Jorge Lorenzo continued to tighten the grip he is developing on proceedings at the TIM TT Assen by taking pole position for Saturday’s race, having topped both practice sessions in the lead up to qualifying.
The Fiat Yamaha rider secured his second consecutive pole with a best lap of 1’34.515, taking over two-tenths off his best time from the two free sessions.
Randy de Puniet became the second rider of the weekend to get under 1’35” when he briefly took the lead in the session with 20 minutes remaining, and the LCR Honda rider will start from second position on the grid for the second straight race after a fantastic session left him 0.282s off Lorenzo’s pace. MotoGP
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Stoner ended just 0.006s behind de Puniet and 0.288s adrift of Lorenzo.
Ben Spies continued his brilliant form to claim the best qualifying result of his short MotoGP career.
The Texan missed out on a maiden front row start by just 0.123s as a lap of 1.34.926 with just over a minute remaining just failed to overhaul Stoner.
Fellow American Nicky Hayden will start from the second row for the fifth consecutive race after a lap of 1.34.999 left him 0.484 off pole position.
The 2006 Assen winner is looking to improve on his best result of fourth place in 2010.
Repsol Honda had a tough day with Andrea Dovizioso slipping down from third to sixth with a best lap of 1.35.015.
And one place further back in seventh was team-mate Dani Pedrosa, who never looked in serious contention to claim his fifth front row in the opening six races. Motorcycle News
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