Young Australian grabs front spot on the grid after scintillating qualifier and sets new lap record
Casey Stoner...on pole at Assen
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CASEY STONER has taken pole position for the weekend's Dutch GP, after a frenzied qualifying session at Assen.
The reigning world champion stuck in a best lap of 1:35.520, which gave the young Australian the outright lap record.
Spain's Dani Pedrosa clinched second spot on the grid in the dying moments of the session, relegating championship leader, Valentino Rossi, to third.
The session ended on a bad note after John Hopkins crashed his Kawasaki at immensely high speed, colliding with the circuit's air fencing. We'll keep you posted on his condition
Assen GP Qualifying results
1 Casey Stoner Ducati MotoGP 1:35.520
2 Daniel Pedrosa Honda HRC 1:35.552
3 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Factory 1:35.659
4 Nicky Hayden Honda HRC 1:35.975
5 Randy De Puniet Honda LCR 1:35.985
6 Colin Edwards Yamaha Tech3 1:36.278
7 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory 1:36.532
8 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki MotoGP 1:36.768
9 Shinya Nakano Honda Gresini 1:36.804
10 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati d Antin 1:36.823
11 Andrea Dovizioso Honda Scot 1:36.899
12 Alex De Angelis Honda Gresini 1:36.948
13 James Toseland Yamaha Tech3 1:36.978
14 Antonio Elias Ducati d Antin 1:37.287
15 John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing 1:37.643
16 Anthony West Kawasaki Racing 1:38.024
