The visitor who comes from another galaxy Casey Stoner, scored another pole postion in today’s qualifying session at Silverstone his fourth of the season, while breaking Jorge Lorenzo’s last year pole position by 1.
2 seconds, but he was pushed hard by Marco Simoncelli and Jorge Lorenzo in the dying minutes of the session.
Both the Italian and Spaniard vyied with the Australian for the pole position, but it was the Repsol Honda rider’s fourth sector that was untouchable and gave him the advantage of 0.
188s over Simoncelli who took the second spot on the grid with Jorge Lorenzo in third, and a mere 0.
029s from the Gresini rider.
Opening the second row will be Ben Spies, Andrea Dovizioso and the super surprise of the day Karel Abraham.
The Czech rider was definitely the best Ducati rider on the grid with his sixth spot, even if he got a tow from Jorge Lorenzo.
The rookie not only beat out a Ducati veteran like Nicky Hayden (7th) and rookie but MotoGP veteran, Randy de Puniet (10th), but also a certain Valentino Rossi who could manage only a 13th spot, one of his worst qualifying sessions ever and in big, big trouble unable to solve any of the problems plaguing his GP11.
There are going to be a lot of swearing, screaming and tears in the Ducati garage tonight, because Rossi was more than 3.
7 seconds adrift from Stoner and if that doesn’t hurt, being outqualified by 1.
3s by injured Colin Edwards (8th) on a satellite Yamaha will.
The collarbone sindrome struck again and this time it’s unlucky recipient was Yamaha Tech3 rider Cal Crutchlow.
Just a week after team mate Colin Edwards fractured his collarbone, the Brit sustained the same injury after crashing in the opening minutes of the qualifying session and had to be stretchered out.
Diagnosed with a left collarbone fracture and a concussion rules Crutchlow out of this GP and a leaves a grid with only 15 riders, again.
MotoGP Silverstone Qualifying results:1- Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 2’02.
02002- Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 0.
18803- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
21704- Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
65705- Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 1.
19206- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 2.
13107- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 2.
28408- Colin Edwards – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 2.
48809- Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – + 2.
50010- Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 2.
56911- Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 2.
89912- Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 3.
14413- Valentino Rossi – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 3.
76114- Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – + 3.
84215- Loris Capirossi – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 4.
23616- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 5.
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