Red Bull Rookies Cup/Sachsenring: First pole position for Fynn Kratochwil

Fifteen-year-old German Fynn Kratochwil is carrying the hopes of the home fans on his shoulders at the Sachsenring. In his debut season in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, he has already finished on the podium twice at Mugello and has now secured his first pole position. “I’m absolutely delighted with pole position,” he said, unsurprisingly. “Of course, everyone wants to do as well as possible. As soon as the session started, I felt comfortable on the new tyres; the set-up was good. I was really looking forward to this weekend, and so far it’s going brilliantly. This track is a much bigger challenge on the KTM than it was in the Northern Talent Cup, and I’m enjoying that.”

Right behind him on the timesheet are the more experienced Kiattisak Singhapong in second place and Kiandra Ramadhipa in third. “I think we worked well in the two free practice sessions, tried out the two sprockets and I rode both in the group and on my own,” explained the teenager from Thailand. “I then dropped back and followed the group, so I’m feeling confident. The bike is running well. I think I’m doing a good job, so it should be a good race. I’ll pull away if I can.”

“This is my best qualifying result so far in the Red Bull Rookies Cup,” said Kiandra Ramadhipa (Indonesia). “So yes, I’m happy. I’ve changed my mindset. I tried riding in the group, of course, but I also rode through the pit lane to find my own line, and I only rode with one other rider, Bujosa, to see how that worked out. I like left-hand bends, so this track is great for me.”