Mike Kallio backed up his podium finish in the Qatar season-opener by taking provisional 250cc pole at Jerez on Friday.
The Finn held off home hero Alex Debon by 0.210secs by the end of the session, with Kallio's fellow KTM riders Julian Simon and Hiroshi Aoyama third and fourth.
Qatar race winner and class rookie Mattia Pasini was eighth fastest.
First qualifying - Jerez:
1. Kallio (KTM)
2. Debon (Aprilia) +0.210secs
3. Simon (KTM) +0.719secs
4. Aoyama (KTM) +0.766secs
5. Luthi (Aprilia) +0.891secs
6. Bautista (Aprilia) +0.929secs
7. Pesek (Aprilia) +1.117secs
8. Barbera (Aprilia) +1.159secs
9. Pasini (Aprilia) +1.244secs
10. Takahashi (Honda) +1.274secs
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The Finn held off home hero Alex Debon by 0.210secs by the end of the session, with Kallio's fellow KTM riders Julian Simon and Hiroshi Aoyama third and fourth.
Qatar race winner and class rookie Mattia Pasini was eighth fastest.
First qualifying - Jerez:
1. Kallio (KTM)
2. Debon (Aprilia) +0.210secs
3. Simon (KTM) +0.719secs
4. Aoyama (KTM) +0.766secs
5. Luthi (Aprilia) +0.891secs
6. Bautista (Aprilia) +0.929secs
7. Pesek (Aprilia) +1.117secs
8. Barbera (Aprilia) +1.159secs
9. Pasini (Aprilia) +1.244secs
10. Takahashi (Honda) +1.274secs
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