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Having been beaten to pole position by rookie countryman and arch-rival Jorge Lorenzo, Pedrosa wasted no time in getting around the Fiat Yamaha rider on the run to turn one, and was never headed.

1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 45min 35.121 secs 2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 45min 38.004 secs 3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 45min 39.460 secs

Sunday pm - Capirossi Lights up Rizla Suzuki One of the greatest sights among many at this epic race was to see Loris Capirossi bounce into a top six placing so rapidly after his arrival at Rizla Suzuki.

It was also announced that a brand new M3 Cabrio will be up for grabs in the BMW M Award, for the year's best qualifier in the MotoGP class.

Colin Edwards wasn't the only American to make an amazing save during qualifying at Jerez, with Kawasaki's John Hopkins revealing he stabilised his ZX-RR with his elbow during a near miss of his own.

'Very, very eventful to say the least' - that was how Colin Edwards described his qualifying session at Jerez, where he thrilled the Spanish fans with a miracle save from what looked being a certain fall, then qualified on the front row of the grid.

1. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 38.189 secs 2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 38.789 secs 3. Colin Edwards USA Yamaha Tech 3 (M) 1min 38.954 secs

The 19-year-old, who finished tenth at the Qatar season opener, took control early in the half hour session and then returned to the top in the closing stages as he edged out team-mate Simone Corsi by 0.259secs.

1. Colin Edwards USA Yamaha Tech 3 (M) 1min 40.714 secs 2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 40.828 secs 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 40.918 secs

Here, the Repsol Honda superstar, winner of the 2005 250cc Jerez race and second for the past two years in MotoGP, reveals some of the secrets to a quick lap around the twisty 4.423km circuit...

Casey Stoner may have taken a dominant victory in the Qatar season opener, but the inaugural MotoGP night race was something of a tough event for Bridgestone - in overall terms - with only two riders finishing in the top seven.

At a time when theories to explain the gulf in performance between Casey Stoner and team-mate Marco Melandri are flying wildly, Ducati MotoGP project director Livio Suppo has moved to eliminate one avenue of speculation - by stating that there is 'no doubting' the Italian's talent.

Two dozen young riders enjoyed the sun of southern Spain as the first Red Bull MotoGP Rookies test of 2008 took place at Jerez, with Britain's Matthew Hoyle coming out on top over 25-26 February.

The new Z4 car was won by world champion Casey Stoner, who dominated the session almost from start to finish, despite completing just nine laps. Injured riders John Hopkins and Dani Pedrosa chose not to risk further damage and sat out the session.

Despite the continued rumours surrounding the teams future, Super Aguri hit the track for the its first test of the year at Jerez, with Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson both spending time at wheel of the SA07B.

by Russell Atkins For the past five years, Pedro de la Rosa has formed an integral part of McLaren-Mercedes' Formula 1 efforts, as the Woking-based outfit's official test and reserve driver.

The covers came off Adrian Newey's second creation for Red Bull Racing at a damp-looking Jerez de la Frontera, as David Coulthard and Mark Webber unveiled the RB4 to the waiting media.

Martin Whitmarsh is confident McLaren-Mercedes will not in any way suffer from the events of the 2007 Formula 1 season, when the British squad invested heavily in its all-out title tussle with Ferrari, and was fined a sporting record $100 million USD for being found in possession of its rival's c

Schumacher frustrated by 'issues'. If Ralf Schumacher had hoped to impress Force India with his performance in testing on Thursday, he picked the wrong time and place as mechanical gremlins prevented him from getting to grips with the F8-VIIB at Jerez.

Full MotoGP race results from the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, round two of the 2007 world championship.

Full MotoGP qualifying times from the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, round two of the 2007 world championship.

BAR Honda took part in the first test of 2005 this week at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. The four-day test saw test drivers Anthony Davidson and Enrique Bernoldi driving for the first two days, joined by race driver Jenson Button for the final two days of the test.

Nick Heidfeld today [Friday] completed Jordan Ford's EJ14 test session in Jerez, adding another 55 laps to the new car's mileage.

Nick Heidfeld and Ralph Firman concluded Jordan Ford's final test session of 2003 today [Friday] in unremittingly wet conditions in Jerez, Spain.