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Valentino Rossi - Source: Reuters
Italy's Valentino Rossi was fastest in the rain to grab pole position for the German MotoGP.
The Yamaha rider clocked 1min 32.52sec to take top spot from Spanish team-mate Jorge Lorenzo for his third pole of the season.
Australian Casey Stoner was third fastest, while American Nicky Hayden finished fourth after surviving a dramatic fall in treacherous conditions which brought down six riders.
Behind the top three, Hayden, San Marino's Alex De Angelis and Frenchman Randy De Puniet make up the second row.
Spaniard Dani Pedrosa, winner of the US MotoGP, clocked just the eighth fastest time behind American Colin Edwards and Italian Loris Capirossi.
Weather forecasts Monday (NZT) are for dry conditions and temperatures of 20 degress celsius.
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