Moto GP Qualifying times Estoril.

Qualifying for the Portuguese GP has just ended.

Alex Barros took pole posititon with a time of 1'37.202 followed by, second in the championship, Sete Gibernau who put in a time of 1'37.329. Carlos Checa took third place on the grid with a time of 1'37.456. The fourth slot on the grid goes to championship leader and reigning champion Valentino Rossi with a time of 1'37.643. Marco Mellandri was also able to dip into the 1'37 bracket with an impressive 1'37.835.

Final Qualifying times were as follows...

1. Alex Barros 1'37.202
2. Sete Gibernau 1'37.329
3. Carlos Checa 1'37.456
4. Valentino Rossi 1'37.643
5. Marco Mellandri 1'37.835
6. Loris Cappirossi 1'38.000
7. Colin Edwards 1'38.003
8. Max Biaggi 1'38.009
9. Nicky Hayden 1'38.123
10. Shinya Nakano 1'38.283
11. John Hopkins 1'38.412
12. Ruben Xaus 1'38.949
13. Troy Bayliss 1'39.033
14. Kenny Roberts 1'39.628
15. Toni Elias 1'39.836
16. Roberto Rolfo 1'41.327
17. James Ellison 1'41.699
18. Shane Byrne 1'41.705
19. Franco Battaini 1'41.728
20. Makoto Tamada 1'41.930

Germanys Alex Hofmann will miss out on Sundays race following an accident at a pre race show in front of a crowd of onlookers at the Estoril seafront casino. The Kawasaki team made the statement that Hofmann would miss out the Portugal GP and hope that Hofmann is fit for the following race which is to be held in China.