O Australiano Casey Stoner (Ducati) conquistou neste sábado (10/04), a pole-position para o GP do Catar, em Losail, etapa de abertura da temporada. Stoner fez o tempo de 1m55s007.
O italiano Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) completa a primeira fila. O espanhol Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) sai em 3º, ao lado do francês Randy De Puniet (Honda). Os italianos Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) e Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) fecham os seis primeiros.
Grid:
1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:55.007      Â
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:55.362   Â
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:55.520 Â Â Â
4. Randy De Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1:55.831 Â Â Â
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1:55.899 Â Â Â
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:55.963 Â Â Â
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:55.990
8. Colin Edwards EUA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Â Â Â Yamaha 1:56.005 Â Â Â
9. Nicky Hayden EUA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:56.163 Â Â Â
10. Hiroshi Aoyama JAP Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:56.227 Â Â Â
11. Ben Spies EUA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:56.271
12. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1:56.283 Â Â Â
13. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1:56.450
14. Aleix Espargaro ESP Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1:56.652
15. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:56.957 Â Â Â
16. Hector Barbera ESP Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:57.130 Â Â Â
17. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:57.325 Â Â Â