Repsol Hondas Dani Pedrosa took pole this afternoon pole following an exciting qualifying session. Also on the front row for what promises to be a superb race are Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Lorenzo.Pedrosa is in impressive form on his 200th Grand Prix weekend and his pole time of 1'40.893 is the best ever lap of Catalunya.Slotting themselves in on the front row and also looking to get away from the chasing pack tomorrow are Yamaha riders Crutchlow and Lorenzo, with the pair trailing poleman Pedrosa by 0.608s and 0.673s respectively. Lorenzo overcame an early clutch problem, swapping bikes to make the front row.From the second row the likes of GO&FUN Honda Gresinis Alvaro Bautista, Ducatis Nicky Hayden and Repsol Hondas Marc Marquez will also be hoping to mount podium challenges, having all qualified within a second of pole.From the third row, Yamaha Factory Racings Valentino Rossi, Energy T.I. Pramac Racings Andrea Iannone and Ducatis Andrea Dovizioso will all aim to make their final improvements in Warm Up on Sunday morning in order to be able to challenge the leading six on the grid.Iannone impressed in eighth having made it through from Q1 with Monster Yamaha Tech 3s Bradley Smith who qualified 11th, sandwiched by 10th placed LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl and 12th placed Power Electronics Aspar man Aleix Espargarothe only CRT rider to make Q2.The scorching heat at the Circuit de Catalunyatrack temperatures reached 52C during qualifyingis forecast to continue on Sunday meaning that tyre tactics will be as important as ever for the sixth race of the season, with harder options likely to be favoured by the riders.Sundays MotoGP race at the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya commences at 2pm local time.