MOTORCYCLING Live

- Toseland on his effort today: "You've got to keep it smooth in order to keep the lap times down. These things don't turn the corner. I hope it's dry tomorrow morning, because there's enough to worry about with set-up. We're in the front group and are pretty pleased with that."

13:58 The final order reads like this: front row - Pedrosa, Edwards, Stoner; second row - Rossi, Lorenzo, Hayden; third row - Toseland, Vermeulen, Hopkins; fourth row - Dovizioso, Capirossi, De Puniet; fifth row - Nakano, Elias, De Angelis; and then Guintoli, Melandri and West.

13:54 Pedrosa shoots over the line in 1:32.647 for pole!!!!!!

13:53 Hayden with 1:33.286 to shift Toseland back to the third row. That's better from him.

13:52 Only four minutes left in qualifying - 1:33.396 is enough for an improvement of one place to sixth.

13:50 Lorenzo loses his line and veers off down an access road... he walks the bike back around back to the track.

13:48 Rossi third. Pedrosa still second.

13:47 Capirossi goes around in 1:33.707, a good lap but only for the second row.

13:45 Stoner shifting on his own hot lap and he's got a 1:33.108!!! Second!!

13:44 Edwards slicing tenths off his own provisional pole time, with Toseland also going quick behind him… 1:32.774!!! What a time! And Toseland goes fifth!

13:40 The order with 15 minutes to go: Edwards, Vermeulen, Rossi, Pedrosa, De Puniet, Lorenzo, Toseland, Hayden and Stoner.

13:38 Rain is approaching - they'd better get their skates on if they want to record a flying lap!!!

13:37 Stoner improves from ninth to eighth as the clock ticks down... 20 minutes to go.

13:34 Pedrosa (1:33.857) goes top before Rossi records a stunning 1:33.767 - and immediately after Edwards almost goes sub-1:33 with 1:33.065!!!!!

13:32 John Hopkins goes on to the second row with 1:34.160! Sixth for him.

13:29 Chris Vermeulen fastest thanks to a 1:33.859... and Toseland goes third with 1:34.099!!

13:27 2006 champ Nicky Hayden struggling again, 1:34.569 the best he can come up with.

13:24 Edwards second again ahead of five-times world champ Rossi with a 1:34.111. We are getting close to our qualification times here.

13:22 Lorenzo goes off into the gravel and rejoins further up the track with a leap over a bump! The rider was very close to coming off there but kept the machine upright. He is not having the best few weeks, but remaining competitive nonetheless.

13:21 Pedrosa becomes only the second rider this weekend to beat 1:34 with 1:33.911.

13:16 De Puniet goes third ahead of Colin Edwards, who is seeking another pole here in France.

13:11 Three-quarters of an hour left. Toseland is resting in the garage for a spell, currently in sixth. Lorenzo is fourth.

13:07 Pedrosa goes quicker with 1:34.061, the second fastest of the weekend so far.

13:03 Casey Stoner on the Ducati Marlboro puts down a pretty quick 1:34.572. Toseland around fifth at present.

13:01 Randy de Puniet with a 1:36.297 for second as rookie Lorenzo, second in the riders' standings, improves to 1:36.198.

12:57 Lorenzo is out on the circuit and records 1:37.527 as a first go. He took another series of bangs on that ankle after tumbling off on Friday afternoon and also coming a cropper in China.

12:54 Off we go then - the session starts.

- Yamaha Tech 3's Colin Edwards was fastest in free practice three this morning from Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi and championship leader Dani Pedrosa on the Repsol Honda. Briton James Toseland, Edwards's team-mate, was ninth quickest and Jorge Lorenzo came a cropper again.

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