August 30th, 2008 by R.J.

The top spot on the MotoGP grid for the seventh consecutive race will once again be occupied by reigning World Champion Casey Stoner with the aussie completing a clean sweep of the practice sessions at Misano.

Finishing a half second behind Stoner was Valentino Rossi who will start second on the grid for a third race in a row. Jorge Lorenzo, returns to the front row for the first time since the Portuguese grand prix of Estoril back in April.

Row two will be occupied by Randy de Puniet, Toni Elias and Dani Pedrosa.

Here are the qualifying times:

1 -  Casey Stoner     - Ducati Marlboro Team - 1:33.378

2 -  Valentino Rossi  - Fiat Yamaha          - 1:33.888

3 -  Jorge Lorenzo    - Fiat Yamaha          - 1:33.964

4 -  Randy De Puniet  - Honda LCR            - 1:34.236

5 -  Toni Elias       - Alice Ducati         - 1:34.322

6 -  Dani Pedrosa     - Repsol Honda         - 1:34.398

7 -  Chris Vermeulen  - Rizla Suzuki MotoGP  - 1:34.461

8 -  Shinya Nakano    - Honda San Carlo      - 1:34.494

9 -  James Toseland   - Yamaha Tech3         - 1:34.652

10 - Colin Edwards    - Yamaha Tech3         - 1:34:795

11 - Loris Capirossi  - Rizla Suzuki MotoGP  - 1:34.926

12 - Sylvain Guintoli - Alice Ducati         - 1:34:961

13 - Alex De Angelis  - Honda San Carlo      - 1:35.153

14 - Andrea Dovizioso - JIR Honda Scot       - 1:35.381

15 - Marco Melandri   - Ducati Marlboro Team - 1:35.418

16 - Nicky Hayden     - Repsol Honda         - 1:35.584

17 - John Hopkins     - Team Kawasaki        - 1:35.980

18 - Anthony West     - Team Kawasaki        - 1:37.047