[kropotkin thinks...] - Superprestigio Qualifying: Marquez And Elias Fast As Brindley

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Marc Marquez was once again fastest during qualifying for the Superprestigio event at Barcelona. The Spaniard clocked a fast time of 12.237 during the first session of qualifying, holding off a strong challenge from Toni Elias. Elias has learned a lot from his excursion to Las Vegas for the US Superprestigio held last month, and that is paying off.

Third fastest overall, and fastest of the Open class riders - the best of flat track and other off-road disciplines - was British rider Oliver Brindley. The 17-year-old had also raced at Las Vegas, making it all the way to the Grand Final, racing against US road race stars who grew up on dirt track. Brindley finished ahead of Italian Francesco Cecchini, who did well at the Superprestigio last year, beating out French Supermoto star Thomas Chareyre. The two American stars were sixth and seventh fastest, Jared Mees 0.160 slower than Marquez, Brad Baker 0.169 behind the Spaniard.

The full results for the Superprestigio class are below, then the results for the Open class, and finally the combined times for both classes.

Race Details 2016


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