Jorge Lorenzo powered his way to a front row start for the Aragón Grand Prix with the second-quickest time in Saturday afternoon's Q2 qualifying session.
In the morning the Ducati Team's rider from Mallorca had to settle for the eleventh-quickest time in the FP3 session, which meant he took part in Q1, but there he went on to top the timesheets.
In the second qualifying session Jorge then set a time of 1'47.735 which put him into second place on the grid and a front row start, just a tenth away from the pole time of Viñales.
“Today we did a really good job and I'm pleased with my progress from this morning until this afternoon,” Jorge said. “I had some great sensations both in FP4 and in qualifying and it was quite a surprise to be on the front row if you look at my times this morning.”
“This time it was useful to take part in Q1 because I was able to do a lot more laps with the soft tyres and prepare better for Q2. I think I have a good pace, but it will be very important to choose the rear tyre and manage it well during the race. In any case I'm ready to do a good race tomorrow.”
