Andrรฉa Iannone capitalized on the positive improvements made at the weekend and put together a very effective qualifying round, with one lap in 1'30.399 that gave him third place in classification and tomorrow's grid.
It was a good start to the day for the Italian rider who settled his GSX-RR in the top ten at the beginning of the session. As the times began improving lap by lap, Iannone was able to take advantage of the better feeling with the bike and clock 1'30.501 which gave him 3rd place in the session's classification, and also third in the combined.
Not having to dispute the Q1 session, Andrea could focus his afternoon on FP4 and Q2. In the early session of the afternoon, he demonstrated a solid and fast pace, finalizing a good setup for Sunday's race.
In qualifying things heated up, with many riders improving their lap times considerably. Iannone gained confidence during the battle and kept his performance alongside the top part of the class. His ability to take advantage of the new tyres in the last round paid off with the 3rd place finish, which gives him a good chance in tomorrow race.
โThe qualifying has been very positive,โ he said. โI'm happy also because weยดve been fast consistently throughout all the sessions. We struggled but we managed to be close to the fastest. We did a great job and I feel in shape. I feel confident and I hope to get a good result in the race.โ
โThe race itself won't be easy; we are still missing something in the pace and moreover, we will need to manage the tyres well and conserve them for the final seven or eight laps. We have some room for improvement. The engineers already have some ideas; we will try to work something out in the warm-up. The start will be important as well, both the first corner and the early laps.โ
