Dani Pedrosa was unstoppable in the opening MotoGP practice session at Misano this afternoon, the Spaniard finishing over 0.6s clear of his rivals with a dominant performance.
A fastest lap of 1.34.772 in the closing stages saw the Repsol Honda rider finish a massive 0.612s clear of team-mate Andrea Dovizioso.
Pedrosa, who won his third race of the campaign in Indianapolis last weekend, was on top for the majority of the session after home favourite Valentino Rossi had led the way in the early stages.
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The grouped team-mate theme continued with Monster Yamaha Tech 3 pair Colin Edwards and Ben Spies in fifth and sixth respectively. Edwards was just under three-tenths behind Rossi, whilst Spies trailed his fellow American by just under six-hundredths.
Ducati Team duo Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner completed the top eight in the session. Hayden had a minor run off at the very end whilst Stoner endured a difficult practice, struggling to find a satisfactory level on his GP10 which he hopes will be remedied in tomorrow’s second practice ahead of qualifying.
Italians Marco Melandri (San Carlo Honda Gresini) and Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki), who is set to make his 200th premier class start in Sunday’s race, were both also in the top ten. Motogp
Pos. Num. Rider Team Time 1 26 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1'34.772 2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda Team 1'35.384 3 99 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha Team 1'35.444 4 46 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha Team 1'35.539 5 5 Colin EDWARDS Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'35.834 6 11 Ben SPIES Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'35.892 7 69 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 1'36.028 8 27 Casey STONER Ducati Team 1'36.072 9 33 Marco MELANDRI San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'36.126 10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'36.277 11 40 Hector BARBERA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1'36.293 12 14 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda MotoGP 1'36.454 13 58 Marco SIMONCELLI San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'36.533 14 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Pramac Racing Team 1'36.716 15 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1'37.001 16 36 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing Team 1'37.697 17 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'37.900
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