Valentino Rossi, who is looking for his 100th career victory tomorrow, took his second pole position of the season in the Netherlands today with a commanding display at the Assen TT circuit.
His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo filled the third grid spot after just missing out with his final flying lap.
Rossi’s other pole of 2009 came at Motegi, when grid positions were in fact decided on free practice after qualifying was rained off. The World Champion’s last ‘proper’ pole was therefore at Indianapolis last year, on his way to a famous inaugural victory at the American track. Lorenzo meanwhile has qualified on the front row for all seven rounds so far this season. Yahoo! Eurosport
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Pos Driver Team 1 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 2 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 3 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 4 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 5 Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 6 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 7 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 8 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team 9 James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 10 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 11 Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 12 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing 13 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 14 Marco Melandri Hayate Racing Team 15 Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 16 Sete Gibernau Grupo Francisco Hernando 17 Niccolo Canepa Pramac Racing 18 Yuki Takahashi Scot Racing Team MotoGP 19 Gabor Talmacsi Scot Racing Team MotoGP
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