Valentino Rossi took pole position number four of the 2009 season on Saturday afternoon with the fastest lap of MotoGP qualifying at Donington Park.

		Rider	Motorcycle	Team	Lap time	Gap
1		Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha Team	1′28.116
2		Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	1′28.211	0.095
3		Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha Team	1′28.402	0.286
4		Casey Stoner	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′28.446	0.330
5		Andrea Dovizioso	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	1′28.778	0.662
6		Colin Edwards	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1′28.865	0.749
7		Marco Melandri	Kawasaki	Hayate Racing Team	1′29.065	0.949
8		Toni Elias	Honda	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1′29.175	1.059
9		James Toseland	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1′29.270	1.154
10		Randy De Puniet	Honda	LCR Honda MotoGP	1′29.434	1.318
11		Mika Kallio	Ducati	Pramac Racing	1′29.599	1.483
12		Alex De Angelis	Honda	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1′29.600	1.484
13		Chris Vermeulen	Suzuki	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1′30.098	1.982
14		Loris Capirossi	Suzuki	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1′30.153	2.037
15		Nicky Hayden	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′30.268	2.152
16		Niccolo Canepa	Ducati	Pramac Racing	1′30.572	2.456
17		Gabor Talmacsi	Honda	Scot Racing Team MotoGP	1′31.193	3.077

Italian tops timesheets for first time in German weekend for maiden pole at Sachsenring.

		Rider	Motorcycle	Team	Lap time	Gap
1		Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha Team	1′32.520
2		Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha Team	1′33.160	0.640
3		Casey Stoner	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′33.759	1.239
4		Nicky Hayden	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′34.404	1.884
5		Alex De Angelis	Honda	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1′34.490	1.970
6		Randy De Puniet	Honda	LCR Honda MotoGP	1′34.564	2.044
7		Casey Stoner	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′34.607	2.087
8		Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	1′34.725	2.205
9		Loris Capirossi	Suzuki	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1′34.741	2.221
10		Mika Kallio	Ducati	Pramac Racing	1′34.771	2.251
11		Andrea Dovizioso	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	1′34.892	2.372
12		Chris Vermeulen	Suzuki	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1′34.937	2.417
13		Marco Melandri	Kawasaki	Hayate Racing Team	1′34.938	2.418
14		James Toseland	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1′35.005	2.485
15		Niccolo Canepa	Ducati	Pramac Racing	1′36.012	3.492
16		Gabor Talmacsi	Honda	Scot Racing Team MotoGP	1′36.055	3.535
17		Toni Elias	Honda	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1′36.531	4.011

Jorge Lorenzo crashed twice in qualifying at the Red Bull USA Grand Prix but still ended the session in pole position.

		Rider	Motorcycle	Team	Lap time	Gap
1		Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha Team	1′21.678
2		Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha Team	1′21.845	0.167
3		Casey Stoner	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′21.910	0.232
4		Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	1′22.113	0.435
5		Andrea Dovizioso	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	1′22.135	0.457
6		Toni Elias	Honda	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1′22.146	0.468
7		Colin Edwards	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1′22.490	0.812
8		Nicky Hayden	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′22.540	0.862
9		Chris Vermeulen	Suzuki	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1′22.633	0.955
10		Loris Capirossi	Suzuki	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1′22.662	0.984
11		Marco Melandri	Kawasaki	Hayate Racing Team	1′22.842	1.164
12		Alex De Angelis	Honda	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1′23.004	1.326
13		Sete Gibernau	Ducati	Grupo Francisco Hernando	1′23.106	1.428
14		Randy De Puniet	Honda	LCR Honda MotoGP	1′23.147	1.469
15		James Toseland	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1′23.390	1.712
16		Niccolo Canepa	Ducati	Pramac Racing	1′23.912	2.234
17		Gabor Talmacsi	Honda	Scot Racing Team MotoGP	1′24.528	2.850

Valentino Rossi will start his quest for a 100th Grand Prix victory from pole position at the Assen circuit on Saturday afternoon, taking the top spot for the Alice TT Assen with a 1’36.025 lap.

		Rider	Motorcycle	Team	Lap time	Gap
1		Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha Team	1′36.025
2		Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	1′36.110	0.085
3		Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha Team	1′36.393	0.368
4		Casey Stoner	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′36.633	0.608
5		Colin Edwards	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1′36.760	0.735
6		Loris Capirossi	Suzuki	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1′36.953	0.928
7		Chris Vermeulen	Suzuki	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1′37.194	1.169
8		Andrea Dovizioso	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	1′37.237	1.212
9		James Toseland	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1′37.323	1.298
10		Randy De Puniet	Honda	LCR Honda MotoGP	1′37.473	1.448
11		Alex De Angelis	Honda	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1′37.637	1.612
12		Mika Kallio	Ducati	Pramac Racing	1′37.749	1.724
13		Nicky Hayden	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team	1′37.759	1.734
14		Marco Melandri	Kawasaki	Hayate Racing Team	1′37.948	1.923
15		Toni Elias	Honda	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1′38.136	2.111
16		Sete Gibernau	Ducati	Grupo Francisco Hernando	1′38.453	2.428
17		Niccolo Canepa	Ducati	Pramac Racing	1′38.605	2.580
18		Yuki Takahashi	Honda	Scot Racing Team MotoGP	1′38.619	2.594
19		Gabor Talmacsi	Honda	Scot Racing Team MotoGP	1′39.407	3.382