Thailand challenge for Tulovic & Binder
The Thailand Grand Prix has been a big challenge so far for LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Moto2 riders Darryn Binder and Lukas Tulovic. But despite starting 25th and 26th on row 9, both are confident of making up ground in the race.
Darryn Binder returned to the pits visibly disappointed with 25th on the grid after failing to match the pace of the Top4 in Q1. With a gap of 0.636s, the South African eventually finished 11th in Q1. On race Sunday, the 25-year-old hopes to rewrite history once again and make as much ground as possible towards the points.
Lukas Tulovic also had to struggle with the same hurdles on the opposite side of the pits. The progress made was not enough to improve significantly and thus make a jump in the time rankings. However, the 23-year-old's Kalex feels good and delivers solid top-speed figures, which gives the determined Tulovic hope for a better race outcome as well.
The 17th race of the Moto2 season, which will comprise 22 heated laps, will start at 07:15 (CET), bearing in mind the time change on Sunday night.
Results
P1
1. Pedro ACOSTA/ SPA/ KALEX – 1'36.266
2. Fermín ALDEGUER/ SPA/ BOSCOSCURO – 1'36.354 (+0.088)
3. Dennis FOGGIA/ ITA/ KALEX – 1'36.423 (+0.157)
23. Darryn BINDER / RSA / KALEX – 1'37.286 (+1.020)
24. Lukas TULOVIC/ GER/ KALEX – 1'37.305 (+1.039)
P2
1. Pedro ACOSTA/ SPA/ KALEX – 1'35.985
2. Marcos RAMIREZ/ SPA/ KALEX – 1'35.999 (+0.014)
3. Fermín ALDEGUER/ SPA/ BOSCOSCURO – 1'36.005 (+0.020)
21. Darryn BINDER / RSA / KALEX – 1'37.110 (+1.125)
29. Lukas TULOVIC/ GER/ KALEX – 1'37.617 (+1.632)
P3
1. Pedro ACOSTA/ SPA/ KALEX – 1'35.297
2. Fermín ALDEGUER/ SPA/ BOSCOSCURO – 1'35.793 (+0.496)
3. Sergio GARCIA/ SPA/ KALEX – 1'35.990 (+0.693)
19. Darryn BINDER / RSA / KALEX – 1'36.460 (+1.163)
22. Lukas TULOVIC/ GER/ KALEX – 1'36.604 (+1.307)
Q1
1. Filip SALAC/ CZE/ KALEX – 1'35.823
2. Tony ARBOLINO/ ITA/ KALEX — 1'35.835 (+0.012)
3. Sam LOWES/ GBR/ KALEX – 1'35.884 (+0.061)
11. Darryn BINDER / RSA / KALEX – 1'36.459 (+0.636)
12. Lukas TULOVIC/ GER/ KALEX – 1'36.552 (+0.729)
