Stoner sets consecutive Donington GP pole, Rossi and Vermuelen also on the front row

Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro Team:

Pole Position at Donington Park 2008 - 1'38.232

"We've always had a good setting with this bike for wet conditions but we managed to find a little bit extra today and I was able to get into a fast and consistent rhythm with a good feeling. Obviously I'm happy to have set this pace in the wet and to be on pole position by such a margin but the most pleasing aspect for us so far this weekend has been the bike's performance in the dry yesterday. The work we did at Barcelona has made it a lot easier to ride, it's a lot smoother and that gave me confidence to push it in wet conditions, which is important. You can never trust the weather forecast here so we'll just sleep on it and see what we get in the morning. Whatever it is I'm confident."

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 Grid for the 2008 MotoGP race in Donington Park, United Kingdom:

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