 0.259 |
| 29 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 2'04.657 | 3.775 / 0.221 |
| 30 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 2'04.731 | 3.849 / 0.074 |
| 31 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 2'04.873 | 3.991 / 0.142 |
| 32 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Interwetten Paddock | Suter | 2'05.869 | 4.987 / 0.996 |