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MOTOGP: Pedrosa Scores Home Race Pole
Dani Pedrosa produced a sublime display of riding at sun-drenched Jerez this afternoon.
Media Release  |  Posted May 01, 2010   Jerez (ESP)
Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa (Photo: Honda Pro Images)

PROGRAMMING NOTE: The MotoGP World Championship race from Jerez, Spain will air on SPEED live on Sunday, May from 2 at 8:00am EST. It will re-air later that day at 4:00pm EST followed by same-day coverage of the Moto2 race at 5:00pom EST.

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) produced a sublime display of riding at sun-drenched Jerez this afternoon to claim his first pole position of the year, ahead of fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha). This was the 24-year-old’s 14th premier-class pole and his first at Jerez since 2007.

Pedrosa – who is making the most of a revised RCV chassis – has an enviable Jerez record to build on tomorrow. Since graduating to MotoGP in 2006 he has never finished lower than second here. Race winner in 2008, the former 125 and 250 World Champion was Jerez runner-up in 2006, 2007 and 2009. He also won the 250 GP here in 2005.

Pedrosa’s best lap – cheered all the way by a massive and patriotic crowd – was a stunning 0.285 seconds faster than the rest, an impressive advantage in modern-day MotoGP racing. But the next five riders were covered by just 0.104 seconds, suggesting that tomorrow’s second round of the 2010 MotoGP series should be a close and thrilling race.

Privateer Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda RC212V) rode another dazzling qualifying session to claim a second-row start at the tail end of that five-strong group, despite sliding off at Turn Ten this morning. The Frenchman – who finished fourth at Jerez last year – will be gunning for a podium tomorrow.

Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda RC212V) had expected great things this afternoon after setting an impressive pace this morning. But in the quest for an even better pace, Dovi tried some modifications this afternoon which actually took him back a step. Nonetheless, while his grid position isn’t what he would have wanted, Dovizioso’s pace is fast enough for him to be in the hunt for a podium, so long as he gets away with the front-runners. His best lap was less than half a second off fourth-quickest Valentino Rossi (Yamaha).


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