Ivan Ortola captured pole position during Moto3 World Championship qualifying Saturday at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in Spain. Riding his Angeluss MTA Team KTM, the Spaniard lapped the 2.9-mile (4.7 km) course in 1:48.205 to top the field of 30 riders.
Deniz Oncu was second-best with a time of 1:48.509 on his Red Bull KTM Ajo machine, and Joel Kelso earned the third and final spot on the front row with a lap of 1:48.563 on his CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP racebike.
