Stoner 2011 Qatar MotoGP Qualifying Competition Lead

 

Casey Stoner won the chance to race MotoGP at the inaugural event of 2011. Repsol Honda rider became the fastest rider in qualifying at the Grand Prix of Qatar, early Sunday morning pm.

In a qualifying session that took place at the Losail Circuit, Qatar, Stoner managed to continue its dominance. Former Ducati star, it has recorded the fastest time of 1 minute 54.137 seconds on the session this time.

The Australian rider, managed to surpass his teammate Dani Pedrosa, approximately 0.205 seconds. Jorge Lorenzo also appeared not so bad. MotoGP defending champion, was third in the race later.

What about Valentino Rossi? Brand-new Ducati rider was not able to perform optimally. The Doctor still less rapidly than with Marco Simoncelli, Ben Spies, Hector Barbera, Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Cructchlow.

Qatar MotoGP qualifying result:
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap
1. Casey Stoner Honda 1m54.137s
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m54.342s + 0.205s
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m54.947s + 0.810s
4. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m54.988s + 0.851s
5. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m55.095s + 0.958s
6. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m55.223s + 1.086s
7. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m55.229s + 1.092s
8. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m55.578s + 1.441s
9. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m55.637s + 1.500s
10. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m55.647s + 1.510s
11. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m55.656s + 1.519s
12. Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda 1m55.724s + 1.587s
13. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m55.881s + 1.744s
14. Loris Capirossi Pramac Ducati 1m56.323s + 2.186s
15. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m56.665s + 2.528s
16. Toni Elias LCR Honda 1m57.992s + 3.855s

source : okezone.com