Valencia MotoGP - Qualifying

Full qualifying times from the Valencia MotoGP, round 18 of 18.

10 Nov 2012

Pedrosa, Malaysian MotoGP 2012
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Qualifying was the first fully dry session of the weekend.

Injured Factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies is being replaced by test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga.

Former 250cc world champion and MotoGP rider Hiroshi Aoyama has been drafted into the Avintia Blusens squad in place of the injured Yonny Hernandez.

Also running under the Avintia banner is Claudio Corti, making his MotoGP debut this weekend as a wild-card on the Inmotec-Kawasaki.

Valencia has been resurfaced for this year's round.

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1.Dani PedrosaESP Repsol Honda (RC213V)1m 30.844s
2.Jorge LorenzoESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)1m 31.195s
3.Casey StonerAUS Repsol Honda (RC213V)1m 31.428s
4.Cal CrutchlowGBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)1m 31.512s
5.Stefan BradlGER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V)1m 31.757s
6.Andrea DoviziosoITA Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)1m 31.795s
7.Nicky HaydenUSA Ducati Team (GP12)1m 32.503s
8.Alvaro BautistaESP San Carlo Honda Gresini (RC213V)1m 32.585s
9.Hector BarberaESP Pramac Racing (GP12)1m 32.605s
10.Aleix EspargaroESP Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)1m 32.834s
11.Valentino RossiITA Ducati Team (GP12)1m 32.877s
12.Randy De PunietFRA Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)1m 33.346s
13.Karel AbrahamCZE Cardion AB Motoracing (GP12)1m 33.442s
14.Colin EdwardsUSA NGM Forward Racing (Suter-BMW CRT)1m 33.453s
15.Michele PirroITA San Carlo Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT)1m 33.971s
16.Katsuyuki NakasugaJPN Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)1m 33.979s
17.Danilo PetrucciITA Came IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT)1m 33.980s
18.Ivan SilvaESP Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)1m 34.407s
19.Roberto RolfoITA Speed Master (ART CRT)1m 34.866s
20.James EllisonGBR Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT)1m 34.918s
21.Hiroshi AoyamaJPN Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)1m 35.363s
22.Claudio CortiITA Avintia Blusens (Inmotec-Kawasaki CRT)1m 36.531s

Fastest practice time:Dani Pedrosa ESP Honda 1m 33.033s (FP3)

Official Valencia MotoGP records:Best lap: Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 31.002s (2006)Fastest race lap:Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 1m 32.582s (2008)