Dani Pedrosa left it late to grab pole position for the French round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship at Le Mans.
The Repsol Honda rider claimed first on the grid with a best lap of one minute 33.974 seconds to edge out fellow Spaniard and great rival Jorge Lorenzo.
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The Fiat Yamaha rider had looked set to take pole for Sunday’s race until Pedrosa pipped him right at the end of the qualifying session. The Press Association
In-form Spaniard Dani Pedrosa snatched his first pole position of 2009 right at the death of Saturday afternoon’s MotoGP qualifying session at the Grand Prix de France as the riders got the chance to give it full gas on a dry track.
With Le Mans typically experiencing four seasons in a day morning rain gave way to afternoon sunshine, with provisional pole changing hands several times, before Pedrosa made it his own with a best effort of 1’33.974 on his final lap, to take first spot by a 0.005s margin.
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The factory Honda rider who appears to be getting stronger every time he gets on his RC212V at present, following an injury plagued winter, will be joined on the front row by fellow Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) and Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro).
Valentino Rossi made improvements as the session went on, his final position of fourth being a significant step forward having lapped eleventh fastest on Saturday morning.
Rossi’s compatriot Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) and his former team-mate Colin Edwards, who briefly held provisional pole in the session, will line up behind him on the grid. MotoGP
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