Pedrosa blitzes Indy pole
As well as ultimate speed, Pedrosa displayed consistency too – and it was the same story in the morning session. His quickest eight laps this morning were faster than any other rider in the MotoGP field could manage and his best lap this morning was a full 1.015s faster than his closest rival – Jorge Lorenzo once again. This is Pedrosa’s second pole position of the season after he started from front on the grid at the French Grand Prix at Le Mans in May.
DANI PEDROSA – Pole – 1m 39.730
“I’m really happy with this pole position because we have been fast all weekend so far – in the we as well as the dry – so this is very positive. The lap times are quick and also consistent which should give us a good chance in the race tomorrow. I’ve been comfortable on the machine from the start and things have just clicked here – it’s not as if we’ve made any big changes for this race. We can’t relax at all though because I’m sure the other riders will improve and we know how strong our rivals have been this season. So we must make a few small adjustments to make sure we have the best possible package tomorrow. I’m really looking forward to the race because it looks like the weather should be good – a big contrast to last year – and it will be great to feel the race-day atmosphere at Indianapolis in more normal conditions than last year’s wash-out. Now we’ll just stay focused and concentrate on our preparation for tomorrow."
Qualifying Results
1 | Dani Pedrosa | 1m 39.730 | SPA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
2 | Jorge Lorenzo | 1m 40.236 | SPA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
3 | Valentino Rossi | 1m 40.609 | ITA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
4 | Alex De Angelis | 1m 40.620 | SMR | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
5 | Colin Edwards | 1m 40.961 | USA | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
6 | Nicky Hayden | 1m 41.067 | USA | DUCATI | Ducati Marlboro Team |
7 | Toni Elias | 1m 41.283 | SPA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
8 | Andrea Dovizioso | 1m 41.309 | ITA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
9 | Marco Melandri | 1m 41.530 | ITA | KAWASAKI | Hayate Racing Team |
10 | James Toseland | 1m 41.620 | GBR | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
11 | Loris Capirossi | 1m 41.742 | ITA | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
12 | Randy De Puniet | 1m 41.773 | FRA | HONDA | LCR Honda MotoGP |
13 | Niccolo Canepa | 1m 41.910 | ITA | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
14 | Chris Vermeulen | 1m 42.038 | AUS | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
15 | Mika Kallio | 1m 42.250 | FIN | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
16 | Aleix Espargaro | 1m 42.577 | SPA | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
17 | Gabor Talmacsi | 1m 42.736 | HUN | HONDA | Scot Racing Team MotoGP |