In a last ditch effort, Dani Pedrosa (Honda) took pole position for the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix to be race tomorrow on the Sepang circuit.

The Spaniard took advantage of a drying track to set the fastest time in the last minute of the session.

ValentinoRossi (Yamaha) had set the previous fastest time but, in the end, he was unable to get back on track to do anything.

His teammate Jorge Lorenzo had another great day of running finishing third in front of Nicky Hayden (Honda) and Colin Edwards (Yamaha) who completed the Top 5.

Starting Grid:

Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) 2:01.548
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 2:01.957 + 0.409
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 2:02.171 + 0.623
4. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 2:02.192 + 0.644
5. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 2:02.245 + 0.697
6. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 2:02.836 + 1.288
7. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 2:02.953 + 1.405
8. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 2:03.078 + 1.530
9. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 2:03.110 + 1.562
10. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 2:03.184 + 1.636
11. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 2:03.271 + 1.723
12. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 2:03.282 + 1.734
13. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:02.392 + 1.844
14. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 2:03.835 + 2.287
15. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 2:04.001 + 2.453
16. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:04.378 + 2.830
17. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:04.679 + 3.131
18. Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki (B) 2:04.835 + 3.287
19. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 2:05.120 + 3.572