MotoGP Valencia – Casey Stoner Tops in FP1

Casey Stoner hit the top of the timesheets in today’s first free practice at the Valencia circuit putting in a best lap of 1.
32′813 in the final minutes of the session and leaving Jorge Lorenzo in second at 0.
382s from the Ducati rider.
Dani Pedrosa was third just 0.
046s slower than Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, the last of the fantastic four, who ran off track halfway through the session was down a huge 0.

686sec from the top, confirming again that the Valencia circuit isn’t one of the Italian’s favourite tracks.
The best of the rest started with Randy de Puniet, who was fifth, just over one-second slower than Stoner, while Alex DeAngelis took sixth and Colin Edwards seventh and Andrea Dovizioso was eighth.
Loris Capirossi finished in ninth and Nicky Hayden completed the top ten, 1.
649s from his team mates first place.
2009 World Superbike champion Ben Spies who is debuting with the Yamaha M1 as wild-card this weekend, finished in 15th ahead of Chris Vermeulen, Gabor Talmacsi and Aleix Espargaro.
Ben Spies in race 2 of the SBK round at Valencia fastest lap was 1′35.

004 on the R1.
MotoGP Valencia FP1 Results:01 Casey STONER – Ducati Marlboro Team – 1′32.
81302 Jorge LORENZO – Fiat Yamaha Team – 1′33.
19503 Dani PEDROSA – Repsol Honda Team – 1′33.
24104 Valentino ROSSI – Fiat Yamaha Team – 1′33.
49905 Randy DE PUNIET – LCR Honda MotoGP – 1′33.
91006 Alex DE ANGELIS – San Carlo Honda Gresini – 1′34.
10607 Colin EDWARDS – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – 1′34.
12308 Andrea DOVIZIOSO – Repsol Honda Team – 1′34.
38209 Loris CAPIROSSI – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – 1′34.
42710 Nicky HAYDEN – Ducati Marlboro Team – 1′34.
46211 Mika KALLIO – Pramac Racing – 1′34.
69612 Marco MELANDRI – Hayate Racing Team – 1′34.
85913 James TOSELAND – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – 1′34.
86514 Toni ELIAS – San Carlo Honda Gresini – 1′34.
87315 Ben SPIES – Yamaha Factory Racing – 1′35.
05216 Chris VERMEULEN – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – 1′35.
13117 Gabor TALMACSI – Scot Racing Team MotoGP – 1′35.
2587518 Aleix ESPARGARO – Pramac Racing – 1′35.
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