Saturday, 30th August 2008

Casey Stoner takes his seventh MotoGP pole position in a row at the San Marino Grand Prix.

Loris Capirossi was a disappointing eleventh on the second Rizla Suzuki, ahead of Sylvain Guintoli and home rider Alex de Angelis. Andrea Dovizioso looked unusually ragged as he tried to extract more than 14th position from his JiR Honda, while countryman Marco Melandri will start his final Italian event on a Ducati from just 15th position.

Pedrosa's team-mate Nicky Hayden was only 16th on his return from a heel injury, while John Hopkins - who missed Friday practice - was the highest placed ZX-RR rider on a dark day for Kawasaki; Hopkins and team-mate Anthony West being at the bottom of the field in 17th and 18th.


Qualifying:

1. Stoner
2. Rossi
3. Lorenzo
4. de Puniet
5. Elias
6. Pedrosa
7. Vermeulen
8. Nakano
9. Toseland
10. Edwards
11. Capirossi
12. Guintoli
13. de Angelis
14. Dovizioso
15. Melandri
16. Hayden
17. Hopkins
18. West

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