Stoner wins pole in tight qualifying session

Casey Stoner qualified in pole position for tomorrow's German MotoGP with a time of 1:22.384 with his Marlboro Ducati. He was just four thousandths ahead Dani Pedrosa in second spot who in turn was just nine thousandths ahead of Marco Melandri on his Honda Gresini.

Pos Rider Bike Time Behind
1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:22.384
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1:22.388 + 0.004
3. Marco Melandri Honda 1:22.397 + 0.013
4. Randy de Punie Kawasaki 1:22.539 + 0.155
5. John Hopkins Suzuki 1:22.561 + 0.177
6. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:22.605 + 0.221
7. Loris Capirossi Ducati 1:22.615 + 0.231
8. Alex Barros Ducati 1:22.897 + 0.513
9. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha 1:22.958 + 0.574
10. Shinya Nakano Honda 1:22.969 + 0.585
11. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1:23.049 + 0.655
12. Anthony West Kawasaki 1:23.056 + 0.672
13. Colin Edwards Yamaha 1:23.090 + 0.706
14. Nicky Hayden Honda 1:23.151 + 0.767
15. Carlos Checa Honda 1:23.182 + 0.798
16. Alex Hofmann Ducati 1:23.199 + 0.815
17. Michel Fabrizio Honda 1:23.491 + 1.107
18. Makoto Tamada Yamaha 1:23.744 + 1.360
19. Kurtis Roberts KR 1:24.209 + 1.825