The last afternoon reshowing of the MotoGP race was taken over by Nascar trucks, after a weather delay. Tomorrow, Sunday May 23rd the race will be shown live at 8 am on the Speed cable TV channel. Here are the top ten qualifiers:
1. Valentino Rossi on a Yamaha, to take his first pole position of the 2010 season. and the prime starting spot at the French circuit for the first time since 2005.
2. Jorge Lorenzo made it a Yamaha one-two.
3. Dani Pedrosa on a Honda.
4. Casey Stoner on a Ducati.
5. Nicky Hayden on a Ducati.
6. Randy de Puniet on a Honda.
7. Andrea Dovizioso on a Honda.
8. Colin Edwards on a Yamaha.
9. Loris Capirossi on a Suzuki.
10. Aleix Espargaró on a Ducati.
Ben Spies crashed during qualifying for 12th place, but will likely race tomorrow even though he has a sore ankle.