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Pedrosa Quickest at Donington Free Practice |
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| Friday, 30 June 2006 | |
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Dani Pedrosa went fastest in both of today's free practice sessions at the UK's Donington Park circuit. The Spanish rider's best lap, a 1'28.970, just beat Suzuki's John Hopkins on the timesheets but overall there was less than a second between the top 10 riders, demonstrating just how competitive MotoGP has become. Part of the weekend's story will still be influenced by the crash at Catalunya 3 weeks ago as well as the recent crashes from Rossi and Toni Elias. Loris Capirossi put in some good times in the first session of the day, but opted to have the afternoon to rest as he's still suffering with a very sore chest. Marco Melandri and Valentino Rossi both look to be coping rather better with their injuries, whilst Toni Elias will miss the race weekend following his off in Assen. World Superbike rider Michele Fabrizio will be standing in for Elias on the Fortuna Honda. Free Practice 2 Results1) Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1'28.9702) John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'29.025 3) Casey Stoner Honda LCR 1'29.064 4) Marco Melandri Fortuna Honda 1'29.196 5) Shinya Nakano Kawasaki Racing Team 1'29.275 6) Colin Edwards Camel Yamaha Team 1'29.379 7) Valentino Rossi Camel Yamaha Team 1'29.416 8) Kenny Roberts Team Roberts 1'29.544 9) Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1'29.557 10) Makoto Tamada Konica Minolta Honda 1'29.806 11) Carlos Checa Tech 3 Yamaha 1'29.842 12) Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'29.941 13) Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 1'30.342 14) Alex Hofmann Ducati Marlboro Team 1'30.387 15) Michel Fabrizio Fortuna Honda 1'30.762 16) James Ellison Tech 3 Yamaha 1'31.306 17) Ivan Silva Pramac d'Antín MotoGP 1'32.524 18) Jose Luis Cardoso Pramac d'Antín MotoGP 1'32.576 19) Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team No Time Free Practice 1 Results1) Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1'29.4122) Casey Stoner Honda LCR 1'29.437 3) Marco Melandri Fortuna Honda 1'29.480 4) Colin Edwards Camel Yamaha Team 1'29.577 5) John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'29.594 6) Shinya Nakano Kawasaki Racing Team 1'29.657 7) Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts 1'29.786 8) Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 1'29.798 9) Valentino Rossi Camel Yamaha Team 1'29.980 10) Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1'30.399 11) Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 1'30.453 12) Makoto Tamada Konica Minolta Honda 1'30.461 13) Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'30.799 14) Carlos Checa Tech 3 Yamaha 1'30.858 15) Alex Hofmann Ducati Marlboro Team 1'31.503 16) Michel Fabrizio Fortuna Honda 1'32.253 17) James Ellison Tech 3 Yamaha 1'32.445 18) Jose Luis Cardoso Pramac d'Antín MotoGP 1'34.091 19) Ivan Silva Pramac d'Antín MotoGP 1'34.334 (0) Comment on this article in our forums |
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