Stoner gets fifth pole in Mugello: Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner sped to his fifth pole position of the season by running the fastest ever lap by a motorcycle in a rain-shortened qualifying session at the Mugello Circuit in Tuscany. Ben Spies (Yamaha) was second and Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V) third and [...]

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Moto2 Qualifying was classed as a wet session and Marc Marquez had to work hard to steal the pole from Alex de Angelis with his final lap. Marc Marquez, Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol-Suter: pole position, 2m, 5.312s “My confidence for tomorrow is good, because in the dry (morning) condition we find a good set-up and [...]

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He might be smiling in the photo – but Toni Elias had another forgettable performance in qualifying at Mugello. The cold and wet conditions exacerbated the core issues that Elias has been having in getting heat into the tyres and he will start the race at the back of the grid in 16th position. Toni [...]

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Marco Simoncelli took 3rd position in qualifying today for the Italian MotoGP at Mugello. This is Simoncelli’s sixth straight consecutive front row start. Simoncelli faces a balancing act in this race – he needs to translate his raw speed into solid results, and finishing off the podium will be unacceptable. However, he faces the added [...]

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Valentino Rossi may have an eyeball on his helmet that scrutinised the Italian crowd today, but the home fans didn’t get much of a chance to stare back at their home-hero on the local bike, as rain wrote off at least half of today’s qualifying session leaving Rossi in 12th position for tomorrow’s race. Nicky [...]

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