American Colin Edwards will start from pole position at MotoGP next round in China that will be held Sunday. In order to do so the Tech 3 Yamaha rider had to constantly battle with Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner who tried constant come backs on top of the chart.Both Rossi on his Fiat Yamaha and Stoner on his Ducati had finally to settle for respectively second and third position on the starting grid. Heading the second row of the grid is the remarkable Jorge Lorenzo, almost unable to walk when not on his bike, yet able to achieve impressive feats while on it, just over half a second slower than Edwards. Repsol Honda Dani Pedrosa completed the Top 5.
Pos Rider Bike Tyre Time Gap 1. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:58.139 2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:58.494 +0.355 3. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:58.591 +0.452 4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:58.711 +0.572 5. Daniel Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:58.855 +0.716 6. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:58.941 +0.802 7. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:59.254 +1.115 8. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:59.325 +1.186 9. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:59.357 +1.218 10. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:59.507 +1.368 11. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:59.559 +1.420 12. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:59.678 +1.539 13. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:59.716 +1.577 14. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:59.740 +1.601 15. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 1:59.933 +1.794 16. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:00.316 +2.177 17. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:00.760 +2.621 18. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:00.838 +2.699
Pos Rider Bike Tyre Time Gap 1. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:58.139 2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:58.494 +0.355 3. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:58.591 +0.452 4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:58.711 +0.572 5. Daniel Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:58.855 +0.716 6. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:58.941 +0.802 7. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:59.254 +1.115 8. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:59.325 +1.186 9. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:59.357 +1.218 10. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:59.507 +1.368 11. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:59.559 +1.420 12. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:59.678 +1.539 13. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:59.716 +1.577 14. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:59.740 +1.601 15. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 1:59.933 +1.794 16. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:00.316 +2.177 17. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:00.760 +2.621 18. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:00.838 +2.699