Today’s MotoGP qualifying session at Assen seemed longer than the usual hour as it was interrupted twice due to rain, but when the track dried out for the second time, the time attack actually started it with four minutes left in the session, it was Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner who with an incredible and stunning last lap flyer of 1’33″613 (he was 9th and 3rd until that moment) to take his third pole position of the season despite his precarious physical conditions after this morning’s highside.
Team mate Dani Pedrosa was second and 0.
115s adrift while Jorge Lorenzo took the third spot on the front row.
The surprise of the session was reigning Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl who claimed an impressive fourth and his best MotoGP qualifying position ever.
Cal Crutchlow jumped up to 5th on his lap.
Ben Spies fell back to sixth, followed by Andrea Dovizioso and Alvaro Bautista in 8th who crashed in the finale.
Ducati riders Nicky Hayden, Valentino Rossi and Hector Barbera were 9th, 10th and 11th respectively.
The fastest CRT rider was Randy De Puniet who finished ahead of team mate Aleix Espargaro.
MotoGP Assen qualifying results:01- Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – 1’33.
713 02- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – + 0.
115 03- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
288 04- Stefan Bradl – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC213V – + 0.
322 05- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
773 06- Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
931 07- Andrea Dovizioso – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
985 08- Alvaro Bautista – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC213V – + 1.
009 09- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP12 – + 1.
038 10- Valentino Rossi – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP12 – + 1.
344 11- Hector Barbera – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP12 – + 1.
576 12- Randy De Puniet – Power Electronics Aspar – ART GP12 – + 2.
11713- Aleix Espargaro – Power Electronics Aspar – ART GP12 – + 2.
294 14- Michele Pirro – San Carlo Honda Gresini – FTR Honda – + 2.
934 15- Mattia Pasini – Speed Master Team – ART GP12 – + 3.
230 16- Danilo Petrucci – CAME Iodaracing Project – Ioda TR003 – + 3.
254 17- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP12 – + 3.
397 18- Yonny Hernandez – Avintia Blusens – BQR MotoGP – + 3.
47819- James Ellison – Paul Bird Motorsport – ART GP12 – + 3.
568 20- Ivan Silva – Avintia Blusens – BQR MotoGP – + 3.
841 21- Colin Edwards – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – Suter BMW – + 4.
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