Following places went to: C. Edwards, A. Dovizioso, J. Lorenzo, N. Hayden, C. Vermeulen, S. Nakano, A. West, T. Elias, R. De Puniet, S. Guintoli, B. Spies and A. De Angelis.With the extra 25 points Stoner now clims to third in the championship with 117 points, trailing Rossi on 161 and Pedrosa on 151.
Of the other Australians, Chris Vermeulen finished 8th on his Suzuki and Anthony West 10th for Kawasaki.
On Saturday Stoner was unstoppable in qualifying at a rain-soaked Donington on Saturday to take pole position for the British MotoGP.
The Australian pipped Valentino Rossi and Chris Vermeulen to clock one minute 38.232 seconds. American duo Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards were next fastest, while Suzuki rider Vermeulen makes his first front row start of the season.
Hayden's problem-free qualifying with a modified Honda engine ensured a second-row start in the race run overnight, Melbourne time, giving him a realistic chance of a podium finish.
"I came away from Catalunya with a pretty clear idea of what I wanted, and I really pushed to use this engine and this chassis," the 2006 world champion said. Teammate Pedrosa had less luck on Saturday, slipping down the field in the frantic last stages of qualifying, to reduce the chances of adding to his 2006 win here.
But the standout performer was Stoner, who clocked his 12th pole position and his second this season after starting first at the Catalunya Grand Prix. Stoner badly needs a win to rescurrect the defence of his world title. He trails Rossi by 50 points and has only won once this season, at Qatar in March. Rossi, who will compete in his 200th grand prix today, was happy to be starting on the front row.
The Australian pipped Valentino Rossi and Chris Vermeulen to clock one minute 38.232 seconds. American duo Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards were next fastest, while Suzuki rider Vermeulen makes his first front row start of the season.
Hayden's problem-free qualifying with a modified Honda engine ensured a second-row start in the race run overnight, Melbourne time, giving him a realistic chance of a podium finish.
"I came away from Catalunya with a pretty clear idea of what I wanted, and I really pushed to use this engine and this chassis," the 2006 world champion said. Teammate Pedrosa had less luck on Saturday, slipping down the field in the frantic last stages of qualifying, to reduce the chances of adding to his 2006 win here.
But the standout performer was Stoner, who clocked his 12th pole position and his second this season after starting first at the Catalunya Grand Prix. Stoner badly needs a win to rescurrect the defence of his world title. He trails Rossi by 50 points and has only won once this season, at Qatar in March. Rossi, who will compete in his 200th grand prix today, was happy to be starting on the front row.
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