Binder & Tulovic start from rows 5 and 8 in the Silverstone Grand Prix
Rain was THE main subject at Silverstone this Saturday. And so it was for the LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Moto2 team, who ambitiously worked with Darryn Binder and Lukas Tulovic to improve their feel for these challenging conditions. For the hopefully dry race Sunday, Binder secured row five and Tulovic row eight on the grid.
In the third Moto2 practice session at the British Grand Prix, heavy rain made it almost impossible to push for fast times. There was too much spray and too little feeling for the bike. Despite these difficulties, Darryn Binder worked hard to understand his Kalex and prepare for the crucial qualifying session in the afternoon. The track was still wet, but nothing compared to the morning, and so the 25-year-old did everything he could to make it into the second qualifying session. With his last lap and a time of 2'19.208, the South African took this hurdle and, after another 15 minutes in Q2, finally ended up in 14th position, which means the fifth row of the grid for tomorrow's race Sunday.
Slightly less progress was seen from German Lukas Tulovic, which does not mean that last year's European champion did not improve from the third practice to Q1. The 23-year-old also lacked feeling in the adverse conditions, but Tulovic is confident that he can achieve a solid result from eighth on the grid coming from P23, assuming the dry forecasts are right.
The lights for the ninth race of the Moto2 World Championship season will exceptionally go out tomorrow at 14:30 (15:30 CET), after the MotoGP race.
Results
P1
1. Pedro ACOSTA/ SPA/ KALEX – 2'05.399
2. Somkiat CHANTRAT THA/ KALex – 2'05.415 (+0.016)
3. Manuel GONZALEZ/ SPA/ KALEX – 2'05.532 (+0.133)
20. Darryn BINDER/ RSA/ KALEX – 2'07.228 (+1.829)
26. Lukas TULOVIC/ GER/ KALEX – 2'08.307 (+2.908)
P2
1. Aron CANET/ SPA/ KALEX – 2'04.357
2. Alonso LOPEZ/ SPA/ BOSCOSCURO – 2'04.420 (+0.063)
3. Fermín ALDEGUER/ SPA/ BOSCOSCURO – 2'04.494 (+0.137)
18. Darryn BINDER/ RSA/ KALEX – 2'05.996 (+1.639)
24. Lukas TULOVIC/ GER/ KALEX – 2'06.809 (+2.452)
P3
1. Jake DIXON/ GBR/ KALEX – 2'22.099
2. Tony ARBOLINO / ITA / KALEX – 2'22.514 (+0.415)
3. Sam LOWES/ GBR/ KALEX – 2'23.241 (+1.142)
14. Darryn BINDER/ RSA/ KALEX – 2'26.070 (+3.971)
NQ Lukas TULOVIC/ GER/ KALEX – 2'33.343 (+11.244)
Q1
1. Tony ARBOLINO/ ITA/ KALEX - 2'17.663
2. Barry BALTUS/ BEL/ KALEX – 2'18.762 (+1.099)
3. Zonta VD GOORBERGH/ NED/ KALEX – 2'18.907 (+1.244)
4. Darryn BINDER/ RSA/ KALEX – 2'19.208 (+1.545)
9. Lukas TULOVIC/ GER/ KALEX – 2'21.518 (+3.855)
Q2
1. Pedro ACOSTA/ SPA/ KALEX – 2'16.953
2. Fermín ALDEGUER/ SPA/ BOSCOSCURO – 2'17.653 (+0.700)
3. Zonta VD GOORBERGH/ NED/ KALEX – 2'17.664 (+0.711)
14. Darryn BINDER/ RSA/ KALEX – 2'19.222 (+2.269)
