It was Valentino Rossi who lead today’s free practice at the Australian circuit at Phillip Island.
The Italian rider who doesn’t want a repeat of the Estoril GP weekend, put in 31 laps, more that any other rider and topped the session in 1.
31.
032.
Rossi was followed by Casey Stoner, who turned 24 today, at 0.
135s from The Doctor.
Dani Pedrosa was almost half a second slower than Rossi took third, while Alex de Angelis, who still doesn’t know where he’s heading in 2010, was fourth, 0.
258 secs.
behind PedrosaColin Edwards took his usual fifth position, a little more than 8 tenths of second from Rossi’s best time.
Jorge Lorenzo struggled in fifth place for most of the session until a low side crash in the last five minutes left him in sixth.
James Toseland also crashed but finished in seventh place, 0.
178s off of Lorenzo.
Andrea Dovizioso was eighth and Mika Kallio was ninth, he too crashing in the session.
Loris Capirossi closed out the top ten.
Niccolò Canepa also crashed, hurting right his arm that required medical treatment.
MotoGP Phillip Island FP1 Results:1 V.
ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′31.
0322 C.
STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 0.
1353 D.
PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team + 0.
4964 A.
DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 0.
7545 C.
EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 + 0.
8146 J.
LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 1.
0457 J.
TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 + 1.
2238 A.
DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team + 1.
4709 M.
KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing + 1.
54010 L.
CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.
57411 N.
HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team + 1.
73912 R.
DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 1.
77613 T.
ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini + 2.
27214 M.
MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team + 2.
39015 C.
VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 2.
47216 G.
TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP + 2.
78617 N.
CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing + 3.
514