Casey Stoner’s dream start to the new MotoGP season continued as he claimed pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.
The Australian won his first race for the Repsol Honda team at the season opener in Qatar two weeks ago, and was once again the class of the field as he beat off the challenge of team-mate Dani Pedrosa to take top spot.
Not even a fall at the first corner in the dying moments of the session could deny Stoner pole, with his best lap of one minute 38.757 seconds enough to edge out home favourite Pedrosa by 0.158 seconds. The Press Association
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American Ben Spies was fourth on a Yamaha, ahead of Italian Honda riders Marco Simoncelli and Andrea Dovizioso in fifth and sixth respectively.
Seven-times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi, the most successful rider ever at the Jerez circuit with six premier class victories, slid his Ducati off early in qualifying and could only manage 12th on the grid.
The Italian is still struggling from a shoulder injury that hampered his pre-season testing as he prepares for his second race with Ducati following his switch from Yamaha. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Pos. Num. Rider Team Time 1 27 Casey STONER Repsol Honda Team 1'38.757 2 26 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1'38.915 3 1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha Factory Racing 1'38.918 4 11 Ben SPIES Yamaha Factory Racing 1'39.390 5 58 Marco SIMONCELLISan Carlo Honda Gresini 1'39.486 6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSORepsol Honda Team 1'39.709 7 14 Randy DE PUNIET Pramac Racing Team 1'39.892 8 5 Colin EDWARDS Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'39.895 9 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'40.019 10 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'40.168 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 1'40.175 12 46 Valentino ROSSI Ducati Team 1'40.185 13 8 Hector BARBERA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP 1'40.217 14 21 John HOPKINS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'40.310 15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI Pramac Racing Team 1'40.523 16 17 Karel ABRAHAM Cardion AB Motoracing 1'40.601 17 24 Toni ELIAS LCR Honda MotoGP 1'41.114
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