Colin Edwards wins pole at LeMans

A very hard fought qualifying session for Sunday’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans saw the first twelve riders covered by one second today, with Colin Edwards putting his Yamaha on pole ahead of the powerful Ducati of Casey Stoner.

Rider Team Time
1 Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 33.616s
2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 33.710s
3 Carlos Checa Honda LCR 1m 33.859s
4 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 33.875s
5 John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 34.102s
6 Toni Elias Honda Gresini 1m 34.125s
7 Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1m 34.247s
8 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing 1m 34.318s
9 Marco Melandri Honda Gresini 1m 34.360s
10 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1m 34.412s
11 Sylvain Guintoli Dunlop Yamaha Tech 1m 34.507s
12 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 34.574s
13 Alex Barros Pramac d'Antin 1m 34.817s
14 Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda 1m 34.834s
15 Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 34.903s
16 Makoto Tamada Dunlop Yamaha Tech 1m 35.346s
17 Alex Hofmann Pramac d'Antin 1m 35.578s
18 Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts 1m 35.681s
19 Fonsi Nieto Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 36.312s