Valentino Rossi topped 500cc qualifying for Sunday’s 500cc Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. Top times follow:

1. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:42.739
2. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 1:43.132
3. Norike Abe, Yamaha, 1:43.234
4. Shinja Nakano, Yamaha, 1:43.247
5. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 1:43.275
6. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:43.416
7. Alex Barros, Honda, 1:43.592
8. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:43.688
9.Jurgen v.d. Goorbergh, Proton KR, 1:43.838
10. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, 1:43.901
11. Garry McCoy, Yamaha, 1:43.980
12. Alex Criville, Honda, 1:44.018
13. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:44.156
14. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki, 1:44.179
15. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha, 1:44.654
16. Leon Haslam, Honda, 1:45.227
17. Chris Walker, Honda, 1:45.315


Daijiro Katoh was fastest in 250cc qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Top times follow:
1. Daijiro Katoh, Honda, 1:43.959
2. Marcellino Lucchi, Aprilia, 1:44.090
3. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:44.488
4. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:44.489
5. Tetsuya Harada, Aprilia, 1:44.635
6. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:44.726
7. Naoki Matsuda, Yamaha, 1:44.795
8. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, 1:44.913
9. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:45.125
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:45.238


Youichi Ui was the fastest man in 125cc qualifying at Jerez. Top times follow:

1. Youchi Ui, Derbi, 1:48.002
2. Manual Poggiali, Gilera, 1:48.762
3. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:48.838
4. Stefano Perugini, Italjet, 1:49.070
5. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:49.071
6. Toni Elias, Honda, 1:49.158
7. Noboru Ueda, Honda, 1:49.236
8. Masao Azuma, Honda, 1:49.262
9. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 1:49.264
10. Gaspare Caffiero, Aprilia, 1:49.328