Rossi leading the way in BMW M Award

World Champion Valentino Rossi leads the 2009 BMW M Award standings for best qualifier, just as he leads the MotoGP general classification. With four rounds remaining in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship season Valentino Rossi could be set for double glory, with a 30 point lead in the general classification and a five point lead BMW M Award standings for best qualifier. Having started four of the last five races in pole position Rossi has recently forged ahead of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in the BMW M Award table, though the battle for supremacy between the Fiat Yamaha pair appears to be set to go right down to the wire. Rossi allowed Lorenzo to take the BMW M Award advantage earlier in the season when he qualified off the front row at three consecutive rounds, Jerez, Le Mans and Mugello, but his qualifying form has been excellent since then and his overall record of six poles thus far in 2009 mean he is a worthy leader in the award standings.