Dani Pedrosa was nowhere near the top when he dropped a 1:38.627 secs. lap on the field at the end of the hour. The lap put him .245 secs. up on Ducati Marlboro’s Casey Stoner, who did the fewest laps of anyone in the field and sat out the last six minutes. Stoner has won the past two British GP’s, despite not liking the track.
Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi, who hasn’t won here since 2005, finished third .045 secs. behind Stoner. His best lap came in the final two minutes. Cycle News
The day’s earlier 125cc practice session was blighted by heavy rain but the track had dried considerably by the time the top nine crept under the one minute 40 second barrier.
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Stoner, the 2007 champion, has suffered in recent rounds with illness, originally diagnosed as ‘mild anaemia’, but looked back on form as he led for a long period before Pedrosa’s late charge. The Press Association
Pos. Rider Team 1 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 3 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 4 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team 5 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 6 Marco Melandri Hayate Racing Team 7 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing 8 Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 9 Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 10 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 11 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 12 James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 13 Gabor Talmacsi Scot Racing Team MotoGP 14 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 15 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 16 Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 17 Niccolo Canepa Pramac Racing
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