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26-07-2009, 09:02pm
Stoner picks up advantage with wet MotoGP warmup top spot
Sunday, 26 July 2009
Ducati Marlboro rider looks in good form following disappointing qualifying.
Casey Stoner was keen on the idea of race day rain following Saturday qualifying, and he received a promising sign in warmup for the British Grand Prix. The Australian waited until midway through the twenty-minute session to show his hand, running fast laps in tricky conditions to take the top spot with a 1â€39.197 lap.
Jorge Lorenzo was behind the Ducati Marlboro man who he took off the front row yesterday, half a second down on Stoner´s time. Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden –another rider who would be happy with a wet race- were the only other riders to go round in under 1â€40.
Poleman Valentino Rossi was seventh, whilst front row starter Dani Pedrosa could only manage eleventh on his Repsol Honda RC212V.
BRITISH GRAND PRIX
MotoGP Warm Up Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'39.197 262.144
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'39.685 265.435 0.488
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'39.849 258.375 0.652
4 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'39.895 257.634 0.698
5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'40.214 258.251 1.017
6 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'40.307 257.326 1.110
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'40.474 263.168 1.277
8 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'40.475 257.942 1.278
9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'40.918 259.245 1.721
10 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'40.959 259.682 1.762
11 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'41.110 257.511 1.913
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'41.410 257.942 2.213
13 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1'41.719 253.455 2.522
14 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'41.750 251.857 2.553
15 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'41.841 255.255 2.644
16 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'41.904 255.134 2.707
17 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'45.821 250.104 6.624
Sunday, 26 July 2009
Ducati Marlboro rider looks in good form following disappointing qualifying.
Casey Stoner was keen on the idea of race day rain following Saturday qualifying, and he received a promising sign in warmup for the British Grand Prix. The Australian waited until midway through the twenty-minute session to show his hand, running fast laps in tricky conditions to take the top spot with a 1â€39.197 lap.
Jorge Lorenzo was behind the Ducati Marlboro man who he took off the front row yesterday, half a second down on Stoner´s time. Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden –another rider who would be happy with a wet race- were the only other riders to go round in under 1â€40.
Poleman Valentino Rossi was seventh, whilst front row starter Dani Pedrosa could only manage eleventh on his Repsol Honda RC212V.
BRITISH GRAND PRIX
MotoGP Warm Up Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'39.197 262.144
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'39.685 265.435 0.488
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'39.849 258.375 0.652
4 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'39.895 257.634 0.698
5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'40.214 258.251 1.017
6 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'40.307 257.326 1.110
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'40.474 263.168 1.277
8 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'40.475 257.942 1.278
9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'40.918 259.245 1.721
10 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'40.959 259.682 1.762
11 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'41.110 257.511 1.913
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'41.410 257.942 2.213
13 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1'41.719 253.455 2.522
14 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'41.750 251.857 2.553
15 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'41.841 255.255 2.644
16 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'41.904 255.134 2.707
17 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'45.821 250.104 6.624