Marco Simoncelli pipped American Ben Spies to take pole position for Saturday’s Assen MotoGP.
Gresini Honda rider Simoncelli managed a time of one minute 34.718 to take top spot, with Spies just nine thousandths of a second behind.
Championship leader Casey Stoner was third on his Repsol Honda with reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo fourth.
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Simoncelli - who is still searching for his first MotoGP podium finish - has crashed out of three of the six races so far this season but has now qualified in the top two in all of the last five. BBC Sport
Italian Andrea Dovizioso put his Honda in fifth while Britain’s Cal Crutchlow qualified an impressive sixth on the Tech3 Yamaha only two weeks after he broke his collarbone at Silverstone.
Italian MotoGP great Valentino Rossi qualified 11th on his Ducati.
Italian veteran Loris Capirossi was taken to the medical centre for checks after falling in the session while Spaniard Toni Elias also crashed. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
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