Laguna Seca - Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo, was occupying the United States Grand Prix pole position, after impressing during qualifying on Saturday (23.07.11) afternoon local time Sunday (24.07.11) early morning hrs. The Spaniard beat the two rivals of the Repsol Honda team, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, who respectively are behind, and complements the first three riders on the grid for Sunday's race.
Jorge Lorenzo get pole position, followed by Casey Stoner and Dani Predrosa
Behind Pedrosa was teammate of Lorenzo, Ben Spies, who had recorded the best time during qualifying remaining 14 minutes. Host the rider to beat the Honda Gresini rider, Marco Simoncelli, and the third Repsol Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso.
In the seven existing positions of Ducati champion, Valentino Rossi, who makes the best time of 1 minute 22.235 seconds, at the end of qualifying. This includes a surprise, because during the three free practice for almost an hour plus qualifying, "The Doctor" was never able to penetrate the top 10.
Seven times MotoGP world champion, who decided to use the Ducati GP11.1, defeating Hector Barbera (Mapfre Aspar), teammate who stayed on GP11, Nicky Hayden and Yamaha Tech 3 rider, Cal Crutchlow.
Since the beginning of qualifying, Lorenzo immediately peg the highest time of 1 minute 21.973 seconds, which makes it not displaced by more than the first half. Only when kualikasi remaining 14 minutes, Spies beat the record time of 1 minute 21.578 seconds.
But just four minutes later, Lorenzo returned to improve the record time to 1 minute 21.221 seconds, before dipertajamnya to 1 minute 21.202 seconds, which made him the top position again and the right to occupy pole. Afterwards, Stoner and Pedrosa's turn the shift Spies during qualifying enters final seconds.
For this result can be predicted the race would be tight and exciting. Because the three leading riders have a little gap, where Lorenzo just 0.072 seconds ahead of Stoner and 0.183 seconds behind Pedrosa.
Even in the third free practice when Lorenzo suffered severe accidents in curve 5, which had made him taken to the circuit medical center to receive examination, Stoner, who was then the fastest, just 0.049 seconds ahead of Pedrosa and Lorenzo, who was behind him.
Pos Rider Team/Motorbike Time Gap
- Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m21.202s
- Casey Stoner Honda 1m21.274s + 0.072s
- Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m21.385s + 0.183s
- Ben Spies Yamaha 1m21.578s + 0.376s
- Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m21.696s + 0.494s
- Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m21.731s + 0.529s
- Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m22.235s + 1.033s
- Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m22.238s + 1.036s
- Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m22.271s + 1.069s
- Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.385s + 1.183s
- Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.520s + 1.318s
- Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m22.669s + 1.467s
- Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m22.893s + 1.691s
- Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda 1m22.937s + 1.735s
- Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m22.961s + 1.759s
- Loris Capirossi Pramac Ducati 1m23.876s + 2.674s
- Toni Elias LCR Honda 1m24.156s + 2.954s
- Ben Bostrom LCR Honda 1m25.291s + 4.089s
