Pedrosa...third pole position in a rowDANI PEDROSA took his third pole position on the trot in qualifying for this weekend's Malaysian GP at Sepang.
The Repsol Honda rider stole top slot from newly crowned MotoGP king, Casey Stoner, in the latter stages of the hour-long session. Pedrosa's quickest lap was a 2:01.877. Marco Melandri clinched the final spot on the front row - less than a tenth of a second behind Stoner.
Malaysian GP Qualifying results:
1 D Pedrosa (ESP) Honda Repsol 2:01.877
2 C Stoner (AUS) Ducati MotoGP 2:01.918
3 M Melandri (ITA) Fortuna Honda 2:01.944
4 R De Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki Racing 2:02.107
5 A West (AUS) Kawasaki Racing 2:02.202
6 N Hayden (USA) Honda Repsol 2:02.225
7 C Vermulen (AUS) Suzuki MotoGP 2:02.301
8 A Elias (ESP) Honda Gresini 2:02.432
9 V Rossi (ITA) Yamaha Factory 2:02.466
10 J Hopkins (USA) Suzuki MotoGP 2:02.697
11 L Capirossi (ITA) Ducati MotoGP 2:02.708
12 A Barros (BRA) Ducati d'Antin 2:03.022
13 C Edwards (USA) Yamaha Factory 2:03.040
14 S Guintoli (FRA) Yamaha Tech3 2:03.435
15 C Checa (ESP) Honda LCR 2:04.578
16 S Nakano (JPN) Konica Minolta Honda 2:04.671
17 N Aoki (JPN) Suzuki MotoGP 2:04.701
18 C Davies (GBR) Ducati d'Antin 2:04.747
19 M Tamada (JPN) Yamaha Tech3 2:04.949
20 K Roberts (USA) Team KR Honda 2:05.404
