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MOTEGI, Japan - Australian Moto GP World championship leader Casey Stoner will start on pole in Sunday's Motorcycle GP of Japan after recording the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.
The Honda rider, winner here in 2010 on a Ducati, came in clear of reigning World champion Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha and fellow Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso.
Japanese MotoGP qualification result from
Motegi on Saturday
1 Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 1min45.267
2 Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 1min45.523
3 Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 1min45.791
4 Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1min45.966
5 Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 1min46.042
6 Marco Simoncelli (Italy) Honda 1min46.211
7 Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 1min46.467
8 Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Suzuki 1min46.586
9 Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati 1min46.694
10 Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 1min46.763
Moto2 qualification
1 Marc Marquez (Spain) Suter 1:52.067
2 Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Suter 1:52.260
3 Andrea Iannone (Italy) Suter 1:52.423
4 Bradley Smith (Britain) Tech 3 1:52.645
5 Yuki Takahashi (Japan) Moriwak 1:52.694
6 Simone Corsi (Italy) FTR 1:52.696
7 Alex de Angelis (San Marino) Motobi 1:52.763
8 Stefan Bradl (Germany) Kalex 1:52.789
9 Dominique Aegerter (Switzerland) Suter 1:52.799
10 Mattia Pasini (Italy) FTR 1:52.853
125 qualification
1 Johann Zarco (France) Derbi 1min57.888
2 Hector Faubel (Spain) Aprilia 1min58.130
3 Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 1min58.248
4 Maverick Vinales (Spain) Aprilia 1min58.458
5 Alberto Moncayo (Spain) Aprilia 1min58.937
6 Efren Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 1min59.002
7 Sandro Cortese (Germany) Aprilia 1min59.178
8 Jonas Folger (Germany) Aprilia 1min59.210
9 Adrian Martin (Spain) Aprilia 1min59.418
10 Alessandro Tonucci (Italy) Aprilia 1min59.917
Championship standings ahead of the Grand Prix of Japan on Sunday:
MotoGP
1. Casey Stoner (AUS/Honda) 284
2 Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 240
3 Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Honda) 185
4 Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 170
5 Ben Spies (USA/Yamaha) 146
6 Valentino Rossi (ITA/Ducati) 139
7 Nicky Hayden (USA/Ducati) 114
8 Marco Simoncelli (ITA/Honda) 106
9 Colin Edwards (USA/Yamaha) 90
10 Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN/Honda) 87
11 Hector Barbera (ESP/Ducati) 77
12 Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Suzuki) 67
13 Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Yamaha) 52
14 Karel Abraham (CZE/Ducati) 50
15 Toni Elias (ESP/Honda) 47
16 Randy de Puniet (FRA/Ducati) 33
17 Loris Capirossi (ITA/Ducati) 29,
18 John Hopkins (USA/Suzuki) 6
19 Kousuke Akiyoshi (JPN/Honda) 3
Moto2
1 Stefan Bradl (GER/Kalex) 221
2 Marc Marquez (ESP/Suter) 215,
3 Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suter) 132
4 Alex DeAngelis (RSM/Motobi) 122
5 Simone Corsi (ITA/FTR) 115
6 Bradley Smith (GBR/Tech3) 112
7 Thomas Luthi (SUI/Suter) 105
8 Yuki Takahashi (JPN/Moriwaki) 71
9 Esteve Rabat (ESP/FTR) 67
10 Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Pons Kalex) 65
125cc
1 Nicolas Terol (ESP/Aprilia) 241
2 Johann Zarco (FRA/Derbi) 205
3 Maverick Vinales (ESP/Aprilia) 177
4 Sandro Cortese (GER/Aprilia) 169
5 Jonas Folger (GER/Aprilia) 130
6 Efren Vazquez (ESP/Derbi) 129
7 Hector Faubel (ESP/Aprilia) 123
8 Sergio Gadea (ESP/Aprilia) 103
9 Luis Salom (ESP/Aprilia) 87
10 Danny Kent (GBR/Aprilia) 69
The Honda rider, winner here in 2010 on a Ducati, came in clear of reigning World champion Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha and fellow Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso.
Japanese MotoGP qualification result from
Motegi on Saturday
1 Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 1min45.267
2 Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 1min45.523
3 Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 1min45.791
4 Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1min45.966
5 Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 1min46.042
6 Marco Simoncelli (Italy) Honda 1min46.211
7 Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 1min46.467
8 Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Suzuki 1min46.586
9 Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati 1min46.694
10 Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 1min46.763
Moto2 qualification
1 Marc Marquez (Spain) Suter 1:52.067
2 Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Suter 1:52.260
3 Andrea Iannone (Italy) Suter 1:52.423
4 Bradley Smith (Britain) Tech 3 1:52.645
5 Yuki Takahashi (Japan) Moriwak 1:52.694
6 Simone Corsi (Italy) FTR 1:52.696
7 Alex de Angelis (San Marino) Motobi 1:52.763
8 Stefan Bradl (Germany) Kalex 1:52.789
9 Dominique Aegerter (Switzerland) Suter 1:52.799
10 Mattia Pasini (Italy) FTR 1:52.853
125 qualification
1 Johann Zarco (France) Derbi 1min57.888
2 Hector Faubel (Spain) Aprilia 1min58.130
3 Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 1min58.248
4 Maverick Vinales (Spain) Aprilia 1min58.458
5 Alberto Moncayo (Spain) Aprilia 1min58.937
6 Efren Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 1min59.002
7 Sandro Cortese (Germany) Aprilia 1min59.178
8 Jonas Folger (Germany) Aprilia 1min59.210
9 Adrian Martin (Spain) Aprilia 1min59.418
10 Alessandro Tonucci (Italy) Aprilia 1min59.917
Championship standings ahead of the Grand Prix of Japan on Sunday:
MotoGP
1. Casey Stoner (AUS/Honda) 284
2 Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 240
3 Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Honda) 185
4 Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 170
5 Ben Spies (USA/Yamaha) 146
6 Valentino Rossi (ITA/Ducati) 139
7 Nicky Hayden (USA/Ducati) 114
8 Marco Simoncelli (ITA/Honda) 106
9 Colin Edwards (USA/Yamaha) 90
10 Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN/Honda) 87
11 Hector Barbera (ESP/Ducati) 77
12 Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Suzuki) 67
13 Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Yamaha) 52
14 Karel Abraham (CZE/Ducati) 50
15 Toni Elias (ESP/Honda) 47
16 Randy de Puniet (FRA/Ducati) 33
17 Loris Capirossi (ITA/Ducati) 29,
18 John Hopkins (USA/Suzuki) 6
19 Kousuke Akiyoshi (JPN/Honda) 3
Moto2
1 Stefan Bradl (GER/Kalex) 221
2 Marc Marquez (ESP/Suter) 215,
3 Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suter) 132
4 Alex DeAngelis (RSM/Motobi) 122
5 Simone Corsi (ITA/FTR) 115
6 Bradley Smith (GBR/Tech3) 112
7 Thomas Luthi (SUI/Suter) 105
8 Yuki Takahashi (JPN/Moriwaki) 71
9 Esteve Rabat (ESP/FTR) 67
10 Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Pons Kalex) 65
125cc
1 Nicolas Terol (ESP/Aprilia) 241
2 Johann Zarco (FRA/Derbi) 205
3 Maverick Vinales (ESP/Aprilia) 177
4 Sandro Cortese (GER/Aprilia) 169
5 Jonas Folger (GER/Aprilia) 130
6 Efren Vazquez (ESP/Derbi) 129
7 Hector Faubel (ESP/Aprilia) 123
8 Sergio Gadea (ESP/Aprilia) 103
9 Luis Salom (ESP/Aprilia) 87
10 Danny Kent (GBR/Aprilia) 69
