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[Yamadog]

Pos.   Rider   Fast Lap
1   Casey Stoner   1'49.263
2   Valentino Rossi   1'50.580
3   Nicky Hayden   1'50.785
4   Ant West   1'50.799
5   Andrea Dovizioso   1'51.312
6   Shinya Nakano   1'51.594
7   Loris Capirossi   1'51.894
8   Randy de Puniet   1'51.979
9   Sylvain Guintoli   1'52.058
10   Marco Melandri   1'52.238
11   Andrea de Angelis   1'52.463
12   James Toseland   1'52.755
13   Chris Vermeulen   1'52.779
14   Colin Edwards   1'52.826
15   Olivier Jacque   1'53.283
16   Jorge Lorenzo   1'53.292
17   Vittoriano Guareschi   1'54.694
18   Niccolo Canepa   1'57.453
19   Toni Elias   1'57.698

[garry]

Whoa... Stoner beats the pack by 1.3 seconds. Damn, that's an eternity in MotoGP.

[Yamadog]

His teammate by 3 secs! And after completing only 9 laps while the circuit was still pretty bad! Read these bits http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/news/159758-0/stoner_wins_bmw.html and http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65179

Afraid we're in for another boring season ahead.

[falcofred]

Just yesterday, Nicky was on top of the time sheets in the dry.
And know that Vale is on Bridgestones he won't have any more excuses, so I'm sure he'll give Casey a run.
I'm hoping for some close racing, I want the championship decided on the last corner of the last race of the season.

[tomek]

If we consider that was Rossi`s and his crew first time ever on wet Bridgestones they`ve done very well,,,,,,,,,,beat everyone but Stoner,,,,,,,,,,I don`t think 08 will be a boring year,,,,,,,,

[squeezer]

I like seeing Nicky as the fastest Michelin rider.  That company is bound to pull it together eventually.

[spinmaster]

Looks like Nicky is continuing to have some good runs.

2008 Irta Test Jerez Day 3 Times FP4 Final - Hayden Finds A Flier
Nicky Hayden's lap is 0.2 seconds faster than the existing pole record. A remarkable time, given today's weather has been windy and cool.

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Fast Lap Diff Diff Previous
1 69 Nicky HAYDEN HONDA 1'38.848  
2 48 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'39.252 0.404 0.404
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'39.313 0.465 0.061
4 14 Randy DE PUNIET HONDA 1'39.351 0.503 0.038
5 46 Valentino ROSSI YAMAHA 1'39.568 0.720 0.217
6 52 James TOSELAND YAMAHA 1'39.727 0.879 0.159
7 1 Casey STONER DUCATI 1'39.845 0.997 0.118
8 15 Alex DE ANGELIS HONDA 1'39.932 1.084 0.087
9 56 Shinya NAKANO HONDA 1'40.333 1.485 0.401
10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI SUZUKI 1'40.442 1.594 0.109
11 7 Chris VERMEULEN SUZUKI 1'40.576 1.728 0.134
12 13 Anthony WEST KAWASAKI 1'41.026 2.178 0.450
13 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI DUCATI 1'41.177 2.329 0.151
14 33 Marco MELANDRI DUCATI 1'41.292 2.444 0.115
15 24 Toni ELIAS DUCATI 1'41.311 2.463 0.019
16 2 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'41.699 2.851 0.388
17 59 Niccolo CANEPA DUCATI 1'42.160 3.312 0.461
18 21 John HOPKINS KAWASAKI 1'42.970 4.122 0.810
19 19 Olivier JACQUE KAWASAKI 1'43.496 4.648 0.526
20 22 Vittoriano GUARESCHI DUCATI 1'45.597 6.749 2.101
Did not start
 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA    


Lap records:
Pole Position 2007 Dani PEDROSA 1'39.402 160.185 Km/h
Fastest Lap 2007 Valentino ROSSI 1'40.905 157.799 Km/h
Circuit Record Lap 2005 Valentino ROSSI 1'40.596 158.284 Km/h
Circuit Best Lap 2006 Loris CAPIROSSI 1'39.064 160.732 Km/h

[DogBoy]

I'm really surprised Melandri appears to be having trouble adapting to the Ducati. I thought he would be up front.

[1KPerDay]

It'd be nice to see Nicky on the podium this year. Seems to me he's paid his dues (last year sucked).

[bizarro]

I'm really surprised Melandri appears to be having trouble adapting to the Ducati. I thought he would be up front.

I'm not. But then I wouldn't be all that surprised to see him win the first race given the Melandri Random Finish Generator.

 

[DogBoy]

Thats what is odd. He has been outside the top ten at all the tests. However, we just see times on Q tires and I haven't looked at MotoGP.com to see what he's doing on race tires.  Can't wait for the real season to start.

[Tyrroneous]

Its also interesting that Nicky set those times on the regular valved motor.  Where's Honda's pneumatic valved motor?  

[traveler]

Its also interesting that Nicky set those times on the regular valved motor.  Where's Honda's pneumatic valved motor?  

Still at the shop, getting breathed on.

[Gaolee]

Rossi is sandbagging.  He will be a whole lot faster when it isn't practice any more.  He always is.