MotoGP
Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo snatched pole position ahead of world champion Yahama teammate Valentino Rossi of Italy and Australia’s Casey Stoner for Sunday’s Portuguese MotoGP here.
The Spanish rider clocked 1min 36.214sec on the circuit where he won last year, to keep the pressure on championship rival Rossi, who was second fastest at 0.260sec. AFP
Dani Pedrosa is at the front of the second row on his Repsol Honda after impressing in all three of the day’s sessions, with the Catalan half a second behind Rossi.
Colin Edwards was fifth-fastest on his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 while LCR Honda rider Randy de Puniet does not appear to be showing any ill-effects from an ankle injury suffered over the summer. The Press Association
Pos Rider Time Team 1 Jorge Lorenzo 1m 36.214 Fiat Yamaha Team 2 Valentino Rossi 1m 36.474 Fiat Yamaha Team 3 Casey Stoner 1m 36.528 Ducati Marlboro Team 4 Dani Pedrosa 1m 36.702 Repsol Honda Team 5 Colin Edwards 1m 37.142 Tech 3 Yamaha 6 Randy De Puniet 1m 37.448 LCR Honda MotoGP 7 Loris Capirossi 1m 37.489 Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 8 Andrea Dovizioso 1m 37.541 Repsol Honda Team 9 Nicky Hayden 1m 37.654 Ducati Marlboro Team 10 Mika Kallio 1m 37.813 Pramac Racing 11 Alex De Angelis 1m 37.822 San Carlo Honda Gresini 12 James Toseland 1m 37.823 Tech 3 Yamaha 13 Toni Elias 1m 37.911 San Carlo Honda Gresini 14 Niccolo Canepa 1m 38.042 Pramac Racing 15 Chris Vermeulen 1m 38.342 Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 16 Marco Melandri 1m 38.538 Hayate Racing Team 17 Gabor Talmacsi 1m 39.320 Scot Racing Team MotoGP
