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Stoner storms to Aragon GP pole
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September 19, 2010, Sunday
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CASEY Stoner of Ducati will start MotoGP's Aragon Grand Prix in Alcaniz, Spain, from pole position after edging championship leader Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha in qualifying yesterday.
Stoner's lap of 1 minute, 48.492 seconds around the Motorland Aragon circuit was three-tenths quicker than Lorenzo, who is looking to extend his season-long streak of podium finishes to 13.
"We're getting better with this track and the track is also picking up more grip," Stoner said. "We're in a better position than we've been all year."
Dani Pedrosa of Honda, who has won two straight and is 63 points behind fellow Spaniard Lorenzo in the standings, starts third. Yamaha's Nicky Hayden fills out the second row.
"The last lap was better but I made a mistake on one of the corners and it was too late to correct," Pedrosa said. "Tomorrow I'll try for a nice start and a good race."
Italian rider Valentino Rossi of Yamaha, who is struggling with a shoulder injury, starts seventh today, when MotoGP will pay its respects to Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa, who was killed when he fell and was hit by two trailing bikes in San Marino two weeks ago. All riders across each racing category are wearing Tomizawa's No. 48, which will be retired from Moto2 racing today, in honor of the Japanese rider.
Andrea Iannone of Italy will start the Moto2 from pole position after beating British rider Scott Redding by 0.04 seconds.
Stoner's lap of 1 minute, 48.492 seconds around the Motorland Aragon circuit was three-tenths quicker than Lorenzo, who is looking to extend his season-long streak of podium finishes to 13.
"We're getting better with this track and the track is also picking up more grip," Stoner said. "We're in a better position than we've been all year."
Dani Pedrosa of Honda, who has won two straight and is 63 points behind fellow Spaniard Lorenzo in the standings, starts third. Yamaha's Nicky Hayden fills out the second row.
"The last lap was better but I made a mistake on one of the corners and it was too late to correct," Pedrosa said. "Tomorrow I'll try for a nice start and a good race."
Italian rider Valentino Rossi of Yamaha, who is struggling with a shoulder injury, starts seventh today, when MotoGP will pay its respects to Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa, who was killed when he fell and was hit by two trailing bikes in San Marino two weeks ago. All riders across each racing category are wearing Tomizawa's No. 48, which will be retired from Moto2 racing today, in honor of the Japanese rider.
Andrea Iannone of Italy will start the Moto2 from pole position after beating British rider Scott Redding by 0.04 seconds.
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