Casey Stoner maintained his dominance on track in Qatar to claim pole position for tomorrow’s MotoGP race, despite a late challenge by Valentino Rossi.

Jorge Lorenzo had an impressive outing, managing to ride through the pain caused by his hand injury to take 3rd place.

All the rookies finished outside the top 10, except for Hiroshi Aoyama being the highest placed in 10th.

Kallio, Simoncelli and Bautista all suffered lowsides in the session.

Pos Rider Team Time Gap
1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m55.007s
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m55.362s + 0.355s
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m55.520s + 0.513s
4. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1m55.831s + 0.824s
5. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1m55.899s + 0.892s
6. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m55.963s + 0.956s
7. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m55.990s + 0.983s
8. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m56.005s + 0.998s
9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m56.163s + 1.156s
10. Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten Honda 1m56.227s + 1.220s
11. Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha 1m56.271s + 1.264s
12. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 1m56.283s + 1.276s
13. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m56.450s + 1.443s
14. Aleix Espargaro Pramac Ducati 1m56.652s + 1.645s
15. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m56.957s + 1.950s
16. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m57.130s + 2.123s
17. Marco Melandri Gresini Honda 1m57.325s + 2.318s

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