Lorenzo secures Japan MotoGP pole

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Lorenzo secures Japan MotoGP pole

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Lorenzo clocked 1 minute 44.969 seconds at the end of the one-hour qualifying session,

13 October,2012 12:07 pm

Yamahas MotoGP points leader Jorge Lorenzo took pole position for Sundays Japanese Grand Prix after a record-breaking qualifying run.Lorenzo clocked 1 minute 44.969 seconds at the end of the one-hour qualifying session, smashing the course record of 1:45.267 set by Australian Honda rider Casey Stoner in qualifying here at last year.Lorenzos nearest rival in the championships and fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa on a Honda posted the second fastest time with Britains Cal Crutchlow on a Yamaha third.Pedrosa clocked 1:45.215, 0.246 seconds slower than Lorenzo, and Crutchlow notched 1:45.257.It will be Lorenzos sixth pole start of the season.