BERLIN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Valentino Rossi claimed pole position for Sunday's German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.

    The FIM MotoGP world championship leader mastered the tricky wet conditions at the German circuit to take top spot by over six-tenths of a second from Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.

    Spaniard Lorenzo looked set to claim pole as he led the way as the 60-minute session expired but Rossi delivered in spectacular style on his final lap, posting a time of one minute 32.520 seconds to outpace third-placed man Casey Stoner by 1.2 seconds.