Simon Takes Maiden Pole Position in Moto2

An hour after Ben Spies took his first pole position in MotoGP, Julian Simon earned his maiden pole victory in the Moto2. Simon beat out Hector Faubel and Scott Redding to take the win during the qualifying session at the Red Bull Indy GP.

Simon took his maiden pole on his last effort around the Indy track. Simon's 1'46.139 time overtook both Marc VDS teammates in the closing minues of the qualifying session.

Redding, who was the fastest at both free practice sessions, looked like he was going to continue his dominance to claim the pole position. But late in the session, his teammate, Faubel, put up a fantastic lap to put him up on the top. Both riders fell from the top of the time sheets, however, with Simon's late surge.

The front row of the grid will be completed by Simone Corsi, who claimed fourth place at the Moto2 qualifying at Indy.

The first spot on the second row of the grid was decided by just three thousandths of a second. Anthony West was able to best season leader Toni Elias to lead the second row. Ratthapark Wilairot and Sergio Gadea complete row two.

Andrea Iannone, who is currently Elias' biggest competition for the Moto2 championship, took a bad fall today and finished in 26th. Iannone, as well as Fonsi Nieto, were both taken to the medical center for treatment.

Yusuke Teshima, who crashed in the second free practice session, was able to return to the track for the qualifying, but he could only manage 37th place.

The American riders had another tough outing on the Indy track. Jason DiSalvo finished 27th. Roger Lee Hayden and Kenny Noyes finished in 29th an 30th respectively.

Moto2 - Indianapolis - Qualifying