Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa has qualified on pole for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old, who finished the opening race in Qatar in seventh, clocked a time of one minute, 39.202 at the Jerez Circuit to snatch his 14th career pole.
Compatriot Jorge Lorenzo will start second on the grid with Casey Stoner of Australia in third. SkySports
Click Here to Read More:
Dani Pedrosa Claims Pole Position For Spanish Grand Prix
World champion Valentino Rossi, who has been struggling with a bruised shoulder, headed the second row along with American Nicky Hayden and Frenchman Randy De Puniet.
Monster Yamaha Tech3 duo Colin Edwards and Ben Spies set the seventh and eighth quickest times respectively, with Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) and Marco Melandri (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) also inside the tightly packed top ten. Auto Racing Daily
Pos. Num. Rider Team 1 26 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 2 99 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha Team 3 27 Casey STONER Ducati Marlboro Team 4 46 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha Team 5 69 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Marlboro Team 6 14 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda MotoGP 7 5 Colin EDWARDS Monster Yamaha Tech 3 8 11 Ben SPIES Monster Yamaha Tech 3 9 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda Team 10 33 Marco MELANDRI San Carlo Honda Gresini 11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 12 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA Interwetten Honda MotoGP 13 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 14 40 Hector BARBERA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 15 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Pramac Racing Team 16 58 Marco SIMONCELLI San Carlo Honda Gresini 17 36 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing Team
| 
|