Ducati's Casey Stoner took his sixth straight pole position of the season and he has done it under terrible conditions as Brno was under heavy rain for the Czech Grand Prix.

Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi came in a distant second more than 1.2 seconds behind the Australian with a time set in the first part of the session. Latter attempts were vain since the grip conditions were deteriorating fast.

John Hopkins was third on his Kawasaki bike in front of Rizla Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen. Gresini Honda's Alex de Angelis completed the Top 5.

Dani Pedrosa was the fastest amongst all the Michelin drivers with the 11th spot while Rossi's teammate Jorge Lorenzo finished at the bottom of the time sheet.

Qualifying session:

Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 2:11.657
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 2:12.846 + 1.189
3. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 2:12.959 + 1.302
4. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 2:13.002 + 1.345
5. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:13.352 + 1.695
6. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:14.064 + 2.407
7. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 2:14.535 + 2.878
8. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 2:14.718 + 3.061
9. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 2:14.805 + 3.148
10. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:14.861 + 3.204
11. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 2:15.880 + 4.223
12. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) 2:16.032 + 4.375
13. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 2:16.510 + 4.853
14. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 2:17.632 + 5.975
15. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 2:20.074 + 8.417
16. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 2:23.303 + 11.646
17. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 2:23.701 + 12.044