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Valencia GP - Qualifying

Saturday November 7, 2009 | Finished

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  1. Stoner takes Valencia pole

    Stoner takes Valencia pole

    Australian Casey Stoner has secured pole position for the Valencia GP after continuing to dominate the times on the final weekend. More

Race live standing

P. Driver Team Time
1 Casey Stoner Ducati MotoGP 1:32.256
2 Daniel Pedrosa Honda HRC 1:32.519
3 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory 1:32.537
4 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Factory 1:32.922
5 Colin Edwards Yamaha Tech3 1:33.085
6 Nicky Hayden Ducati MotoGP 1:33.154
7 Randy De Puniet Honda LCR 1:33.391
8 Antonio Elias Honda Gresini 1:33.475
9 Ben Spies Suzuki MotoGP 1:33.539
10 Andrea Dovizioso Honda HRC 1:33.678
11 Mika Kallio Ducati Pramac 1:33.809
12 Alex De Angelis Honda Gresini 1:33.844
13 Loris Capirossi Suzuki MotoGP 1:34.097
14 James Toseland Yamaha Tech3 1:34.107
15 Marco Melandri Hayate Racing 1:34.188
16 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Lotus 1:34.308
17 Gabor Talmacsi Honda Scot 1:34.357
18 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki MotoGP 1:34.537

Live Commentary

  1. 0' There it is and Stoner is in pole for tomorrow's Valencia GP, with Pedrosa and Loreno second and third, with world champions Rossi in fourth. Thanks for joining us.

  2. 3' Pedrosa up into second with 1:32.519!

  3. 5' Hayden is over the line and up into fifth position!

  4. 6' Stoner's out on track and is going lower again. Amazing lean angle from the Australia as he sets another pole position with a 1:32.256. Not a massive improvement but he's still in pole, which is what counts.

  5. 9' Rossi's up into third as he goes sub 1:33 with a 1:32.922.

  6. 12' But Lorenzo's lead short-lived as Stoner again lowers the mark to 1:32.258!

  7. 15' Rossi is out on track again as is Lorenzo on softer compounds and the Spaniard takes pole on his Yamaha with a 1:32.576.

  8. 19' Great lap from Edwards and the American is up into fifth with a 1:33.521 on his Yamaha.

  9. 20' Stoner is in again and has lowered his mark to 1:32.944. Not as quick as last year's pole but that was when the teams were operating under different tyre regulations.

  10. 24' Toseland comes in and unable to improve on his 13th place. 1:34.457 fastest for the UK rider.

  11. 25' Fantastic lap from Spies as he moves into seventh spot - great stuff from the American with a 1:33.757, only 0.10s behind Rossi - and Spies has hardly ridden the Yamaha before. Amazing!

  12. 28' Rossi back in sixth now as Hayden moves up to fifth. The Italian is 0.627s behind Stoner's mark, which is not impossible for him to make up.

  13. 30' Pedrosa has moved into second place with a 1:33.142, pushing fellow-Spaniard Lorenzo back into third and Frenchman de Punite fourth.

  14. 33' And Stoner has lowered his time to 1:33.037 - just a little quicker.

  15. 34' Stopner back out again and he's looking quick. He's quicker at the first marker.

  16. 36' Toseland, currently running at 11th, is out for another lap, as is second placed Lorenzo.

  17. 42' Coming up to 20 minutes into the one-hour session and Stoner again at the top of the time sheets (1:33.138), with Lorenzo second and de Puniet third making it Ducati, Yamaha and Honda. A bit of trivia: Spaniard Pedrosa has never won in Valencia - on any size bike!

  18. 55' Stoner, who was pole last year, is out for his first lap.

  19. 58' It's a glorious afternoon in the Spanish city and perfect for the concusion of the 2009 season.

  20. 59' And qualifying for the final MotoGP of the season gets underway. Stoner is on a hat-trick of victories - can he round the season off in style.

  21. - Rossi may already have this season's title in the bag but he will want to finish on a high, and that will require a good position on the grid.

  22. - World champion Valentino Rossi, who secured his second successive MotoGP title in Malaysia last month - and seventh overall - was fourth fastest on his Yamaha, with American Nicky Hayden fifth.

  23. - Australia's Casey Stoner has been the man to beat in both free practice sessions and set the pace this morning ahead of Spanish dup Daniel Pedros (Honda HRC) and Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory).

  24. - Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's live online coverage for the Valencia GP on the final weekend of the 2009 MotoGP season.

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  1. Virgin feed died also. VR isn't going to race -­ he's just going to go thru the motions and let the­ others fight it out for the secondary positions.­ C'mon Marco Melandri - looking for a strong finish­ to consolidate the 7th position in the world­ championship. He always qualifies way down and then­ storms through the field - just stay on the bike for­ this last race!!

    From W R A, on Sat 7 Nov 7:33PM

  2. STONER IS ON FIRE NEXT YEAR THEY HAD ALL WATCH OUT­ FANTASTIC

    From NEVILLE, on Sat 7 Nov 7:27PM

  3. I guess the "Eurosport Player" is not­ affected, can anyone confirm this?.

    I only subscribe­ to Sky for Eurosport (MotoGP, SBK, British Superbikes),­ it looks like the Eurosport online player @ £35.00 as­ opposed to over £200 a year for Sky is the better­ option. I don't know about anyone else but I am­ being plagued with the "Please insert your new­ viewing card" message every 30 seconds, I am­ paying over £200 for that message,... nice !

    Try­ getting through to Sky to get it sorted, not a chance,­ its the last straw, cancellation on Monday.

    From Rick, on Sat 7 Nov 3:09PM

  4. nice one Neil - thanks for the update :o)

    From Stella W, on Sat 7 Nov 2:37PM

  5. Thanks guys for reassureing me that it was not just my­ tv. Impossible to get through to Sky on the phone.

    From Rhona, on Sat 7 Nov 2:33PM

  6. I contacted British Eurosport. They stated that there­ is a problem between the Eurosport signals and Sky TV­ platform. There is no indication how long it will take­ to repair. Maybe William D pressed the wrong button in­ his new garage?

    From Neil, on Sat 7 Nov 2:29PM

  7. Come on Eurosport or I am going to be tempted by the­ "sexual personal­ photos"

    From Eurosport in 2009, on Sat 7 Nov 2:19PM

  8. British Eurosport and Eurosport 2 are dead !!!!!

    From hilarydowson, on Sat 7 Nov 2:13PM

  9. Eurosport and Eurosport 2 gone, nothing else.

    From Eurosport in 2009, on Sat 7 Nov 2:12PM

  10. both Eurosport 1 & 2 have gone down (typical just­ at the final moments of qualifying!!! grrrrr lol)maybe­ they haven't put enough coins in the meter?

    From Stella W, on Sat 7 Nov 2:11PM

  11. What has happened to the TV feed? It has just stopped­ or is it our tv?

    From JOHN, on Sat 7 Nov 2:03PM

  12. Am I alone or has the Eurosport feed died?

    From Eurosport in 2009, on Sat 7 Nov 2:03PM

  13. Stoner dominates again.

    From Tempoe, on Sat 7 Nov 1:53PM

  14. Why is Spies showing he is on a suzuki on the live­ standings?????

    From rossi46, on Sat 7 Nov 1:51PM

  15. With the engine restrictions now in place, is it­ possible Spies engine a 'fresser' than Edwards­ and Toseland, do you think?

    From Paul, on Sat 7 Nov 1:38PM

  16. Go Rossi, Lets finish the year with a podium !

    From Philippa, on Sat 7 Nov 1:27PM

  17. WATCH ALL MOTOR-SPORT, ON INTERNET: F1, GP2 SERIES, ­ MOTOGP, 250, 125, NASCAR, RALLY, SUPERBIKE AND MUCH­ MORE: :RACES, FREE PRACTICE AND QUALIFY

    From WWW.PREMIERSHIP.ALTERVISTA.ORG, on Sat 7 Nov 12:54PM

  18. Come on Rossi!!! Lets finish with a first!!

    From clarke.smith, on Sat 7 Nov 12:30PM
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