Misano MotoGP: Casey Stoner takes pole for Misano GP
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Stoner comfortably claimed pole at Misano today
At today’s qualifying session Casey Stoner put in the fastest lap to earn pole position for tomorrow’s MotoGP showdown.
The seemingly unstoppable Aussie took pole today despite a wrist injury, putting a Ducati up front for the Italian GP and leaving Valentino Rossi to take second place on the grid for his home race tomorrow.
Rossi lapped Misano at 1’33.888, over half a second slower than Casey Stoner.
Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo placed third, less than a tenth of a second slower than Rossi with a time of 1’33.964.
LCR Honda rider Randy De Puniet placed fourth and Spaniard Toni Elias took 5th on his Alice Team Ducati.
British rider James Toseland took 9th today with a time of 1’34.652, 1.274 seconds slower than front runner Casy Stoner. Toseland’s Tech 3 Yamaha team mate Colin Edwards finished just behind in 10th place.
1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1’33.378
2 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’33.888
3 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1’33.964
4 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1’34.236
5 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 1’34.322
6 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’34.398
7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1’34.461
8 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1’34.494
9 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1’34.652
10 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1’34.795
11 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1’34.926
12 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 1’34.961
13 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1’35.153
14 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 1’35.381
15 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1’35.418
16 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’35.584
17 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 1’35.980
18 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 1’37.047
