Dani Pedrosa Saved His First 2009 Pole at Le Mans

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa saved his first pole position of the 2009 MotoGP season after becoming the fastest on French MotoGP qualifying session at Le Mans yesterday. It is Pedrosa's third pole position at Le Mans in four years. Dani Pedrosa was on pole for Repsol Honda in his debut MotoGP season in 2006, and again last year. Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati's Casey Stoner will start the Grand Prix de France from the front row of the grid at second and third spot.