STEFAN BRADL MISSES OUT THE BEST OPEN-SPOT BY A WISKER
The 25 year young Bavarian qualified for Sunday’s meanwhile classic Gran Premio d’Italia for P16 of the grid. Perfect weather conditions allowed all teams and riders to improve their lap times.
Bradl concluded the Mugello qualifying with a best effort in 1´48.047, just 0.069 seconds off Hector Barbera’s pace, who conquered the Open class top spot for Sunday’s grid. The Spaniard also is in a comfortable in this category. Athinà Forward Racing’s Stefan Bradl improved his lap times by over six tenth of a second during Saturday’s practice session and qualifying practice so he is confident to be able to fight for victory in his class.
#6 Stefan BRADL (Athinà Forward Racing, Yamaha Forward), Startplatz 16 – 1´48.047 (6/7):
“I’m pleased with the work done so far this weekend. I’ve improved a lot compared to yesterday and we’re able to race a fast and consistent pace this afternoon. Unfortunate I missed the class´ top spot by some inches but I’m pretty sure that I’m able to fight for the Open class victory tomorrow. I’m really happy, because we changed a lot of settings and in doing so the feeling with the bike improved a lot. So for this I can’t wait to race tomorrow, of course it will be a great battle with the Ducati’s here in Mugello at their home race.”
Qualifying practice:
1 Andrea IANNONE / ITA / Ducati Team / Ducati / 1´46.489
2 Jorge LORENZO / SPA / Movistar Yamaha MotoGP / Yamaha / 1´46.584 +0.095
3 Adndrea Dovizioso / ITA / Ducati Team / Ducati / 1´46.610 +0.121
16 Stefan BRADL / GER / Athiná Forward Racing / Yamaha Forward / 1´48.047 +1.470 (Q1)