In a last ditch effort, Dani Pedrosa (Honda) took pole position for the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix to be race tomorrow on the Sepang circuit. The Spaniard took advantage of a drying track to set the fastest time in the last minute of the session. ValentinoRossi (Yamaha) had set the previous fastest time but, in the end, he was unable to get back on track to do anything. His teammate Jorge Lorenzo had another great day of running finishing third in front of Nicky Hayden (Honda) and Colin Edwards (Yamaha) who completed the Top 5. Starting Grid: Pos Rider Bike Time1. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) 2:01.5482. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 2:01.957 + 0.4093. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 2:02.171 + 0.6234. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 2:02.192 + 0.6445. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 2:02.245 + 0.6976. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 2:02.836 + 1.2887. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 2:02.953 + 1.4058. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 2:03.078 + 1.5309. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 2:03.110 + 1.56210. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 2:03.184 + 1.63611. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 2:03.271 + 1.72312. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 2:03.282 + 1.73413. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:02.392 + 1.84414. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 2:03.835 + 2.28715. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 2:04.001 + 2.45316. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:04.378 + 2.83017. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:04.679 + 3.13118. Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki (B) 2:04.835 + 3.28719. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 2:05.120 + 3.572
MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa on pole in Malaysia