Australian rider Casey Stoner has continued his early season dominance of the MotoGP competition, breaking the lap record as he took out the first practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on Friday.
With MotoGP heading back to its European heartland for the first time in 2011, Stoner maintained his quality early-season form with his new Repsol-Honda team, edging out team-mate Dani Pedrosa in the morning session.
Stoner produced a time of 1:39.551 around the Jerez circuit as he beat Pedrosa’s previous record of 1:39.731. Sportal.com.au
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The nearest challenger to the Repsol Hondas was Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) who ended up 0.526s behind the fastest time. Rossi is the most successful rider at the Jerez circuit, with eight victories to his name, six in the top class.
Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) was just behind his compatriot, 0.625s off Stoner’s best lap and was the third fastest Honda rider. Current World Champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) had set the early pace in FP1, a circuit the Spaniard has ridden well at with a win in 2010 after passing Pedrosa on the last lap, he ended the practice 0.809s behind Stoner. Motogp.com
Pos. Num. Rider Team Time 1 27 Casey STONER Repsol Honda Team 1'39.551 2 26 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1'39.579 3 46 Valentino ROSSI Ducati Team 1'40.077 4 58 Marco SIMONCELLISan Carlo Honda Gresini 1'40.176 5 1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha Factory Racing 1'40.420 6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSORepsol Honda Team 1'40.429 7 11 Ben SPIES Yamaha Factory Racing 1'40.887 8 5 Colin EDWARDS Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'41.063 9 14 Randy DE PUNIET Pramac Racing Team 1'41.064 10 69 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 1'41.233 11 17 Karel ABRAHAM Cardion AB Motoracing 1'41.398 12 8 Hector BARBERA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP 1'41.601 13 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'41.816 14 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'41.949 15 24 Toni ELIAS LCR Honda MotoGP 1'42.157 16 65 Loris CAPIROSSI Pramac Racing Team 1'42.313 17 21 John HOPKINS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'42.538
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