The home boys Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) and Dani Pedrosa (Honda) could manage no better than second and fifth in qualifying, while Casey Stoner (Honda) grabbed his 40th pole position in MotoGP earlier today. Starting third will be Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha), who again finished ahead of factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies, who qualified fourth.
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
| 1 | 1 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 334.0 | 1’41.295 | |
| 2 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 332.9 | 1’41.441 | 0.146 / 0.146 |
| 3 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 334.6 | 1’41.548 | 0.253 / 0.107 |
| 4 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 332.2 | 1’41.552 | 0.257 / 0.004 |
| 5 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 334.4 | 1’41.656 | 0.361 / 0.104 |
| 6 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 336.0 | 1’41.687 | 0.392 / 0.031 |
| 7 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 332.8 | 1’42.029 | 0.734 / 0.342 |
| 8 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 335.1 | 1’42.065 | 0.770 / 0.036 |
| 9 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 338.2 | 1’42.175 | 0.880 / 0.110 |
| 10 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 332.8 | 1’42.356 | 1.061 / 0.181 |
| 11 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 333.4 | 1’42.375 | 1.080 / 0.019 |
| 12 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 335.3 | 1’43.266 | 1.971 / 0.891 |
| 13 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 320.1 | 1’43.500 | 2.205 / 0.234 |
| 14 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 316.1 | 1’44.024 | 2.729 / 0.524 |
| 15 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 316.3 | 1’44.041 | 2.746 / 0.017 |
I don’t know why I even bother anymore… but go Ben.
All depends on the weather tomorrow. If it’s cooler, I think Lorenzo and the YAmahas will be stronger. If i stays warm like it did today and yesterday, then the Honda (or Stoner, at least) seems more dialed in with the harder tyres.
I’ll be following the IoM TT, though. Why isn’t there TT news on the front page anyway? Putting MotoGP ahead of the TT is like putting Sunday League news on the front page of a newspaper when the World Cup is on.
Agree, Gutterslob. Not sure why the major moto new sources ignore the IoM every year?!?
He may not feel the same about racing anymote, but you have to give the guy credit. When his but gets on the seat, he tries very hard.