Summary Dani Pedrosa took pole position Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix.
SCARPERIA (AP) - MotoGP championship leader Dani Pedrosa took pole position Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix.
The Spaniard with the Repsol Honda team clocked a track record of 1 minute, 47.157 seconds around the Mugello circuit.
Jorge Lorenzo, the Spaniard with the Yamaha Factory team, qualified second, 0.069 seconds behind. Andrea Dovizioso, an Italian with Ducati, was third, 0.471 back.
Marc Marquez, the Spaniard who sits second in the standings, qualified sixth after escaping serious injury in a nasty crash in practice Friday.
Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi qualified seventh for Sunday s race.
Jonas Folger, a German with the Mapfre Aspar Team, led Moto3 qualifying.
