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Well not to much to talk about with it being an extremely wet qualifying so lets hope the weather clears for a dry race even though our man Stoner is wanting a wet race. We have the usual Suspects on the front row with some of the other big names a little further down than they are probably wanting but anyway lets se what tomorrow brings.

Oh thanks BLACKZOOK & Busgo all in a days work I will try and keep you and everyone else interested up to date when I'm around and near a computer.

Rossi fires back for first Sachsenring pole
Saturday, 18 July 2009

Italian tops timesheets for first time in German weekend for maiden pole at Sachsenring.


Valentino Rossi added a third pole position to enviable haul from 2009 at Sachsenring on Saturday, coming out on top in a drenched qualifying session for the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. Rossiâ€s last gasp 1â€32.520 lap was not only enough to head the timesheet by over six-tenths of a second, but it was also sufficient to give him a first ever MotoGP pole at the German track.

Rossi relegated Fiat Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo to second on the grid, and the two share the front row for the sixth time this season. Joining them in the first line of attack will be fellow title contender Casey Stoner, a further six-tenths down on Rossiâ€s marker in the qualifying run.

Lorenzo and Stoner had experienced big crashes at Laguna Seca last time out, but this time they were two of the few riders not to have experienced a moment in preparation for the Sachsenring race. The area at and ahead of turn eight proved costly for a number of riders on Saturday afternoon, with falls for Marco Melandri, Toni Elías, Randy de Puniet, Alex de Angelis, Nicky Hayden and Niccolò Canepa adding to Chris Vermeulenâ€s Friday hit and James Toselandâ€s morning moment. Canepa first hit the gravel of his own accord, then later became involved in Haydenâ€s crash when the American speared him off track.

Hayden took his best qualifying result as a Ducati Marlboro rider to date with fifth place, ahead of San Carlo Gresini Hondaâ€s De Angelis and LCR Honda man De Puniet on the second row.

The Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland begins at 2pm local time on Sunday


ALICE MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND

MotoGP Qualifying Practice Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap

1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'32.520 269.326
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'33.160 269.595 0.640
3 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'33.759 264.835 1.239
4 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'34.404 266.140 1.884
5 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'34.490 256.288 1.970
6 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'34.564 266.337 2.044
7 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'34.607 261.311 2.087
8 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'34.725 262.263 2.205
9 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'34.741 268.056 2.221
10 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1'34.771 267.062 2.251
11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'34.892 268.256 2.372
12 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'34.937 266.666 2.417
13 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'34.938 260.052 2.418
14 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'35.005 264.641 2.485
15 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'36.012 256.106 3.492
16 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'36.055 265.878 3.535
17 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'36.531 264.705 4.011