United States Grand Prix will begin with Lorenzo in pole position. Jorge Lorenzo occupies pole position after recorded the best time of one minute 20 978 seconds on the MotoGP qualifying session at Laguna Seca circuit. Meanwhile, Casey Stoner, who had become the fastest on the first free practice session, occupies the second position, just behind Lorenzo, having recorded a best time of 1 minute 21 169 seconds in the qualifying session. The third and fourth positions are occupied by Andrea Doviziozo and Dani Pedrosa from Repsol Honda. Host rider, Ben Spies, will start the race from fifth position.
