Capriossi on Japan pole

125cc final qualifying:

1. Talmacsi 1:58.653.

2. Koyama 1:58.920.

3. Pasini 1:58.970

4. Simoncelli 1:59.038.

5. Faubel 1:59.143.

6. Kallio 1:59.166.

7. Luthi 1:59.363.

8. Poggiali 1:59.460

9. Bautista 1:59.539.

10. Gadea 1:59.596.

11. Simon 1:59.660.

12. Di Meglio 1:59.724.

13. Nieto 1:59.874.

14. Tunez 2:00.106.

15. Cortese 2:00.181.

16. Jerez 2:00.281.

17. Zanetti 2:00.287.

18. Iannone 2:00.288.

19. Kuzuhara 2:00.301.

20. Masbou 2:00.436.

21. Lai 2:00.451.

22. De Rosa 2:00.453.

23. Pesek 2:00.750.

24. Espargaro 2:00.754.

25. Toth 2:00.756.

26. Hernandez 2:01.015.

27. Olive 2:01.126.

28. Giuseppetti 2:01.788.

29. Takahashi 2:01.974.

30. Kuzuhara 2:02.080.

31. Hamamoto 2:02.224.

32. Mori 2:02.274.

33. Sandi 2:02.553.

34. Iwata 2:02.664.

35. Carchano 2:02.850.

36. Pirro 2:02.905.

37. Abraham 2:03.079.

38. Bonache 2:03.463.

39. Braillard 2:03.654.

40. Hommel 2:04.379.

41. Hanafusa 2:04.673.

250cc Final Qualifying:

1. Aoyama H 1:51.843.

2. Lorenzo 1:51.859.

3. Aoyama S 1:52.374.

4. De Angelis 1:52.408.

5. Dovizioso 1:52.603.

6 Takahashi 1:52.634

7. Pedrosa 1:52.662.

8. De Puniet 1:52.890.

9. Stoner 1:52.923.

10. Porto 1:52.966.

11. Guintoli 1:53.768.

12. Sekiguchi 1:53.868.

13. Barbera 1:53.925

14. West 1:53.970.

15. Jenkner 1:54.060.

16. Locatelli 1:54.345.

17. Debon 1:54.416.

18. Yokoe 1:54.435.

19. Heidolf 1:54.512.

20. Giansanti 1:54.539.

21. Rous 1:55.006.

22. Smrz 1:55.040.

23. Davies 1:55.065.

24. Corsi 1:55.105.

25. Ballerini 1:55.240.

26. Takahashi 1:55.815.

27. Cardenas 1:55.986.

28. Baldolini 1:56.360.

29. Tokudome 1:56.585.

30. Akiya 1:56.657.

31. Gines 1:56.955.

32. Vincent 1:57.910

DNQ: Cajback. Ferro. Todorov.

Loris Capirossi showed why Ducati has kept his services for 2006 with a lap record pole position at Motegi in Japan.

Capirossi took his Bridgetone-shod Ducati Desmosedici around the circuit in 1:46.363, almost 0.5 seconds quicker than fellow Bridgestone runner John Hopkins on the Suzuki GSV-R. But Michelin also have a bike on the front row with Marco Melandri taking third place on the grid.

Valentino Rossi could win the title this weekend, but he has given himself quite a challenge. Miscalculating the end of the session, he missed passing the chequered flag by three seconds, leaving himself without a final qualifying lap. This has put him down in 11th place on the grid, starting between Alex Barros and Alex Hoffmann. Yamaha team-mate Colin edwards also had a disapointing session, qualifying in 13th.

Exclusive: Shane Byrne will ride a Honda RC211V for the next two rounds. Find out more, here.

Britian’s James Ellison has qualified in 21st position, just 0.070 behind Blata WCM team-mate Franco Battaini.

MotoGP qualifying:

1. Capirossi 1:46.363.

2. Hopkins 1:46.861.

3. Melandri 1:46.867.

4. Tamada 1:47.043.

5. Biaggi 1:47.089.

6. Hayden 1:47.166.

7. Gibernau 1:47.168.

8. Roberts 1:47.257.

9. Checa 1:47.323.

10. Barros 1:47.562.

11. Rossi 1:47.563.

12. Hofmann 1:47.594.

13. Edwards 1:47.678.

14. Nakano 1:47.787.

15. Ukawa 1:48.194.

16. Rolfo 1:48.733.

17. Elias 1:48.861.

18. Matsudo 1:49.734.

19. Xaus 1:49.969.

20. Battaini 1:51.902

21. Ellison 1:51.972.

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