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250: Motegi qualifying 2 times

Pos Rider Nat Team Motorcycle Time Gap To 1st --- ---------------------- --- ------------------------- ------------ -------- ------- ------- 1. Marco Simoncelli I Metis Gilera ...

Published: Sep 27, 2008, 8:39 AM

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Pos Rider                  Nat Team                      Motorcycle       Time     Gap  To 1st
--- ---------------------- --- ------------------------- ------------ -------- ------- -------
 1. Marco Simoncelli       I   Metis Gilera              Gilera       1:51.473
 2. Hiroshi Aoyama         J   Red Bull KTM 250          KTM          1:51.719   0.246   0.246
 3. Alex Debon             E   Lotus Aprilia             Aprilia      1:51.758   0.039   0.285
 4. Mika Kallio            FIN Red Bull KTM 250          KTM          1:51.765   0.007   0.292
 5. Alvaro Bautista        E   Mapfre Aspar Team         Aprilia      1:51.821   0.056   0.348
 6. Hector Faubel          E   Mapfre Aspar Team         Aprilia      1:51.973   0.152   0.500
 7. Julian Simon           E   Repsol KTM 250cc          KTM          1:52.033   0.060   0.560
 8. Yuki Takahashi         J   JiR Team Scot 250         Honda        1:52.197   0.164   0.724
 9. Aleix Espargaro        E   Lotus Aprilia             Aprilia      1:52.228   0.031   0.755
10. Roberto Locatelli      I   Metis Gilera              Gilera       1:52.259   0.031   0.786
11. Mattia Pasini          I   Polaris World             Aprilia      1:52.464   0.205   0.991
12. Lukas Pesek            CZ  Auto Kelly - CP           Aprilia      1:53.130   0.666   1.657
13. Shoya Tomizawa         J   Project U FRS             Honda        1:53.289   0.159   1.816
14. Ratthapark Wilairot    T   Thai Honda PTT SAG        Honda        1:53.356   0.067   1.883
15. Fabrizio Lai           I   Campetella Racing         Gilera       1:53.496   0.140   2.023
16. Takumi Takahashi       J   Burning Blood Racing Team Honda        1:53.660   0.164   2.187
17. Alex Baldolini         I   Matteoni Racing           Aprilia      1:54.276   0.616   2.803
18. Simone Grotzkyj        I   Campetella Racing         Gilera       1:54.688   0.412   3.215
19. Doni Tata Pradita      RI  Yamaha Pertamina Indonesi Yamaha       1:55.015   0.327   3.542
20. Manuel Hernandez       E   Blusens Aprilia           Aprilia      1:55.675   0.660   4.202
21. Daniel Arcas           E   Blusens Aprilia           Aprilia      1:56.283   0.608   4.810
22. Kazuki Watanabe        J   RT Morinokumasan-Satohjuk Yamaha       1:56.587   0.304   5.114
23. Yuuki Ito              J   Dog Fight Racing          Yamaha       1:57.053   0.466   5.580
24. Imre Toth              H   Team Toth Aprilia         Aprilia      1:57.115   0.062   5.642
25. Takumi Endoh           J   Ser.Spruce/Pro-Tec        Yamaha       1:57.451   0.336   5.978

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