MotoReview

Nicky Hayden looked to be the man to take the number one spot away from Vermeulen in the dying moments of the session, but he outbraked himself at the tricky left hander on his final chance at a hotlap. A frustrated Hayden rejoined the circuit, but his laptime was long gone. Nonetheless it was an impressive performance and further evidence of the 'new' and more determined Nicky Hayden that we have seen so far this year.

The front row was completed by Sete Gibernau, last year's pole man. 

In Suzuki Manager Paul Denning's words, "If it's wet tomorrow we'll be going for the podium, if it's dry then we can expect both guys to ride to the full potential of the machine and I have no doubt they will do that."

Valentino Rossi continued his run of poor qualifying results in 11th position. 

Turkish MotoGP Qualifying Results

1) Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2'04.617
2) Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 2'04.823
3) Sete Gibernau Ducati Marlboro Team 2'05.003
4) Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 2'05.540
5) John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2'05.700
6) Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 2'06.102
7) Casey Stoner Honda LCR 2'07.277
8) Shinya Nakano Kawasaki Racing Team 2'07.294
9) Colin Edwards Camel Yamaha Team 2'07.344
10) Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts 2'07.345
11) Valentino Rossi Camel Yamaha Team 2'07.552
12) Toni Elias Fortuna Honda 2'07.763
13) Makoto Tamada Konica Minolta Honda 2'08.143
14) Marco Melandri Fortuna Honda 2'08.393
15) Carlos Checa Tech 3 Yamaha 2'10.322
16) Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 2'10.956
17) Alex Hofmann Pramac d'Antín MotoGP 2'11.241
18) Jose Luis Cardoso Pramac d'Antín MotoGP 2'11.456
19) James Ellison Tech 3 Yamaha 2'12.298