2012 Aragon Moto3 Qualifying Practice Result: Pole Secured In Dying Seconds Of Tight Session
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto3 class at Motorland Aragon:
Jonas Folger has taken pole for Sunday's Moto3 race at Aragon, the Aspar rider putting in a flying lap to take pole in the final seconds. Folger knocked a fast and courageous Luis Salom into 2nd, the RW Racing rider having suffered a scare in the morning session, crashing heavily on his shoulder, though fears of a broken collarbone turned out to be unfounded. Sandro Cortese will start from 3rd spot, bumping Romano Fenati, who had led throughout much of the session, down into 4th. Danny Kent sits beside Fenati on the grid, while Maverick Vinales rounds out the second rown in 6th.
Results
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | KALEX KTM | 2'01.715 | ||
| 2 | 39 | Luis SALOM | KALEX KTM | 2'01.867 | 0.152 | 0.152 |
| 3 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | KTM | 2'02.041 | 0.326 | 0.174 |
| 4 | 5 | Romano FENATI | FTR HONDA | 2'02.202 | 0.487 | 0.161 |
| 5 | 52 | Danny KENT | KTM | 2'02.236 | 0.521 | 0.034 |
| 6 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | FTR HONDA | 2'02.362 | 0.647 | 0.126 |
| 7 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | KTM | 2'02.387 | 0.672 | 0.025 |
| 8 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | FTR HONDA | 2'02.461 | 0.746 | 0.074 |
| 9 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | SUTER HONDA | 2'02.571 | 0.856 | 0.110 |
| 10 | 42 | Alex RINS | SUTER HONDA | 2'02.763 | 1.048 | 0.192 |
| 11 | 27 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | FTR HONDA | 2'02.976 | 1.261 | 0.213 |
| 12 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | FTR HONDA | 2'03.012 | 1.297 | 0.036 |
| 13 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FTR HONDA | 2'03.081 | 1.366 | 0.069 |
| 14 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | FTR HONDA | 2'03.290 | 1.575 | 0.209 |
| 15 | 58 | Juan Francisco GUEVAR | FTR HONDA | 2'03.412 | 1.697 | 0.122 |
| 16 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | KTM | 2'03.414 | 1.699 | 0.002 |
| 17 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | FTR HONDA | 2'03.588 | 1.873 | 0.174 |
| 18 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SUTER HONDA | 2'03.635 | 1.920 | 0.047 |
| 19 | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | FTR HONDA | 2'03.753 | 2.038 | 0.118 |
| 20 | 31 | Niklas AJO | KTM | 2'03.888 | 2.173 | 0.135 |
| 21 | 30 | Giulian PEDONE | SUTER HONDA | 2'03.981 | 2.266 | 0.093 |
| 22 | 29 | Luca AMATO | KALEX KTM | 2'04.030 | 2.315 | 0.049 |
| 23 | 8 | Jack MILLER | HONDA | 2'04.405 | 2.690 | 0.375 |
| 24 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | FGR HONDA | 2'04.820 | 3.105 | 0.415 |
| 25 | 9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | HONDA | 2'05.211 | 3.496 | 0.391 |
| 26 | 49 | Jorge NAVARRO | HONDA | 2'05.323 | 3.608 | 0.112 |
| 27 | 17 | John McPHEE | HONDA | 2'05.441 | 3.726 | 0.118 |
| 28 | 99 | Danny WEBB | MAHINDRA | 2'05.547 | 3.832 | 0.106 |
| 29 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | FTR HONDA | 2'05.830 | 4.115 | 0.283 |
| 30 | 89 | Alan TECHER | TSR HONDA | 2'05.926 | 4.211 | 0.096 |
| 31 | 80 | Armando PONTONE | IODA | 2'06.259 | 4.544 | 0.333 |
| 32 | 41 | Brad BINDER | KALEX KTM | 2'06.882 | 5.167 | 0.623 |
| 33 | 51 | Kenta FUJII | TSR HONDA | 2'07.380 | 5.665 | 0.498 |
| 34 | 95 | Miroslav POPOV | MAHINDRA | 2'08.406 | 6.691 | 1.026 |
| Not Classified | ||||||
| * | 3 | Luigi MORCIANO | IODA | |||
* Have qualified for the race having achieved a time within 107 % of the fastest rider in a free practice session.




