Villena (Spain) 11 July 2015 – Under sunny skies and with temperatures nudging the mid-thirties the fifth round of S2 European Championship arrived in Spain.
After topping the free practice sessions earlier in the day, the European Championship leader Marc-Reiner Schmidt (in the photo) once again took control of the timed training session to put his Degasoline TM on pole position leaving him with a great possibility of taking his first European crown is all goes to plan on race day.
Behind him, one second further back was Fabrizio Bartolini, the Assomotor Honda riding edging out former European champion Petr Vorlicek on the SHR Suzuki.
The second row will be headed up by the Spaniard David Gimenez so he, and the fans will be hoping to see the Suzuki Grau Racing rider finish on the podium.
Freccia Team Honda rider Diego Monticelli and TM Factory Racing’s Mattia Martella rounded out the top six.
S2 Qualifying top ten: 1.Schmidt Marc-Reiner (GER-TM) +01:15.903; 2. Bartolini Fabrizio (ITA-HONDA) +01:16.903; 3. Vorlicek Petr (CZE-SUZUKI) +01:16.933; 4. Gimenez David (ESP-SUZUKI) + 01:16.973; 5. Monticelli Diego (ITA-HONDA) +01:17.343; 6. Martella Mattia (ITA-TM)+01:17.354; 7. Bussei Giovanni (ITA-TM) +01:17.354; 8. Lapini Lorenzo (ITA-HONDA) +01:17.786; 9. Llados Joan (ESP-APRILIA) +01:18.043; 10. Fagre Kevin (SWE-HUSQVARNA) +01:19.023
