Jorge Lorenzo lead the field in free practice 2 at Laguna Seca and it was a battle of lap times between the Fiat Yamaha rider and Casey Stoner.
Lorenzo clocked in his fastest lap at 1′21″763 just 0.
063s faster that Stoner who did not better his amazing 1′21″699 lap time from yesterday’s practice session.
Dani Pedrosa as usual bettered his lap times and took third and he was just a little more than one tenth from Lorenzo and a mere 0.
050s from Stoner.
Andrea Dovizioso took fourth looking for traction on his RC212V and he was followed by Ben Spies who was five tenths from Lorenzo’s best time.
Valentino Rossi had another quiet session struggling with shoulder and leg pain finishing sixth and behind Ben Spies by 0.
041s.
Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden were seventh and eighth respectively and both faster than yesterday.
Hector Barbera snatched the ninth spot from Aleix Espargaro after hitching a tow from Rossi.
Outside the top ten was Marco Melandri who was 11th fastest, ahead of of Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista who made a big jump forward from yesterday’s first practice.
Marco Simoncelli took 14th ahead of Mika Kallio who binned his Pramac Ducati at the Rainey turn early in the session.
Replacement rider Roger Lee Hayden finished ahead of Interwetten Honda’s replacement rider Alex de Angelis.
The former AMA Supersport champion was able to drop 1.
064s off his Friday time.
MotoGP Laguna Seca FP2 Results:01- Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 1′21.
76302- Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – + 0.
06303- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.
11304- Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.
40305- Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
53006- Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
57107- Colin Edwards – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
87908- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – + 1.
00609- Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – + 1.
08310- Aleix Espargaro – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – + 1.
15011- Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1.
31412- Loris Capirossi – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – + 1.
54413- Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – + 1.
54714- Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1.
94315- Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – + 2.
27416- Roger Hayden – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – + 2.
60517- Alex De Angelis – Interwetten Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – + 2.
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