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5 months ago 13th Jun 23:07
Catalunya Jorge Lorenzo On Pole
Spains Jorge Lorenzo delighted his fans in Barcelona as he took pole position for Sunday's Catalunya MotoGP just pipping Valentino Rossi.
Lorenzo lapped at one minute, 41.974 seconds to beat his team-mate and reigning world champion by 0.013 seconds for his third pole of 2009.
Championship leader Casey Stoner was third but unlucky Dani Pedrosa crashed yet again and finished in eighth place.
Saturday's qualifying took place in sweltering heat, with similar conditions expected on Sunday, and Stoner said this was bound to add a degree of unpredictability to the race.
Toseland took ninty on thr grid had after his best qualifying display of the year so far, as wobbles on the last two corners cost him a chance of finishing fifth fastest.
Talking to the press after qualifying Toseland "To finish under a tenth of a second off fifth place and be down in ninth is frustrating though, but at least I'm frustrated to be close to fifth and not 15th!".
Adding "It's a shame that I'm not on the second row because the way I'm riding and the way the team is working, we deserve to be a bit higher up, but we've all done a great job today and I've got a good chance in the race tomorrow."
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