Movistar Yamaha's Lorenzo Qualifies 2nd, Rossi 5th for MotoGP Catalunya Round 7

	Grand Prix of Catalunya Lorenzo Scores Second in Catalunya Qualifying 14:35 Local time GMT+2 Sunny Air 28°C Track 47°C Humidity 42%
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	Montmelò Circuit (Spain), 14th June 2014 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo delivered a front row start in front of his home crowd this afternoon, taking second in qualifying for tomorrow’s GP Monster Energy de Catalunya. Teammate Valentino Rossi left it to the last lap to make his move, securing fifth on the second row of the grid. In a reversal of normal practice Lorenzo was the last to leave the pits for the 15 minute qualifying heat, allowing the MotoGP pack to move on before hitting an empty race track. He moved straight into third with his first flying lap, a 1’41.463. He was unable to beat the time on his first tyre, returning to the pits with just under seven minutes remaining for fresh rubber. With just five minutes left on the clock he was back on track, ready to attack again as a late lap by rival Stefan Bradl dropped him to fourth. The local hero delivered a perfect lap with just over a minute remaining, delivering a flying 1’41.100 second lap to snatch second on the grid, just 0.115 seconds behind Dani Pedrosa on pole. Rossi kept the tension high to the last moments of the qualifying heat, leaving the pits late like his teammate, he took tenth on his first flying lap with a 1’42.076 but unable to climb any higher on his first tyre. A pit stop with seven minutes remaining offered a fresh rear tyre and another chance to step up. As the clocked tick it took until the last minute for a clear run and a good lap, the nine-time world champion shooting five places up the timesheets with a 1’41.290 to take fifth for a second row start, 0.506 from pole.
	Jorge Lorenzo 2nd / 1'41.100 / 7 laps “I made a very good lap, I risked a lot, especially in the braking to make it. Finally we made a good setting for this track, it’s hard because with the track and temperatures it’s hard to make the bike stable. Tomorrow we will try to make it even more stable. We hope to remain consistent and strong like in Mugello to fight for the win again. We all hope it doesn't rain because a wet race would be difficult to judge. It would be great to win, everyone wants to!” Profile
	Valentino Rossi 5th / 1'41.290 / 7 laps “I’m quite satisfied with this afternoon’s result because the target was to stay in the top 5 and I am there at last. For sure the front row is always better and makes things easier but the three Spanish guys in front have showed to be very strong. They have a great pace whilst mine is not at their same level at the moment. Later today and tomorrow morning we’ll try hard to improve the bike and stay with them, hopefully closer than we are today. As for the tyres for the race, I guess everybody is going to use the medium rear tyre, while the choice for the front is still open and will depend on tomorrow’s temperature and weather conditions.” Profile
	Massimo Meregalli “We have improved every session and that makes us happy with today’s result. Second and fifth place make us confident for tomorrow’s race. We still have to slightly improve the race pace, although Jorge’s job this afternoon was very good. The weather forecast for tomorrow says that temperatures might be a little lower, which is good for our M1’s. It’s going to be a hard-fought race, especially with the first three riders who showed to have the best race pace but I expect Valentino to be the outsider and be part of the game until the very end. We still have half day to find something to test tomorrow morning in the warm-up. I am sure at 2pm we will be ready to get the best possible results.”
	QUALIFYING RESULTS
	FRONT ROW 1. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1'40.985 2. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'41.100 3. Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1'41.135 SECOND ROW 4. Stefan Bradl (GER) LCR Honda MotoGP 1'41.220 5. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'41.290 6. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'41.308 THIRD ROW 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team 1'41.337 8. Bradley Smith (GBR) Monster Yamaha Tech3 1'41.491 9. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 1'41.671 FOURTH ROW 10. Pol Espargarò (SPA) Monster Yamaha Tech3 1'41.677 11. Andrea Iannone (ITA) Pramac Racing 1'41.751 12. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Go&Fun Honda Gresini 1'42.024 FIFTH ROW 13. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Ducati Team 1'42.578 14. Scott Redding (GBR) Go&Fun Honda Gresini 1'42.730 15. Michele Pirro (ITA) Ducati Team 1'42.955 SIXTH ROW 16. Nicky Hayden (USA) Drive M7 Aspar 1'43.043 17. Colin Edwards (USA) NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'43.226 18. Karel Abraham (CZE) Cardion AB Motoracing 1'43.360 SEVENTH ROW 19. Brok Parkes (AUS) Paul Bird Motorsport 1'43.530 20. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Drive M7 Aspar 1'43.564 21. Michael Laverty (GBR) Paul Bird Motorsport 1'43.737 EIGHTH ROW 22. Hector Barbera (SPA) Avintia Racing 1'44.115 23. Mike Di Meglio (FRA) Avintia Racing 1'45.012 24. Michel Fabrizio (ITA) Octo Iodaracing Team 1'46.214
	CIRCUIT INFORMATION
	Technical Informations Circuit Montmeló Location Montmeló, Catalunya Length (m) 4727 Width (m) 12 Turns 13 Turns righ 8 Turns left 5 Pole position left Record Lap Time 1'42.358 Rider D.Pedrosa Bike Honda Year 2008 Best Lap Time 1'40.893 Rider D.Pedrosa Bike Honda Year 2013 2013 Results 1st J.Lorenzo (Yamaha): 43'06.479 2nd D.Pedrosa (Honda): +1.763 3rd M.Marquez (Honda): +1.826
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