Movistar Yamaha's Lorenzo 5th & Rossi 6th in MotoGP COTA Qualifying

	Grand Prix of the Americas Movistar Yamaha Secure Second Row Start in Texas 14:50 Local time GMT-5 Sunny Air 28°C Track 45°C Humidity 52%
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	Austin (Texas), 12th April 2014 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi secured fifth and sixth places respectively, just 0.001 seconds apart, this afternoon in qualifying for tomorrow’s Grand Prix of the Americas. The 15minute shoot-out on the long Circuit of The Americas track (COTA) allowed little time for multiple hot laps so every second was crucial. Lorenzo was first to record a time, taking what was his fastest lap of the weekend so far on his first flying lap to momentarily take the top spot. The 2’03.619 lap was challenged not long after, dropping him down the standings. Teammate Rossi was also quick on the attack, his first lap a best of the weekend at that point, slotting in just outside the 2’03s with a 2’04.093. He then picked up the pace even further, closing in to less than a tenth from his teammate with a 2’03.670. Lorenzo managed to stay just ahead and the two Movistar Yamaha riders came in to pit around halfway, sitting in fourth and fifth respectively. A lightening quick pit stop saw Lorenzo back out and putting it all in to his sixth lap. Despite going red through the first split he was unable to break into the 2’02s, taking a 2’03.243 on that final sixth flying lap to take fifth on the grid for the race, 0.470 seconds from Marc Marquez on pole. Rossi’s efforts mirrored that of his teammate, putting it all in on the sixth lap to fight for the best possible grid start. He took an almost identical time to Lorenzo with a 2’03.244 lap for sixth, 0.471 seconds from first.
	Jorge Lorenzo 5th / 2'03.243 / 7 laps “The progression from the first practice on Friday is very big, we were two seconds behind and now half a second. Anyway, as I thought it’s going to be a hard race tomorrow. Our goal is to fight for fourth or third position, I think it would be a good result because here our competitors are really strong so we need to make the best result we can, to finish on the podium would be a good thing.” Profile
	Valentino Rossi 6th / 2'03.244 / 7 laps “I am happy about today’s qualifying, especially because from this morning to the afternoon session we were able to improve the bike and in qualifying I was pretty fast. Following the last free practice we also made another step ahead and I enjoyed the qualifying session; I went well. I am happy to be on second row; it is not bad at all. I am also happy I am just four tenths from pole position. My pace is good, although we still have to work and cut some little tenth but I think tomorrow might be a good day for us.” Profile
	Massimo Meregalli “Both the riders and the team have done a good job today. Last year in qualifying Jorge was a second behind and Valentino over two seconds off. Now both are within half a second of the front so the progress is clear to see. We still have some things to work out and maybe we can make another small step forward for the race. In Qatar we closed the gap over the practice sessions and were competitive at the front end during the race so we are confident that we can do the same here. The second row is not a bad place to start and the race is long and not won on the first lap. The weather could make things interesting for everyone so let’s see what Sunday brings us!”
	NOTES
	The extended imagery from today's Qualifying session at the Circuit of the Americas (Austin, Texas) is available on www.yamahamotogp.com.
	QUALIFYING RESULTS
	FRONT ROW 1. Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 2'02.773 2. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 2'03.062 3. Stefan Bradl (GER) LCR Honda MotoGP 2'03.196 SECOND ROW 4. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) NGM Mobile Forward Racing 2'03.240 5. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2'03.243 6. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2'03.244 THIRD ROW 7. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Ducati Team 2'03.780 8. Bradley Smith (GBR) Monster Yamaha Tech3 2'03.800 9. Andrea Iannone (ITA) Pramac Racing 2'03.842 FOURTH ROW 10. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team 2'03.846 11. Pol Espargarò (SPA) Monster Yamaha Tech3 2'03.913 12. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Go&Fun Honda Gresini 2'03.923 FIFTH ROW 13. Scott Redding (GBR) Go&Fun Honda Gresini 2'04.617 14. Nicky Hayden (USA) Drive M7 Aspar 2'05.062 15. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 2'05.677 SIXTH ROW 16. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Drive M7 Aspar 2'05.788 17. Karel Abraham (CZE) Cardion AB Motoracing 2'06.239 18. Hector Barbera (SPA) Avintia Racing 2'06.270 SEVENTH ROW 19. Colin Edwards (USA) NGM Mobile Forward Racing 2'06.741 20. Michael Laverty (GBR) Paul Bird Motorsport 2'06.939 21. Brok Parkes (AUS) Paul Bird Motorsport 2'07.403 EIGHTH ROW 22. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) Came Iodaracing Project 2'07.745 23. Mike Di Meglio (FRA) Avintia Racing 2'07.761
	CIRCUIT INFORMATION
	Technical Informations Circuit Circuit of the Americas Location Austin, Texas Length (m) 5513 Width (m) 15 Turns 20 Turns righ 9 Turns left 11 Pole position left Record Lap Time 2'04.242 Rider M.Marquez Bike Honda Year 2013 Best Lap Time 2'03.021 Rider M.Marquez Bike Honda Year 2013 2013 Results 1st M.Marquez (Honda): 43'42.123 2nd D.Pedrosa (Honda): +1.534 3rd J.Lorenzo (Yamaha): +3.381
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