Indianapolis MotoGP
Date: 29 August 1945-2100, BBC Three and Online
 Spies put in a late charge to clinch his first career pole position
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Ben Spies of the United States captured his first career pole position after dominating qualifying for the Indianapolis MotoGP.
Spies clocked a time of one minute 40.105 seconds to finish more than 0.2sec ahead of championship leader Jorge Lorenzo.
He will replace Valentino Rossi and join up with Lorenzo at the factory Yamaha team next season.
Spies left it until the final two minutes for his fastest lap.
Lorenzo had twice put himself on top of the standings in the final 15 minutes before Spies gave the fans at the Brickyard a late thrill.
Lorenzo was second-fastest in 1:40.325. American Nicky Hayden, the 2006 world champion, was third in 1:40.336.
Indianapolis GP qualifying result:
1. Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 1:40.105
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spn) Yamaha 1:40.325
3. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 1:40.336
4. Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 1:40.559
5. Dani Pedrosa (Spn) Honda 1:40.637
6. Casey Stoner (Aus) Ducati 1:40.664
7. Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 1:41.005
8. Marco Simoncelli (Ita) Honda 1:41.092
9. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 1:41.232
10. Loris Capirossi (Ita) Suzuki 1:41.512
Moto2 qualifying result:
1. Julian Simon (Spain) Suter 1:46.139
2. Hector Faubel (Spain) Suter 1:46.287
3. Scott Redding (Britain) Suter 1:46.334
125cc qualifying result:
1. Marc Marquez (Spn) Derbi 1:48.124
2. Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 1:48.603
3. Bradley Smith (Britain) Aprilia 1:49.026
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