Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo took his third pole position in a row ahead of tomorrow's Portuguese Grand Prix in MotoGP.

The Spaniard also established a new Estoril track record, previously set by Valentino Rossi, by almost half a second.

Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa was second with his Repsol Honda in front of Lorenzo's teammate Valentino Rossi. Pedrosa's teammate Nicky Hayden qualified fourth, ahead of Tech 3 Yamaha's Colin Edwards. James Toseland completes the second row of the grid.

Pos Rider Bike Time

1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:35.715
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:35.948 + 0.233
3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:36.199 + 0.484
4. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:36.266 + 0.551
5. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:36.289 + 0.574
6. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:36.790 + 1.075
7. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:36.998 + 1.283
8. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:37.223 + 1.508
9. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:37.253 + 1.538
10. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:37.346 + 1.631
11. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:37.664 + 1.949
12. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:37.786 + 2.071
13. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:37.843 + 2.128
14. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 1:38.561 + 2.846
15. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:38.775 + 3.060
16. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 1:38.823 + 3.108
17. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:39.115 + 3.400
18. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:39.355 + 3.640