Marcel Schrotter nailed his maiden Moto2 pole position in the first two-session qualifying session in Moto2 under the floodlights in Qatar. After following Australian Remy Gardener, the German hooked up his Dynavolt Intact GP to sit in a provisional pole position, only to see his former team-mate Xavi Vierge snatch the provisional pole from the German. One lap later, Schrotter went faster and posted an unbeatable lap time of a 1:58.585, which was enough to secure his first ever Moto2 pole position. Vierge held onto second place, just 0.146 seconds off of Schrotter’s time. Lorenzo Baldassarri will join them on the front row, with the Italian posting his best lap of the session in the...
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