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MOTOGP: Pedrosa Heads Wet Friday At Jerez
Dani Pedrosa laid down the fastest lap at his home circuit on Friday while Valentino Rossi showed some real life on the Ducati in the wet.
Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa (Photo: Dorna Communications)
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Repsol Honda Team's Dani Pedrosa topped the timesheets in the second practice session of the MotoGP Championship at the Gran Premio bwin de España at Jerez, as the riders once again had to cope with very mixed conditions.
Ducati Team's Valentino Rossi was the surprise early pacesetter in the wet, yet Pedrosa soon went fastest with a 1.50'780. Rossi had predicted that the wet conditions may suit him and his Ducati, and he didn't disappoint at the track where he has won a total of eight times, yet was still almost seven tenths down on the Spaniard.
Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo, who won last year's race in the wet, did a limited number of laps, yet put his bike in third place overall. He was followed by Pedrosa's teammate and World Champion Casey Stoner, who had a somewhat subdued session for his standards.
Taking confidence from Rossi's performance, the Italian's teammate, Nicky Hayden, lapped fifth fasted on the Andalucian circuit, with Monster Yamaha Tech3's Andrea Dovizioso in tow.
San Carlo Honda Gresini's Alvaro Bautista placed his satellite Honda in seventh in front of his home crowd, while Tech3's Cal Crutchlow, who had impressed in Qatar, was in eighth. Crutchlow was once again faster than factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies, who could only manage ninth.
Rounding out the top ten was German rookie Stefan Bradl with his LCR Honda MotoGP machine, who dared a late run on slick tires as the track dried out towards the end. He could not however improve on his earlier time.
An early casualty of the wet conditions was Speed Master CRT entry Mattia Pasini, who crashed going into Turn 13. He escaped unscathed and ended up posting a very credible 12th fastest time. Yet top CRT spot for the afternoon session went to Power Electronics Aspar's Randy de Puniet in 11th.
On a day where both MotoGP practice sessions had fluctuating wet and drying conditions, it was tough to gauge any real form from riders, as many will have been saving their wet tire allocation for QP tomorrow. Yet Avinitia Blusens rider Iván Silva will no doubt enjoy seeing his name top of the combined timesheets with a time he set early in the morning session.
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Moto2
The second free practice session of the Moto2 class at the Gran Premio bwin de España in Jerez saw Marc VDS Racing Team's Mika Kallio set the quickest lap of the afternoon session. However it was Frenchman Johann Zarco, riding for the JIR Moto2 squad that set the fastest time of the day.
With both sessions held in wet conditions at the Andalucian circuit, it was the afternoon practice that proved the most productive for the majority of riders. Zarco however, set the best time of 1.55´382 late on in the morning, with Kallio just under three tenths behind in the afternoon.
Third place overall went to Arguiñano Racing Team´s local rider Ricky Cardus on his AJR bike, ahead of the ever improving Ant West on his QMMF Racing Team´s Moriwaki. Speed Master's Andrea Iannone did not complete many laps in the second session, yet his time of 1.56´258 in the morning was enough to secure fifth.
Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol's Marc Marquez, who many expected to be at the top, finished the day in sixth, ahead of Belgian rider Xavier Simeon from the Tech 3 Racing team.
Qatar's polesitter, Interwetten-Paddock's Thom Lüthi was an exact second off Zarco's time at the top, displacing a resurgent Axel Pons, racing for the Pons 40 HP Tuenti team. Rounding out the top ten was NGM Mobile Forward Racing's Alex de Angelis, a mere three tenths behind Pons.
After an incident filled morning session, which saw numerous riders crash and even the red flag brought out, the afternoon practice proved calmer, as all riders completed their laps without incident.
Repsol Honda Team's Dani Pedrosa topped the timesheets in the second practice session of the MotoGP Championship at the Gran Premio bwin de España at Jerez, as the riders once again had to cope with very mixed conditions.
Ducati Team's Valentino Rossi was the surprise early pacesetter in the wet, yet Pedrosa soon went fastest with a 1.50'780. Rossi had predicted that the wet conditions may suit him and his Ducati, and he didn't disappoint at the track where he has won a total of eight times, yet was still almost seven tenths down on the Spaniard.
Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo, who won last year's race in the wet, did a limited number of laps, yet put his bike in third place overall. He was followed by Pedrosa's teammate and World Champion Casey Stoner, who had a somewhat subdued session for his standards.
Taking confidence from Rossi's performance, the Italian's teammate, Nicky Hayden, lapped fifth fasted on the Andalucian circuit, with Monster Yamaha Tech3's Andrea Dovizioso in tow.
San Carlo Honda Gresini's Alvaro Bautista placed his satellite Honda in seventh in front of his home crowd, while Tech3's Cal Crutchlow, who had impressed in Qatar, was in eighth. Crutchlow was once again faster than factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies, who could only manage ninth.
Rounding out the top ten was German rookie Stefan Bradl with his LCR Honda MotoGP machine, who dared a late run on slick tires as the track dried out towards the end. He could not however improve on his earlier time.
An early casualty of the wet conditions was Speed Master CRT entry Mattia Pasini, who crashed going into Turn 13. He escaped unscathed and ended up posting a very credible 12th fastest time. Yet top CRT spot for the afternoon session went to Power Electronics Aspar's Randy de Puniet in 11th.
On a day where both MotoGP practice sessions had fluctuating wet and drying conditions, it was tough to gauge any real form from riders, as many will have been saving their wet tire allocation for QP tomorrow. Yet Avinitia Blusens rider Iván Silva will no doubt enjoy seeing his name top of the combined timesheets with a time he set early in the morning session.
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Moto2
The second free practice session of the Moto2 class at the Gran Premio bwin de España in Jerez saw Marc VDS Racing Team's Mika Kallio set the quickest lap of the afternoon session. However it was Frenchman Johann Zarco, riding for the JIR Moto2 squad that set the fastest time of the day.
With both sessions held in wet conditions at the Andalucian circuit, it was the afternoon practice that proved the most productive for the majority of riders. Zarco however, set the best time of 1.55´382 late on in the morning, with Kallio just under three tenths behind in the afternoon.
Third place overall went to Arguiñano Racing Team´s local rider Ricky Cardus on his AJR bike, ahead of the ever improving Ant West on his QMMF Racing Team´s Moriwaki. Speed Master's Andrea Iannone did not complete many laps in the second session, yet his time of 1.56´258 in the morning was enough to secure fifth.
Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol's Marc Marquez, who many expected to be at the top, finished the day in sixth, ahead of Belgian rider Xavier Simeon from the Tech 3 Racing team.
Qatar's polesitter, Interwetten-Paddock's Thom Lüthi was an exact second off Zarco's time at the top, displacing a resurgent Axel Pons, racing for the Pons 40 HP Tuenti team. Rounding out the top ten was NGM Mobile Forward Racing's Alex de Angelis, a mere three tenths behind Pons.
After an incident filled morning session, which saw numerous riders crash and even the red flag brought out, the afternoon practice proved calmer, as all riders completed their laps without incident.
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