Pedrosa takes pole at Spanish GP; Rossi comes 4th

Dani Pedrosa of Spain took pole position at the SpanishGrand Prix on Saturday, while defending MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi finished fourth.

Pedrosa rode his Honda around the 4.4-kilometer (2.7-mile) Jerez Circuit in 1 minute, 39.202 seconds to claim his 14th MotoGP career pole.

The Spaniard later complained about the setup of his bike.

"I hope we manage to find better balance for the race tomorrow," Pedrosa said.

Jorge Lorenzo of Spain will start second on the grid with Casey Stoner of Australia in third.

Rossi, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, came out of the pits after a tire change with less than three minutes left in the session to make a late charge for the the last place on the front row.

In the Moto2 category, Shoya Tomizawa of Japan took the pole in 1:44.372 ahead of Spanish pair Julian Simon and Toni Elias.

In the 125cc class, Marc Marquez set a record of 1:46.829 to lead a Spanish sweep of the top three spots. Pol Espargaro and Efren Vazquez were next.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com

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