Dani Pedrosa was in high spirits after securing pole position for Sunday’s Czech Republic Grand Prix, his first since Mugello last year. The Repsol Honda rider posted his personal best effort in the closing stages of qualifying, narrowly reaffirming himself at the top of the timesheets after two dominant Friday practice sessions.
"It's my first pole of the year and also after a long time, so I'm very happy for that," Pedrosa explained after the session. "The weekend has been pretty good for us so far, the bike is working well and I'm feeling good physically as well.
"We made only a few small changes on the bike and this allowed me to concentrate more on my riding, so let's hope we are able to keep the pace tomorrow and fight for a good result. This is the most important thing and we need to keep our feet on the ground because the rivals are close.
"I think we can still improve the bike a little, especially on the chassis side to have better grip, even though I guess that the rain this morning affected the conditions on track which made it more slippery."
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  D. Pedrosa | Repsol Honda | 01:56.591 | 25 |
| 2. | J. Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha | 01:56.704 | 25 |
| 3. | C. Stoner | Repsol Honda | 01:56.860 | 20 |
| 4. | B. Spies | Fiat Yamaha | 01:57.178 | 23 |
| 5. | M. Simoncelli | Gresini | 01:57.351 | 22 |
| 6. | V. Rossi | Ducati | 01:57.367 | 24 |
| 7. | A. Dovizioso | Repsol Honda | 01:57.442 | 25 |
| 8. | C. Edwards | Tech 3 | 01:57.676 | 24 |
| 9. | N. Hayden | Ducati | 01:57.721 | 23 |
| 10. | H. Aoyama | Gresini | 01:57.784 | 25 |
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