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MotoGP
MOTOGP: Pedrosa On Pole In Crash-Strewn QP
Dani Pedrosa took pole in record time but his effort was merely a sidenote to the dramatic crashes that defined Saturday's QP.
(Photo: Evan Williams)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Three straight hours of coverage of the Red Bull Indianapolis GP from Indianapolis, IN will air on SPEED on Sunday, August 19th starting at noon ET. MotoGP QP will air Saturday, August 18th at 10:30pm ET. #MotoGPonSPEED
Spaniard Dani Pedrosa claimed pole position in record time at the conclusion of a brutal QP for Sunday's Red Bull Indianapolis GP that struck down a number of the weekend favorites.
The Repsol Honda ace narrowly edged a rejuvenated Jorge Lorenzo for top honors with a blistering time of 1:38.813, fractionally inside the old pole record established by Casey Stoner a year ago at 1:38.850.
Title leader Lorenzo put in a late charge but came up just short aboard his #99 Yamaha M1, finishing a meager 0.100 seconds behind in second.
However, the bigger story was the carnage. Casey Stoner, Ben Spies, and Nicky Hayden were all victims of the low grip and suffered 500-style highsides during the session.
Stoner seemed like a pretty good bet for pole before QP opened. After all the reigning champ won last time at Indy from pole as well as last time out this season, taking the USGP victory a few weeks back. He also posted the fastest time in the morning session, having clearly figured out the issues that slowed him slightly the day before.
And Stoner in fact lit up the charts early, racing into P1 in the opening moments of the session. However, on his fourth lap he was catapulted from his RCV213V in a nasty highside that saw the Aussie vaulted through the air.
The session was red flagged momentarily while Stoner was stretchered to the ambulance and taken to the medical center for treatment on what's being reported as torn ligaments in his right ankle. He never returned but still ranked sixth in the end.
Spies took up the reins from Stoner, stealing P1 before being displaced by Pedrosa. The Texan looked set to reclaim the position with 12 minutes remaining, showing three red helmets on the scoring charts, but then suffered a scary-looking highside of his own.
The medical team rushed over with the stretcher, but Spies got back up to his feet and walked away from the fall, but appeared to be favoring his arm. He was able to return to the track but never improved his time, dropping to fourth and off the front row in the process.
Spaniard Dani Pedrosa claimed pole position in record time at the conclusion of a brutal QP for Sunday's Red Bull Indianapolis GP that struck down a number of the weekend favorites.
The Repsol Honda ace narrowly edged a rejuvenated Jorge Lorenzo for top honors with a blistering time of 1:38.813, fractionally inside the old pole record established by Casey Stoner a year ago at 1:38.850.
Title leader Lorenzo put in a late charge but came up just short aboard his #99 Yamaha M1, finishing a meager 0.100 seconds behind in second.
However, the bigger story was the carnage. Casey Stoner, Ben Spies, and Nicky Hayden were all victims of the low grip and suffered 500-style highsides during the session.
Stoner seemed like a pretty good bet for pole before QP opened. After all the reigning champ won last time at Indy from pole as well as last time out this season, taking the USGP victory a few weeks back. He also posted the fastest time in the morning session, having clearly figured out the issues that slowed him slightly the day before.
And Stoner in fact lit up the charts early, racing into P1 in the opening moments of the session. However, on his fourth lap he was catapulted from his RCV213V in a nasty highside that saw the Aussie vaulted through the air.
The session was red flagged momentarily while Stoner was stretchered to the ambulance and taken to the medical center for treatment on what's being reported as torn ligaments in his right ankle. He never returned but still ranked sixth in the end.
Spies took up the reins from Stoner, stealing P1 before being displaced by Pedrosa. The Texan looked set to reclaim the position with 12 minutes remaining, showing three red helmets on the scoring charts, but then suffered a scary-looking highside of his own.
The medical team rushed over with the stretcher, but Spies got back up to his feet and walked away from the fall, but appeared to be favoring his arm. He was able to return to the track but never improved his time, dropping to fourth and off the front row in the process.
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