Mugello Moto3: Fenati cruises to pole
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Mahindra's Francesco Bagnaia initially took second place to record his best grid slot, but following a track limit infringement at Turn 9, the Italian lost six places to drop to eighth.
Up ahead, Sky's Fenati, having taken the lead of the timing sheets midway into the session, improved further to keep first place and clinch pole with a time of 1m57.289s.
With Bagnaia's losing his place, Fenati's teammate Migno moved to second while Argentina race winner Pawi took third.
Championship leader Brad Binder was fourth, just ahead of his title rival Jorge Navarro, who completed the top five - Navarro misjudging his final run and arriving at the chequered flag on a warm-up lap.
Enea Bastianini was sixth ahead of Nicolo Bulega, with Bagnaia slotting in eighth after losing his best lap.
The top 10 was completed by Aron Canet and Joan Mir.
Practice pacesetter Niccolo Antonelli suffered a heavy crash at Turn 15, clipping the kerb and falling off his bike, which went straight into the wall at high speed, its suspension snapping virtually in half.
Qualifying results:
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romano Fenati | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:57.289 |
| 2 | Andrea Migno | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:57.586 |
| 3 |  Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda NSF250RW | 1:57.605 |
| 4 |  Brad Binder | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:57.661 |
| 5 |  Jorge Navarro | Honda NSF250RW | 1:57.956 |
| 6 | Enea Bastianini | Honda NSF250RW | 1:57.994 |
| 7 | Nicolo Bulega | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:58.013 |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | Mahindra MGP30 | 1:58.049 |
| 9 | Aron Canet | Honda NSF250RW | 1:58.123 |
| 10 | Joan Mir | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:58.151 |
| 11 |  Hiroki Ono | Honda NSF250RW | 1:58.152 |
| 12 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Honda NSF250RW | 1:58.228 |
| 13 |  Bo Bendsneyder | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:58.305 |
| 14 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:58.343 |
| 15 | Jorge Martin | Mahindra MGP30 | 1:58.344 |
| 16 |  Jakub Kornfeil | Honda NSF250RW | 1:58.375 |
| 17 | Andrea Locatelli | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:58.426 |
| 18 |  Fabio Quartararo | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:58.486 |
| 19 | Karel Hanika | Mahindra MGP30 | 1:58.494 |
| 20 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Mahindra MGP30 | 1:58.520 |
| 21 | Gabriel Rodrigo | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:58.577 |
| 22 | Niccolo Antonelli | Honda NSF250RW | 1:58.606 |
| 23 |  Livio Loi | Honda NSF250RW | 1:58.676 |
| 24 | Darryn Binder | Mahindra MGP30 | 1:58.745 |
| 25 | Jules Danilo | Honda NSF250RW | 1:58.763 |
| 26 | Juan Francisco Guevara | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:58.767 |
| 27 | Alexis Masbou | Peugeot MGP30 | 1:58.931 |
| 28 |  John McPhee | Peugeot MGP30 | 1:59.041 |
| 29 | Maria Herrera | KTM RC 250 GP | 1:59.260 |
| 30 | Stefano Valtulini | Mahindra MGP30 | 1:59.448 |
| 31 | Adam Norrodin | Honda NSF250RW | 1:59.453 |
| 32 | Fabio Spiranelli | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:00.482 |
| 33 | Lorenzo Petrarca | Mahindra MGP30 | 2:00.570 |
