In a repeat of Friday afternoon, Dani Pedrosa led Repsol Honda team-mate Casey Stoner in Saturday morning’s final practice session at Jerez - but this time the Spanish star enjoyed a 0.307sec advantage.
Pedrosa - unsure of his fitness over a full race distance after numbness in his left arm at Qatar, for which he will undergo surgery next week - was the only rider to break the 1min 39sec barrier this morning.
The former Spanish Grand Prix winner set his best time of 1min 38.864sec on lap 4 of 13, but it may have been a qualifying simulation since his next best time was a 1min 39.345sec.
Stoner waited until lap 14 of 16 to set his 1min 39.171sec, which was one of four laps he set below 1min 39.4sec.
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Gresini’s Marco Simoncelli completed an all-Honda top three, 0.491sec from the top, with Yamaha’s reigning world champion and 2010 Jerez winner Jorge Lorenzo claiming fourth place, but a worrying 0.818sec from Pedrosa. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Fastest Ducati of the day was Randy de Puniet (Pramac Racing) who finished ninth here in 2010 and ended FP3 in fifth place, one position ahead of Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team).
British rider Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) improved to record the seventh fastest time of the session on his first visit to the Jerez circuit and was the second quickest Yamaha. His team-mate, Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was eighth, 1.324s off the pace, one place ahead of fellow American Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing).
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) whose best result at this circuit in the premier class is 6th which he achieved last season, took the final spot in the top ten after a high speed crash on Friday and could not match the pace of his Repsol Honda team-mates who led the session yet again. A difference of 1.346s covered the top ten riders in the session. Motogp.com
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