Jorge Lorenzo set a lap record to secure pole position at the CommercialBank Grand Prix of Quatar. Lorenzo a debutant was able to notch up his circuit of one minute 53.927 seconds making him the foremost Grand Prix rider to dip under the 1:54 barrier at the Losail International Circuit. Jorge Lorenzo rides for Fiat Yahama and is only 20, the Spaniard toppled out the Tech 3 Yamaha of reigning World Superbike champion Toseland, who has switched to MotoGP this season.
similar to Lorenzo, the James Toseland made an instant impact this evening(having crashed yesterday), taking just 20 minutes to break Valentino Rossi’s lap record from last year. Five-time world champion Rossi starts in seventh on his Fiat Yamaha

Teammate Colin Edwards completed an all-Yamaha top three, while also completing a front-row clean sweep for Michelin.

All seven of the French tyre manufacturers riders qualified in the top 10.

The fastest of the Bridgestone group was defending world champion Casey Stoner, who led in every practice session earlier to the evening shootout, where he had to make do with fourth place.

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