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Karel Abraham will start from the fifth row in Mugello

After Friday 29th time, Karel Abraham suggested improvements already on Saturday morning's second free practice, when he rode the eighth best time (1:56,758). Before qualifying battle that was encouraging, confirming that Karel acquires a British FTR machine necessary certainty and his form is beginning to rise. Qualification was again with a beautiful sunny weather and bring traditionally balanced fight. In one second, there were 14th riders and Karel Abraham divided  from the first row eventually less than five seconds desetinek. Twenty years old Karel rode nineteen laps and in the last one he made his best time - 1:56,718. Maximum speed 281 km / h ranked him to the fifth place.

Karel Abraham said after the qualification:
" Still not satisfied with my performance, even though I accelerated today. In a balanced competition like this, it was still not enough. Although I had a pretty decent rode laps, but then just bad laps by drivers who drove slowly into the optimal track. It was their ruthlessness, but nothing I can do with it. Moreover entwine among forty one drivers were even on the long circuit, such as Mugello, at times difficult. I can not imagine yet how it will be on the short track as Sachsenring. Otherwise it is a good track in Mugello, where I recently was doing well so hopefully I'll be lucky this time as well. "

The winner of the qualification to become an Italian Iannone, who rode a time of 1:55,598. Together with him in the front row will start Spaniard Elias, De Angelis of San Marino and Frenchman Cluzel.

GP Italy  - Moto2
Results:

1st Iannone (I, Speed Up)                 1:55,598
2nd Elias (E, Moriwaki)                      1:55,858
3rd De Angelis (RSM, Force GP)     1:56,222
4th Cluzel (F, Suter)                            1:56,272

20th  Karel Abraham (FTR)               1:56,718