Casey Stoner was left in high spirits following his impressive qualifying effort at Motegi on Saturday afternoon, claiming his tenth pole position of the season in fine style. The Repsol Honda rider finished over two tenths of a second ahead of the improving Jorge Lorenzo, hailing his weekend as ‘fantastic’ so far.
"Everything has gone very well so far this weekend, we've been fastest in all but one session so it's been fantastic," Stoner commented. "We tried a few different settings this afternoon and didn't really improve so we'll probably go back to this morning's setting for tomorrow.
"We'll have to watch the weather as this will affect the setup, there's also a chance of rain so it could get complicated. Jorge has been riding fantastic, as has Dovi and Dani, but there is no doubt that the Honda suits this track.
"I've been looking forward to riding it (the Honda bike) here for a while now and I'm not disappointed! Tomorrow will be a tough race, but the team is working hard and we'll do our best."
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  C. Stoner | Repsol Honda | 01:45.267 | 21 |
| 2. | J. Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha | 01:45.523 | 25 |
| 3. | A. Dovizioso | Repsol Honda | 01:45.791 | 27 |
| 4. | D. Pedrosa | Repsol Honda | 01:45.966 | 25 |
| 5. | B. Spies | Fiat Yamaha | 01:46.042 | 25 |
| 6. | M. Simoncelli | Gresini | 01:46.211 | 25 |
| 7. | V. Rossi | Ducati | 01:46.467 | 26 |
| 8. | A. Bautista | Rizla Suzuki | 01:46.586 | 28 |
| 9. | H. Barbera | Aspar Team | 01:46.694 | 23 |
| 10. | N. Hayden | Ducati | 01:46.763 | 26 |
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