MotoGP: Le Mans Qualifying Results
Repsol Honda’s, Dani Pedrosa claimed his first pole position of the season ahead of tomorrow’s 4th round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship in Le Mans, France. Pedrosa just managed to snatch the position from Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo, who stopped the clocks just 5 thousands of a second behind his Spanish rival.
Ducati’s Casey Stoner completes the front row in third with series leader Valentino Rossi heading the second row in 4th position. Early practice session leader, Andrea Dovizioso, will start 5th with Colin Edward, who is developing a reputation of qualifying well and racing poorly will start in 6th.
Nicky Hayden, although still clearly struggling at least was able to claim second fastest Ducati ahead of rookies Mika Kallio and Niccolo Canepa. Sete Gibernau crashed and broke his collar bone in a nasty highside and is returning to Barcelona for surgery and will naturally miss the race.
Team manager Pablo Nieto commented, “It is a real shame and it is very bad luck because Sete was already coming back from a shoulder injury and had been improving steadily. Things were going well here at this track and then this has happened. The important thing now is for Sete to get back to Barcelona to the doctors he has always visited during his career and they will help us decide what to do next.”
link: The Official MotoGP Website
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