Rossi takes pole
JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA: Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi outgunned championships rivals Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez to take his first pole position of the season for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. Rossi snatched pole from Yamaha teammate Lorenzo on his final lap by just over a tenth of a second with championship leader Marquez completing the front row in third. The Italian has won seven times in Jerez, but hasn’t started from pole since 2005. “I’m delighted. I felt comfortable from the start of the weekend, but especially this morning,” Rossitold Spanish TV station Movistar.