Pedrosa "Pole" and make a new record in Valencia

AFP/JOSE JORDAN Racers Repsol Honda, Dani Pedrosa, currently third free practice Valencia GP, Saturday (10/11/2012).

VALENCIA, Kompas.com — Dani Pedrosa grabbed pole position after beating world champion MotoGP season 2012, Jorge Lorenzo, as well as teammate at Repsol Honda, Casey Stoner, in Valencia GP qualifying, Saturday (10/11/2012). Pedrosa beat two competitors weighing it at the end of the session with a record time of 1 minute 30,844 seconds, while simultaneously creating a new record in the circuit — the previous record made Valentino Rossi in 2006 with a best time of 1 min 31,002 seconds.

This is the fifth pole Pedrosa throughout the season. Those results also give an idea that former world champion 125 cc it has a great potential to achieve victory in the series finale, even if he has lost the opportunity to be a world champion as a result of accidents that plagued the two last week in Australia.

Earlier, Stoner managed to shake-off. The remaining qualification 10 minutes, Australia racers is poked into the top position, shift the satellite Tech 3 Yamaha racers, Cal Crutchlow. However, Pedrosa made sliding. After that, Lorenzo trying to poke again in the last lap, but kompatriot Pedrosa from Spain was only able to beat Stoner and Crutchlow, that must be satisfied is ranked third and fourth.

Fifth position occupied racers LCR Honda, Stefan Bradl. Next, successively occupied mates Crutchlow, Andrea Dovizioso, Nicky Hayden, Ducati racers; racers Gresini Honda, Alvaro Bautista; Pramac Ducati racers, Hector Barbera; and CRT team racers, Aleix Espargaró, who completes the composition of the top 10.

Valentino Rossi, who will undergo the final race with Ducati in Valencia, was thrown from the top 10. Seven-time world champion MotoGP must be satisfied in order to-11.

Valencia GRAND PRIX qualifying results

1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Honda Repsol (RC213V) 1 m 30.844 s
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1 m 31.195 s
3. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1 m 31.428 s
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1 m 31.512 s
5. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 31.757 1 m s
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1 m 31.795 s
7. Nicky Hayden, Ducati Team USA (GP12) 1 m 32.503 s
8. Alvaro Bautista ESP San Carlo Honda Gresini (RC213V) 1 m 32.585 s
9. Hector Barbera ESP Pramac Racing (GP12) 1 m 32.605 s
10. Aleix Espargaro ESP Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT) 1 m 32.834 s
11. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team (GP12) 1 m 32.877 s
12. Randy De Puniet FRA Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT) 1 m 33.346 s
13. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (GP12) 1 m 33.442 s
14. Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (Suter BMW-CRT) 1 m 33.453 s
15. Michele Pirro ITA ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini (Honda FTR-CRT) 1 m 33.971 s
4. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1 m 33.979 s
17. Danilo Petrucci ITA Came IodaRacing (Suter BMW-CRT) 1 m 33.980 s
18. Ivan Silva ESP Blusens Avintia (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 34.407 1 m s
19. Roberto Rolfo ITA Speed Master (ART CRT) 1 m 34.866 s
20. James Ellison GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT) 1 m 34.918 s
9. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Blusens Avintia (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1 m 35.363 s
22. Claudio Corti ITA Avintia Blusens (Inmotec-Kawasaki CRT) 1 m 36.531 s

"Fastest practice time":
Dani Pedrosa ESP Honda 33.033 1 m s (FP3)

"Valencia MotoGP Official records":
The "Best lap":
Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 31.002 1 m s (2006)
"Fastest race lap":
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 32.582 1 m s (2008)

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