It has been almost five months since Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo has taken pole position in a MotoGP round but that's what he did today on the Montegi circuit ahead of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. He also set a new qualifying record. Casey Stoner (Ducati), who lead part of the qualifying session, finished second just ahead of late comer Nicky Hayden (Honda) who bumped series leader Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) to fourth in the final stages. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) came in fifth while Loris Capirossi continued to show good form with sixth place Qualifying Results: Pos Rider Bike Time1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:45.5432. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:45.831 + 0.2883. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:45.971 + 0.4284. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:46.060 + 0.5175. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) 1:46.303 + 0.7606. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:46.450 + 0.9077. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:46.496 + 0.9538. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:46.574 + 1.0119. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:46.616 + 1.07310. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:46.863 + 1.32011. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:46.888 + 1.34512. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:46.904 + 1.36113. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:46.907 + 1.36414. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 1:46.958 + 1.41515. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:47.400 + 1.85716. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:47.475 + 1.93217. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:47.669 + 2.12618. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 1:47.680 + 2.13719. Kousuke Akiyoshi Suzuki (B) 1:48.671 + 3.128
MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo the fastest in Japan