MotoGP Tests

[James Deuce]

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/news/159717-0/crashnets_jerez_test_blog_saturday.html

Looking a little different to last year's tests.

[denill]

Yeah, is Michelin the '08 tyre? I dunno, read what you will into the first day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera.

Day One:

1. Nicky Hayden (Honda) 1:39.200

2. Randy de Puniet (Honda) 1:39.444

3. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1:39.528

4. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 1:39.629

5. James Toseland (Yamaha) 1:39.678

6. Alex de Angelis (Honda) 1:40.165

7. Shinya Nakano (Honda) 1:40.192

8. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1:40.641

9. Casey Stoner (Ducati) 1:40.651

10 Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 1:40.767

11. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) 1:40.843

12. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1:41.352

13. Marco Melandri (Ducati) 1:41.392

14. Toni Elias (Ducati) 1:41.703

15. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) 1:41.763

16. Anthony West (Kawasaki) 1:41.821

17. John Hopkins (Kawasaki) 1:41.901

[k14]

Gee, looks like the kwaka and zook are a nail, yet again. Will be interesting to see who wins the car.

[James Deuce]

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/news/159736-0/hayden_fastest_honda_to_race_old_engine.html

[Pex Adams]

What's with the pea shooter exhaust on the Honda???

[steved]

Excluding qualifier tyre laps, Valentino and the Yamahas are looking pretty good early. Still, results from the 'official' test have historically not matched up very well with the following season's results.

[gav]

Yip, Rossi, Toseland !! and Stoner were top 3 for most of the session!
Bear in Hopkins is still recovering from injury, rates himself at 70%.

[denill]

Yes - ya can't take tooo much notice of test times.

Day two Test Times (Wet and windy.)

1. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro 1'49.263

2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'50.580

3. Nicky Hayden (USA) Repsol Honda 1'50.785

4. Anthony West (AUS) Kawasaki Racing 1'50.799

5. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1'51.312

6. Shinya Nakano (JPN) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'51.594

7. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'51.894

8. Randy De Puniet (FRA) LCR Honda MotoGP 1'51.979

9. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Alice Team 1'52.058

10. Marco Melandri (ITA) Ducati Marlboro 1'52.238

11. Alex De Angelis (RSM) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'52.463

12. James Toseland (GBR) Tech 3 Yamaha 1'52.755

13. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki 1'52.779

14. Colin Edwards (USA) Tech 3 Yamaha 1'52.826

15. Olivier Jacque (FRA) Kawasaki Racing 1'53.283

16. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'53.292

17. Vittoriano Guareschi (ITA) Ducati Marlboro Team 1'54.694

18. Niccolò Canepa (ITA) Ducati Test 1'57.453

19. Toni Elias (SPA) Alice Team 1'57.698

[gav]

Stoner 1.3 seconds quicker to take out the flash new Beemer!! :shit:
His team mate back in 10th ...... :bye:

[k14]

Stoner 1.3 seconds quicker to take out the flash new Beemer!! :shit:
His team mate back in 10th ...... :bye:
Yep and for the first 30 mins of the session no one could get within 3 seconds of his lap. He went out and put down 3 or 4 fast laps at the start of the session and no one else could get within a stones throw of it.

I liked it when he let rossi past him and then put the hammer down and was 3 seconds ahead after 1 lap. Rossi wasn't just coasting either.

[gav]

Day 3
Test Results:
1. Nicky Hayden (USA) Repsol Honda 1'38.848

2. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'39.252

3. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1'39.313

4. Randy De Puniet (FRA) LCR Honda MotoGP 1'39.351

5. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'39.568

6. James Toseland (GBR) Tech 3 Yamaha 1'39.727

7. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro 1'39.845

8. Alex De Angelis (RSM) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'39.932

9. Shinya Nakano (JPN) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'40.333

10. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'40.442

11. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki 1'40.576

12. Anthony West (AUS) Kawasaki Racing 1'41.026

13. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Alice Team 1'41.177

14. Marco Melandri (ITA) Ducati Marlboro 1'41.292

15. Toni Elias (SPA) Alice Team 1'41.311

16. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda 1'41.699

17. Niccolò Canepa (ITA) Ducati Test 1'42.160

18. John Hopkins (USA) Kawasaki Racing 1'42.970

19. Olivier Jacque (FRA) Kawasaki Racing 1'43.496

20. Vittoriano Guareschi (ITA) Ducati Marlboro Team 1'45.597

[roogazza]

Cheers for that Gav, wonder if Pete and Bill have seen Day 3 ?
What will they read into Stoner in 7th ????
(just a bit of harmless ribbing boys !!!!! ) Gaz. :msn-wink:

[denill]

Cheers for that Gav, wonder if Pete and Bill have seen Day 3 ?
What will they read into Stoner in 7th ????
(just a bit of harmless ribbing boys !!!!! ) Gaz. :msn-wink:

From Cycle News.Com "Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda) was on top by the finish, after earlier almost day-long leader Casey Stoner (Marlboro Ducati) had stopped running after falling without injury." So there! :bash:

When is that guy goin to lose his rubber bones and get brittle ones like us??

[steved]

Stoner has reestablished his dominance. What the heck is it with Stoner and his Ducati? No-one else can ride it/set it up anywhere close to Stoner. Every other team-mate returns absymal times. Melandri, Elias and Capirex last season.

Hayden is looking nice on the Honda. I hope he can keep Pedrosa out of the top three fight. Rossi is really going to need some magic this season. Should be an absolute cracker!

[fredie]

stoner won the bmw car:apint: