Jorge Lorenzo took pole position in an incident packed qualifying session for the German GP.

About 3 quarters through the session Jorge Lorenzo had a huge engine failure that saw flames, smoke, and eventually oil spill from his bike. Lorenzo managed to get his bike off the track, but it was Ben Spies and Randy de Puniet who were the real victims as they crashed out on the spilled oil. Spies got up okay, but de Puniet collided with Spies’ bike in the crash and injured his ankle – despite pain and discomfort, he has been ruled fit to race tomorrow.

MotoGP Qualifying Times:

1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 21.817s
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 21.841s
3. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team 1m 21.948s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 22.263s
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 22.395s
6. Hector Barbera ESP Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1m 22.454s
7. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 22.610s
8. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 22.624s
9. Aleix Espargaro ESP Pramac Racing 1m 22.910s
10. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 22.917s
11. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 1m 22.961s
12. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 23.026s
13. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 23.028s
14. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 23.040s
15. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 23.090s
16. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 23.193s
17. Alex de Angelis RSM Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1m 23.515s

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