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Saturday at Misano with Tony Goldsmith

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Valentino Rossi’s front row start was greated with huge cheers by the home crowd.

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Pol Espargaro crashed early in Qualifying 2, and will start from 12th place.

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Eugene Laverty struggling to keep the front wheel down during Qualifying 1.

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Pole position for Jorge Lorenzo, with a lap of 1’32.146 seconds.

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Marc Marquez will start from 2nd place.

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Valentino Rossi and his Misano special shark helmet completes the front row.

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A fantastic performance by Michele Piro to claim 4th place on the grid.

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Stefan Bradl leaves his pit box during FP3.

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Andrea Dovizioso during FP3. He will start from 8th for tomorrow’s race.

A tough day for Cal Crutchlow, who could only manage 11th on the grid.

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Dani Pedrosa during FP4.

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Aleix Espargaro’s crew hard at work.

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Marc Marquez returns to his pit box during FP3.

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Jorge Lorenzo also had a special helmet livery for Misano.

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Dani Pedrosa will start from the front of the 2nd row.

Photos: © 2015 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved

Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specialising in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT races. His website can be found at www.tonygoldsmith.net. He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

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