Ducati’s Casey Stoner will be gunning for pole position after topping the timesheets in final practice at Valencia on Saturday.
Stoner lapped the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in one minute 32.664 seconds ahead of Saturday afternoon’s qualifying.
The Australian will be desperate for a good result at Sunday’s Valencia Grand Prix after crashing out in Portugal last weekend.
Only Dani Pedrosa joined Stoner below the 1:33 mark, the Repsol Honda rider clocking the second-fastest lap 0.281 seconds behind Stoner. Sportal.com.au
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MotoGP: Grand Prix of Valencia - Final Practice Results
MotoGP: Grand Prix of Valencia - First Practice Results
MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Fastest in Second Practice at Valencia
MotoGP: Grand Prix of Valencia - Second Practice Results
Reigning 2010 Champion Jorge Lorenzo took third place after having to give best to his countryman while Marco Simoncelli, on the Gresini Honda, had to settle for fourth as Pedrosa’s pace pushed him down the order. He is only half a second off the pace, however.
Still-injured Ben Spies eventually took fifth after being third early on while Andrea Dovizioso was sixth, 0.7s in arrears.
LCR Honda’s Randy De Puniet is seventh and just 0.011 behind the Repsol Honda while Ducati privateer Hector Barbera pipped the works bike of Nicky Hayden for eighth. Rossi, amazingly, rounds out the top ten and yesterday’s third-placed man Colin Edwards is 12th. BSN
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