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Rossi to lead from front
World championship leader Valentino Rossi grabbed pole position for Sunday`s Spanish Moto Grand Prix with a dominant qualifying display at Jerez.
World championship leader Valentino Rossi grabbed pole position for Sunday's Spanish Moto Grand Prix with a dominant qualifying display at Jerez.
Last year's champion ran fastest for the entire session and notched up a lap time of one minute 42.193 seconds.
"Another pole position is good news, but the important thing is Sunday's race," Rossi said after qualifying.
"We seem to have quite a good setting and after I switched to softer tyres we set a very good lap time."
West Honda's Alex Barros - less than three 10ths behind - will line up in second place after coming on strong late in the session, while team-mate Loris Capirossi is third and Fortuna Honda's Daijiro Kato in fourth.
But Barros knows he will have his work cut out if he is to challenge Rossi.
Bureau Report
"Another pole position is good news, but the important thing is Sunday's race," Rossi said after qualifying.
"We seem to have quite a good setting and after I switched to softer tyres we set a very good lap time."
West Honda's Alex Barros - less than three 10ths behind - will line up in second place after coming on strong late in the session, while team-mate Loris Capirossi is third and Fortuna Honda's Daijiro Kato in fourth.
But Barros knows he will have his work cut out if he is to challenge Rossi.
Bureau Report