(CNN) -- Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo will start on pole for Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP after heading qualifying at the Estoril circuit on Saturday. It was the Yamaha driver's first pole of the 2011 season and the fourth time in a row that he has claimed pole position at the track. The Spaniard's time of one minute 37.161 seconds was just over a tenth of a second faster that Italy's Marco Simoncelli, who will start Sunday's race in second place. Honda's Dani Pedrosa finished qualifying in third. Hamilton targets more Turkish delight Australia's Casey Stoner finished fourth with Lorenzo's teammate Ben Spies in fifth.
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Reigning MotoGP champion claims fourth consecutive pole at Estoril circuit
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Marco Simoncelli starts Sunday's race in second; Dani Pedrosa finishes qualifying in third
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Valentino Rossi finishes qualifying down in ninth position
@placeholder currently leads the MotoGP championship by nine points from his compatriot Pedrosa with Casey Stoner currently in third -- 20 points behind the 2010 champion.