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PEDROSA SEALS THIRD MOTOGP POLE IN CLINICAL FASHION GAS British Grand Prix - Saturday 1st July 2006 The British weather welcomed a large turnout for an all-important day of qualifying at the Donington Park circuit today, as the teams and riders prepared for tomorrow’s race. Dani Pedrosa took his third pole position of the season at the Donington Park circuit, and will line up for the GAS British Grand Prix with a great chance of taking a second premier class win. The young Spaniard had topped the timesheets in all but one of the free practice sessions at the Leicestershire track, where he has never raced before in MotoGP. Chris Vermeulen will start behind Pedrosa at tomorrow’s race, nearly half a second off his Spanish rival’s time of 1’27.676. Third in a tightly-packed top ten was Marco Melandri, qualifying in a position nothing short of outstanding considering his condition after a crash two weeks ago in Catalunya. John Hopkins completed an excellent day for Rizla Suzuki in fourth, continuing the team’s run of strong qualifying positions. Loris Capirossi, who sat out yesterday’s final practice session in order to recuperate from his ongoing abdominal injury, bravely battled against the pain barrier to earn himself fifth on the grid. Randy de Puniet completed the top six, ahead of team-mate Shinya Nakano and Casey Stoner, who struggled with his qualifying tyres having performed well in previous practices. Kenny Roberts Jr. and Colin Edwards completed the top ten. Championship leader Nicky Hayden heads off row four in eleventh spot as he holds a 42-point lead Michel Fabrizio will not participate in tomorrow’s GAS British Grand Prix after fracturing his right collarbone. The Fortuna Honda rider, himself standing in for the injured Toni Elias, suffered a huge highside this morning and was unable to continue. Jorge Lorenzo took his second consecutive pole this afternoon, bringing his 2006 total up to six. The Spaniard had dominated all but one practice session, and put himself one spot ahead of Championship leader Andrea Dovizioso for tomorrow’s 250cc GAS British Grand Prix. Hiroshi Aoyama will be the other rider on the front row, with his best ever qualifying position for KTM. Alex de Angelis, Shuhei Aoyama and Hector Barbera complete the top six, ahead of Roberto Locatelli, Manuel Poggiali, Marco Simoncelli and Jakub Smrz. Alvaro Bautista continued his clean sweep of 125cc leadership at Donington Park this afternoon. The Spaniard earned his fourth pole of the season thanks to a time of 1’36.203, more than a second faster than Mika Kallio’s pole-earning time from 2005. The Finn himself was three tenths behind the World Championship leader, whilst Mattia Pasini and Simone Corsi rounded off the front row. Row 2 for tomorrow’s 125cc GAS British Grand Prix will contain Sergio Gadea, Hector Faubel, Lukas Pesek and Joan Olive.
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