Movistar Yamaha's Lorenzo 2nd, Rossi 4th in MotoGP Jerez Qualifying

	Grand Prix of Spain Lorenzo Scores Front Row for Home Grand Prix 14:35 Local time GMT+2 Sunny Air 28°C Track 50°C Humidity 29%
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	Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), 3rd May 2014 Blazing sunshine and track temperatures of 50°C provided the background to a duel for pole position this afternoon in qualifying for tomorrow’s Gran Premio de España. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s local hero Jorge Lorenzo dominated 99% of the session, taking second at the end to secure his place on the front row of the grid for the race. Lorenzo led the qualifying heat from his first timed lap, dropping immediately into the 1’38s with a 1’38.541 lap. He remained unchallenged, coming in for a change of rear tyre with eight minutes remaining and returning to the circuit in under a minute to continue his attack. He was unable to improve on his lap time, but again remained unchallenged until the last minute as rival Spaniard Marc Marquez took pole, just over four tenths ahead of him. Nine time world champion Valentino Rossi was straight out in to the action behind Jorge Lorenzo, making a Yamaha one-two attack on the track. His first flying lap of 1’39.050 gave him initially second before dropping to third as the pace increased. He returned to the pits with eight minutes to go in fourth position. Following a change to the rear and front of the bike he was back on track with five minutes remaining to step up his pace. With three minutes left on the clock he dropped into the 1’38s with a 1’38.857 and looked safe for third on the grid until rival Dani Pedrosa jumped in front, moving him to fourth on the second row for tomorrow’s race.
	Jorge Lorenzo 2nd / 1'38.541 / 9 laps “We tried our best to make the best lap time, but unfortunately with the second tyre I don't know why I it didn't feel the same, it felt a little more slippery which is why I didn't improve my lap. The goal was to stay in the first row; that was important. Obviously pole position would be better but the most important thing is to start well tomorrow, I think we have a good pace so we can definitely fight at the front. It will be important to stay close at the front for the first couple of laps, the rear tyre is going to drop a lot but I feel physically good as I did last year which will be very important for the race.” Profile
	Valentino Rossi 4th / 1'38.857 / 7 laps “I wanted to try for the front row but I knew it would be very difficult. In all the practice and also this afternoon I wasn't very far from the top three and my lap time is good. I’m quite satisfied because it’s the best qualifying and especially I feel good with the bike. We worked well in the practice and I have a good setting. Tomorrow I will try to do the maximum to stay with the top three. We still have to improve something with acceleration as with the high temperature we spin a lot. We will decide on the tyre tomorrow when we see the temperature.” Profile
	Massimo Meregalli “So far we have done a good job and we are set for tomorrow, although we still have to think about the different tyres. We have a good pace and were able to do a long distance over FP3 to get important data. It will be a tough one, three very hot Spanish riders and Vale is also a real contender. It’s going to be very physical, there are a number of great overtaking places on the track, including turn one and turn six so I expect a good race for fans to watch! Jorge made an impressive lap straight out of the pits. First and second row are good positions for the start. We’re looking forward to tomorrow.”
	NOTES
	The extended imagery from today's Qualifying session at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit (Spain) is available on www.yamahamotogp.com.
	QUALIFYING RESULTS
	FRONT ROW 1. Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1'38.120 2. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'38.541 3. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1'38.630 SECOND ROW 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'38.857 5. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'39.007 6. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team 1'39.222 THIRD ROW 7. Stefan Bradl (GER) LCR Honda MotoGP 1'39.243 8. Pol Espargarò (SPA) Monster Yamaha Tech3 1'39.293 9. Bradley Smith (GBR) Monster Yamaha Tech3 1'39.390 FOURTH ROW 10. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Go&Fun Honda Gresini 1'39.751 11. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Drive M7 Aspar 1'39.768 12. Colin Edwards (USA) NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'39.814 FIFTH ROW 13. Nicky Hayden (USA) Drive M7 Aspar 1'39.826 14. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Ducati Team 1'39.849 15. Andrea Iannone (ITA) Pramac Racing 1'40.118 SIXTH ROW 16. Karel Abraham (CZE) Cardion AB Motoracing 1'40.126 17. Michele Pirro (ITA) Ducati Team 1'40.239 18. Scott Redding (GBR) Go&Fun Honda Gresini 1'40.453 SEVENTH ROW 19. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 1'40.566 20. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) Came Iodaracing Project 1'41.009 21. Michael Laverty (GBR) Paul Bird Motorsport 1'41.124 EIGHTH ROW 22. Mike Di Meglio (FRA) Avintia Racing 1'41.517 23. Brok Parkes (AUS) Paul Bird Motorsport 1'41.702 24. Hector Barbera (SPA) Avintia Racing 1'42.052
	CIRCUIT INFORMATION
	Technical Informations Circuit Jerez de la Frontera Location Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Length (m) 4423 Width (m) 11 Turns 13 Turns righ 8 Turns left 5 Pole position left Record Lap Time 1'39.565 Rider J.Lorenzo Bike Yamaha Year 2013 Best Lap Time 1'38.120 Rider M.Marquez Bike Honda Year 2014 2013 Results 1st D.Pedrosa (Honda): 45'17.632 2nd M.Marquez (Honda): +2.487 3rd J.Lorenzo (Yamaha): +5.089
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