Casey Stoner on pole at German MotoGP
DEFENDING champion Casey Stoner will start the German MotoGP on pole position at the Sachsenring.
DEFENDING champion Casey Stoner will start tomorrow's German MotoGP on pole position after topping today's qualifying session at the Sachsenring.
The Australian clocked a fastest time of 1min 31.796sec on his final lap to record the 42nd pole of his career, as he pipped American Ben Spies to top spot by 0.193.
Stoner's Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa was third - 0.285 off the pace.
Stoner has three victories to his name through seven races of this year's World Championship and is level with Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo on 140 points at the summit of the riders' standings.
Lorenzo qualified fifth and will start on the second row of the grid flanked by Britain's Cal Crutchlow and home favourite Stefan Bradl.
Meanwhile, Ducati's Italian star Valentino Rossi was ninth fastest.
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