Dani Pedrosa will start the Cardion ab Grand Prix Czech Republic from pole position tomorrow, he set a best lap of 1’56.508 and took his his third pole of the season for Repsol Honda.
Ben Spies had looked to be good for a maiden MotoGP pole, leading the time sheets with only minutes of qualifying remaining - it was not to be and he will start along side Pedrosa on the front row.
Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo completes the front row despite a fall towards the end of the session.
Casey Stoner will start from fourth with Valentino Rossi alongside him - the reigning World Champion had a fall moments after Lorenzo. Andrea Dovizioso will complete the second row.
Brno Qualifying, Saturday, August 14, 2010
Pos. - Num. - Rider - Nation - Team - Bike - Km/h - Time - Gap - 1st/Prev.
1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 303.4 1'56.508 2 11 Ben SPIES USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 298.0 1'56.846 0.338 / 0.338 3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 296.4 1'56.865 0.357 / 0.019 4 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 298.7 1'56.868 0.360 / 0.003 5 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 294.9 1'57.059 0.551 / 0.191 6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 298.3 1'57.117 0.609 / 0.058 7 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 294.9 1'57.222 0.714 / 0.105 8 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 294.7 1'57.635 1.127 / 0.413 9 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 298.3 1'57.960 1.452 / 0.325 10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 295.2 1'57.981 1.473 / 0.021 11 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 295.9 1'58.089 1.581 / 0.108 12 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 294.5 1'58.169 1.661 / 0.080 13 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Team Ducati 295.5 1'58.182 1.674 / 0.013 14 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 298.4 1'58.430 1.922 / 0.248 15 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 297.7 1'58.522 2.014 / 0.092 16 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 290.6 1'58.700 2.192 / 0.178 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki