Valentino Rossi clinched his fourth MotoGP pole of the season Saturday with a fast final lap in qualifying for the British Grand Prix.
Rossi, the reigning champion and series leader, was in fifth position until the last three minutes when he put his Fiat Yamaha in first with a lap of 1 minute, 28.116 seconds.
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa was second fastest with a lap of 1:28.211. Rossi's teammate and nearest title challenger, Jorge Lorenzo, was third.
Marlboro Ducati rider Casey Stoner, who has won the last two races at Donington, was fourth.
Pedrosa had topped the timesheets all weekend but had no answer to Rossi's late pace as the Italian surged to the 56th …
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