MotoGP News – Oct. 20, 2012

Lorenzo clinches record-breaking pole in tight Malaysian qualifying
In a tight-fought qualifying session at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang it was Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo who stormed to a record pole position in front of Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso. Read more.

Lorenzo sets scorching Sepang pole record
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo left it until the last moment this afternoon to smash the Sepang track record with a scorching pole position run ahead of tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Malaysia, his third successive pole in a row. Read more.

Front row start for Pedrosa, Stoner in fourth
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa will start tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix from 2nd place on the front row, his thirteenth front row start of the season, as he pursues Lorenzo in the chase for the 2012 World Championship. Read more.

Dovizioso secures third spot on the grid in Sepang
Andrea Dovizioso extended the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team’s outstanding qualifying record in 2012 by securing the French squad’s 10th front row start of the season at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia this afternoon. Read more.

Sepang pole position for rapid Espargaró
It was Tuenti Movil HP 40’s Pol Espargaró who came out on top in a frantic Moto2™ qualifying session for the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang to take pole position ahead of Scott Redding and Marc Márquez. Read more.

Historic first pole for Khairuddin in Sepang
Moto3™ qualifying for the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang saw AirAsia-SIC-Ajo’s Zulfahmi Khairuddin clinch a historic maiden-pole position at his home grand prix in a fantastic display ahead of Jonas Folger and Sandro Cortese. Read more.

Bike issues hinder qualifying in Malaysia for Bradl
The second day at the Malaysian Grand Prix was invariably humid and hot with LCR Honda’s racer Stefan Bradl having to cope with the demanding ambient conditions managing to get the 8th spot on the grid (2’01.491). Read more.

Espargaró fastest CRT at sweltering Sepang
The bumpy track surface in Sepang was the bane of practice for most of the riders and the Power Electronics Aspar Team were no exception, although it didn’t stop them from continuing their dominance of the new CRT category. Read more.

Sepang the scene for three possible World Champions on race-day
The MotoGP™ championship has reached its point where a World Champion could be crowned in all three classes tomorrow, and motogp.com brings you the scenarios for title success. Read more.

Barberá charges to seventh on the grid in Sepang
The Pramac Racing Team and his rider, Héctor Barberá, achieved 7th spot on the grid in today’s qualifying session at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Read more.

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