Sepang MotoGP: Pedrosa takes pole at Sepang
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Pedrosa will start in pole position at the Malaysian GP
Dani Pedrosa has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Sepang GP clash after a hard fought qualifying session.
Pedrosa stole pole from world champion Rossi at the very end of the session, giving the Spanish rider his second pole of the season.
The final five minutes of the session were intense as riders moved in and out of the top spot and up and down the timesheets.
Rossi looked to have secured his third pole of the season, but at the last second Pedrosa pulled out a 2’01.548 lap, 0.409 quicker than Rossi, on a damp track.
That left Rossi in second place on the grid for tomorrow’s race, with his Fiat Yamaha team mate Lorenzo in third and Repsol Honda rider Nicky Hayden in fourth.
British rider James Toseland had to settle for 12th place, with a 2’03.282 lap, 1.734 seconds off the pace set by Pedrosa.
1 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2’01.548
2 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2’01.957
3 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2’02.171
4 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2’02.192
5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2’02.245
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 2’02.836
7 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2’02.953
8 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2’03.078
9 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2’03.110
10 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2’03.184
11 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2’03.271
12 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2’03.282
13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2’03.392
14 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2’03.835
15 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2’04.001
16 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 2’04.378
17 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2’04.679
18 Nobuatsu AOKI JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2’04.835
19 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 2’05.120
