Despite the sunny skies at Valencia it was another mixed session for MotoGP’s third and final practice session as the track was damp and still drying in certain sectors following yesterday’s rain showers.
For a long while the CRT riders had their day in the sun, on wet tires, until the final 10 minutes when the top riders decided to head out on slicks and post their fast times.
Dani Pedrosa headed the timesheets and with three consecutive fast laps finally stopped the clock in 1’33″033, and he was followed by Tech3’s Andrea Dovizioso who was 0.
031s faster than his team mate Cal Crutchlow.
Stefan Bradl was fourth and the last rider to within a second from Pedrosa.
Nicky Hayden continues to shine at Valencia as he was fifth fastest and the top Ducati rider again.
Reigning World champion Jorge Lorenzo didn’t risk very much as he was sixth andjust 0.
008s ahead of Alvaro Bautista.
Randy de Puniet took his ART to 8th, while Casey Stoner did only four laps but it was enough to record a ninth position.
Michele Pirro on Gresini’s FTR-Honda closed out the top ten.
Valentino Rossi was 11th but he did only 9 laps but he was 2.
7s from Pedrosa.
MotoGP Valencia FP3 results:01- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – 1’33.
033 02- Andrea Dovizioso – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
608 03- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
639 04- Stefan Bradl – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC213V – + 0.
718 05- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP12 – + 1.
230 06- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.
263 07- Alvaro Bautista – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC213V – + 1.
731 08- Randy De Puniet – Power Electronics Aspar – ART GP12 – + 1.
882 09- Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – + 1.
958 10- Michele Pirro – San Carlo Honda Gresini – FTR Honda MGP12 – + 2.
338 11- Valentino Rossi – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP12 – + 2.
791 12- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP12 – + 2.
886 13- Roberto Rolfo – Speed Master Team – ART GP12 – + 3.
116 14- Hector Barbera – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP12 – + 3.
159 15- Katsuyuki Nakasuga – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 3.
234 16- Aleix Espargaro – Power Electronics Aspar – ART GP12 – + 3.
484 17- Danilo Petrucci – CAME Iodaracing Project – Ioda Suter BMW – + 3.
505 18- Ivan Silva – Avintia Blusens – BQR FTR – + 3.
720 19- Hiroshi Aoyama – Avintia Blusens – BQR FTR – + 4.
668 20- Colin Edwards – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – Suter BMW – + 4.
936 21- Claudio Corti – Avintia Blusens – Inmotec – + 5.
630 22- James Ellison – Paul Bird Motorsport – ART GP12 – + 13.
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