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Pedrosa finished Mugello MotoGP qualifying session at 8th place despite hip injury he suffered during morning practice. Pedrosa himself is unsured about the race after the injury in which he quoted saying:

“This afternoon I had some painkillers, but it was still very difficult. It’s very hard to make a prediction for the race – I will try, but at the moment I don’t know for how long I can continue my pace – we’ll see,” he warned.

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1. Jorge Lorenzo
2. Casey Stoner
3. Loris Capirossi
4. Valentino Rossi
5. Randy de Puniet
6. Colin Edwards
7. Andrea Dovizioso
8. Dani Pedrosa
9. Toni Elias
10. Yuki Takahashi
11. Chris Vermeulen
12. Alex de Angelis
13. Niccolo Canepa
14. James Toseland
15. Marco Melandri
16. Nicky Hayden
17. Mika Kallio

Fantastic ride from Dani!
Le Mans Race results:
1. Jorge Lorenzo
2. Marco Melandri
3. Dani Pedrosa
4. Andrea Dovizioso
5. Casey Stoner
6. Chris Vermeulen
7. Colin Edwards
8. Loris Capirossi
9. James Toseland
10. Toni Elias
11. Alex de Angelis
12. Nicky Hayden
13. Yuki Takahashi
14. Randy de Puniet
15. Niccolo Canepa
16. Valentino Rossi

Dani Pedrosa will start from pole position on Le Mans grand prix in France today.
1. Dani Pedrosa
2. Jorge Lorenzo
3. Casey Stoner
4. Valentino Rossi
5. Andrea Dovizioso
6. Colin Edwards
7. Chris Vermeulen
8. Loris Capirossi
9. Marco Melandri
10. Randy de Puniet
11. Toni Elias
12. James Toseland
13. Nicky Hayden
14. Mika Kallio
15. Yuki Takahashi
16. Alex de Angelis
17. Niccolo Canepa

Here’s quote from Dani thanks to crash.net

“Obviously I’m really happy with pole today and it was a very close battle for the front row. Right at the end we were able to set the fastest lap and I’m really pleased for the team as well as for myself,” said Dani, also on pole at Le Mans in 2006 and 2008.

“Being on the front row is important, and it’s also lucky that we had good weather for this afternoon and for most of the morning session because it allowed us to test a few set-up options and learn more about the machine at this track.

“We still have work to do before the race though, so we’re not going to relax at all,” he warned. “It’s a long race tomorrow and there are some improvements I’d like to make to the machine settings to give us a good chance. And of course the weather can play a big part at this circuit as we’ve seen many times before. We have to prepare for many conditions, so we’re staying focused.”

“Dani’s recent results in Japan and Spain have given me extra motivation because he’s shown what the bike is capable of. I have always had good results at this track so I’m hoping I can repeat those. ”

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1. Valentino Rossi
2. Dani Pedrosa
3. Casey Stoner
4. Randy de Puniet
5. Marco Melandri
6. Loris Capirossi
7. Colin Edwards
8. Andrea Dovizioso
9. Toni Elias
10. Chris Vermeulen
11. Sete Gibernau
12. Yuki Takahashi
13. James Toseland
14. Alex de Angelis
15. Nicky Hayden
16. Niccolo Canepa

Lorenzo and Pedrosa, both from Spain, will start from the front row on Jerez GP. After topping Jerez Free Practice on Friday, Pedrosa managed to keep up his performance and finished the qualifying as the second fastest.

Qualifying Results:
1. Jorge Lorenzo
2. Dani Pedrosa
3. Casey Stoner
4. Valentino Rossi
5. Randy de Puniet
6. Loris Capirossi
7. Colin Edwards
8. Andrea Dovizioso
9. Toni Elias
10. Chris Vermeulen
11. Marco Melandri
12. Sete Gibernau
13. Yuki Takahashi
14. James Toseland
15. Alex de Angelis
16. Nicky Hayden
17. Mika Kallio
18. Niccolo Canepa