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2006-06-03 MotoGP: Gibernau gets pole in Mugello
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 Ducati Marlboro Team riders Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi produced a stunning qualifying performance at Mugello this afternoon to take first and second places on the grid for tomorrow's Italian GP, during which they will run a special livery to celebrate three important anniversaries for Ducati. 2006 is the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Borgo Panigale-based company, it is also the 60th year since Ducati began motorcycle production and the 50th year since it first used the desmodromic valve system, as used throughout its world-renowned range of street and racing motorcycles. Camel Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi will start from the front row of the grid for the first time this season in tomorrow's Grand Prix of Italy after the home hero set the third quickest time in today's single qualifying practice. The session took place under a blanket of thick grey cloud, with cool ambient temperatures of 16ºC and just 18ºC on track, but the threat of rain held off and the teams and riders were afforded crucial dry track time as they adjusted their machine set-up ahead of tomorrow's 23-lap race.
Having finished the morning’s practice session in second place, Hayden continued set-up work for most of the afternoon’s one-hour session, before using his Michelin qualifying tyres to set a time just 0.243s behind the fastest time. The performance meant that the American rider, who holds a four-point lead in the world championship, also maintains his lead of the MotoGP Best Qualifier award.
Shinya Nakano will start from the second row of the grid in tomorrow's 23-lap Italian Grand Prix, after qualifying his Ninja ZX-RR in fifth place during this afternoon's timed session at Mugello. The 28-year-old Kawasaki rider used a new innovation from Bridgestone on his Ninja ZX-RR during today's practice and qualifying, in the form of a 16-inch rear tyre in place of the standard 16.5-inch slick used by every other rider in the MotoGP field.
Marco Melandri will start Sunday’s Grand Prix of Italy on the second row. The Italian worked hard on Saturday and was rewarded in the dying stages of an intense second qualifying session. Melandri - who has made the podium at Mugello on three occasions, although always in the lower classes – performed consistently throughout the day.
Hopkins (1’49.478) was on a pole-position pace during his last-lap, but eventually the Anglo-American racer was forced to settle for seventh place on the grid. Hopkins used today’s morning free session to search for the best set-up and Bridgestone tyre for tomorrow’s race, and was pleased with the progress he made throughout the day.
Pedrosa wasn’t able to score his third consecutive pole position as the 20-year-old Spanish ace continued to master this most demanding of race-tracks on a MotoGP machine. The 20-year-old 250cc World Champion made big improvements in both today’s sessions to set a time only 0.547s from pole. Casey Stoner was 9th fastest today, in front of Makoto Tamada who completed top ten qualifiers today.
Mugello Qualifying results
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