Jonas Folger produced a superb display today to clinch his best qualifying result in the premier class as he delighted his home crowd.
The young gun kicked off the day by storming to 3rd in the dry morning practice session and then showed his speed in the wet by finishing FP4 in 4th.
He launched into action when Q2 commenced and built up his pace before powering across the finish line to impressively seize 5th position on the grid for Sunday afternoon's highly anticipated race.
“I'm delighted about my qualifying position, but the situation was very tough due to the weather and it was similar to Assen,” the local hero explained. “Anyway, we did a really good job in both the dry and the wet conditions and FP3 went well, so as a result, I went straight through to QP2.”
“There, I was able to ride a solid lap time behind Marc Marquez and I felt confident in a lot of corners. We have done everything right so far and I am really looking forward to tomorrow where I am sure I will have a great time at my home Grand Prix.”
