Ploaia a facut multe victime pe circuitul de la Sachsenring, unde Valentino Rossi (1:32.520) a fost cel mai rapid in sesiunea de calificari si va pleca din pole position in cursa de duminica din Marele Premiu al Germaniei. Conditiile meteo au ingreunat competitia, calificarile incepand sa semene cu un specatacol "last man standing".
Doctorul a scos cel mai bun timp chiar in ultimul tur, furandu-i pole-ul coechipierului sau de la Fiat Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo. Acesta este primul pole pe care Rossi il obtine la MP al Germaniei. Pilotii de la Ducati Marlboro Team vor pleca de pe urmatoarele doua locuri.
Randy de Puniet, Niccolo Canepa, Toni Elias, Alex de Angelis, Marco Melandri si Nicky Hayden au fost victimele ploii de pe circuitul de la Sachsenring. A doua cazatura a lui Canepa a fost produsa de Hayden, care s-a izbit de italian in timp ce cadea.
Incepand cu aceasta etapa numarul pilotilor de la clasa regina se imputineaza. Din cauza dificultatilor financiare, Grupo Francisco Hernando s-a retras, lasandu-l pe Sete Gibernau fara echipa chiar in mijlocul sezonului in care a revenit in Motomondialul de Viteza.
Calificari MotoGP:
1. Valentino ROSSI (Fiat Yamaha Team) 1:32.520
2. Jorge LORENZO (Fiat Yamaha Team) +0.640
3. Casey STONER (Ducati Marlboro Team) +1.239
4. Nicky HAYDEN (Ducati Marlboro Team) +1.884
5. Alex DE ANGELIS (San Carlo Gresini) + 1.970
6. Randy DE PUNIET (LCR Honda MotoGP) +2.044
7. Colin EDWARDS (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +2.087
8. Dani PEDROSA (Repsol Honda Team) +2.205
9. Loris CAPIROSSI (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) +2.221
10. Mika KALLIO (Pramac Racing) +2.251
11. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Repsol Honda Team) +2.372
12. Chris VERMEULEN (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) +2.417
13. Marco MELANDRI (Hayate Racing Team) +2.418
14. James TOSELAND (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +2.485
15. Niccolo CANEPA (Pramac Racing) +3.492
16. Gabor TALMACSI (Scot Racing Team MotoGP) +3.535
17. Toni ELIAS (San Carlo Honda Gresini) +4.011
Calificari 125cc:
Nici clasa 125cc nu a fost lipsita de incidente: Nico Terol, Danny Webb si Jonas Folger au cazut din cauza ploii. Julian Simon a obtinut cel de-al patrulea sau pole din acest sezon.
1. Julian SIMON (Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc) 1'38.671
2. Bradley SMITH (Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc) +1.015
3. Marc MARQUEZ (Red Bull KTM Moto Sport) +1.339
4. Marcel SCHROTTER (Toni - Mang Team) +1.815
5. Nicolas TEROL (Jack & Jones Team) +1.821
6. Alexis MASBOU (Loncin Racing) +1.993
7. Takaaki NAKAGAMI (Ongetta Team I.S.P.A.) +2.157
8. Efren VAZQUEZ (Derbi Racing Team) +2.295
9. Simone CORSI (Fontana Racing) +2.458
10. Michael RANSEDER (CBC Corse) +2.670
11. Jasper IWEMA (Racing Team Germany) +2.730
12. Joan OLIVE (Derbi Racing Team) +2.807
13. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA (Loncin Racing) +2.881
14. Sergio GADEA (Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc) +2.894
15. Sandro CORTESE (Ajo Interwetten) +2.900
16. Stefan BRADL (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) +3.023
17. Danny WEBB (Degraaf Grand Prix) +3.043
18. Lorenzo ZANETTI (Ongetta Team I.S.P.A.) +3.486
19. Pol ESPARGARO (Derbi Racing Team) +3.503
20. Lukas SEMBERA (Matteoni Racing) +3.861
21. Jonas FOLGER (Ongetta Team I.S.P.A.) +3.926
22. Andrea IANNONE (Ongetta Team I.S.P.A.) +4.096
23. Dominique AEGERTER (Ajo Interwetten) +4.480
24. Scott REDDING (Blusens Aprilia) +4.521
25. Lorenzo SAVADORI (Fontana Racing) +4.852
26. Daniel KARTHEININGER (Freudenberg Racing Team) +5.071
27. Esteve RABAT (Blusens Aprilia) +5.097
28. Cameron BEAUBIER (Red Bull KTM Moto Sport) +5.215
29. Toni FINSTERBUSCH (Freudenberg Racing Team) +5.348
30. Luis SALOM (Jack & Jones Team) +6.045
31. Eeki KUPARINEN (Ajo Motorsport Jr.) +6.484
32. Luca MARCONI (CBC Corse) +6.687
In afara timpului limita:
Luca VITALI (CBC Corse)
Randy KRUMMENACHER (Degraaf Grand Prix)
Johann ZARCO (WTR San Marino Team)
Damien RAEMY (RBS - Honda Racing)
Calificari 250cc:
Campionul en-titre, Marco Simoncelli a obtinut cel de-al doilea sau pole din acest sezon. Italianul va fi urmat la start de Hector Barbera si Alvaro Bautista.
1. Marco SIMONCELLI (Metis Gilera) 1:32.962
2. Hector BARBERA (Pepe World Team) +0.143
3. Alvaro BAUTISTA (Mapfre Aspar Team) +1.284
4. Hiroshi AOYAMA (Scot Racing Team 250cc) +1.323
5. Karel ABRAHAM (Cardion AB Motoracing) +1.350
6. Mattia PASINI (Team Toth Aprilia) +1.371
7. Alex DEBON (Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens) +1.670
8. Hector FAUBEL (Honda SAG) +1.698
9. Aleix ESPARGARO (Balatonring Team) +1.756
10. Mike DI MEGLIO (Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc) +1.842
11. Thomas LUTHI (Emmi - Caffe Latte) +2.057
12. Alex BALDOLINI (WTR San Marino Team) +2.393
13. Lukas PESEK (Auto Kelly - CP) +2.465
14. Roberto LOCATELLI (Metis Gilera) +2.675
15. Jules CLUZEL (Matteoni Racing) +2.927
16. Ratthapark WILAIROT (Thai Honda PTT SAG) +3.116
17. Raffaele DE ROSA (Scot Racing Team 250cc) +3.135
18. Shoya TOMIZAWA (CIP Moto - GP250) +3.425
19. Imre TOTH (Team Toth Aprilia) +3.805
20. Vladimir LEONOV (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) +3.918
21. Valentin DEBISE (CIP Moto - GP250) +4.671
22. Toby MARKHAM (C&L Racing) +4.977
23. Bastien CHESAUX (Racing Team Germany) +6.272
In afara timpului limita:
Axel PONS (Pepe World Team)
Robin HALEN (Promotion Scandinavia AB)
Joakim STENSMO (Nordgren Racing)
Marcel BECKER (Yamaha Road Racing Team)
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