The Ducati riders have started the final pre-season test in Jerez on top, with Loris Capirossi going quickest, followed by Sete Gibernau. Shinya Nakano helped the Kawsaki team 'bounce back' from their truck crash earlier this week and went third fastest.
MotoGP rookies Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elias will be pleased with their day, finishing fourth and fifth respectively and ahead of the more experienced riders in their teams. We'll have more test times as well as rider comments and photos over the course of the weekend.
Friday Test Times1) Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati Marlboro Team, 1'40.910 2) Sete Gibernau (SPA) Ducati Marlboro Team, 1'41.176 3) Shinya Nakano (JPN) Kawasaki Racing Team, 1'41.477 4) Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team, 1'41.499 5) Toni Elias (SPA) Fortuna Honda, 1'41.680 6) Colin Edwards (USA) Camel Yamaha Team, 1'41.730 7) Carlos Checa (SPA) Tech 3 Yamaha, 1'41.732 8) John Hopkins (USA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, 1'41.740 9) Valentino Rossi (ITA) Camel Yamaha Team, 1'41.861 10) Randy de Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki Racing Team, 1'41.915 11) Nicky Hayden (USA) Repsol Honda Team, 1'41.984 12) Marco Melandri (ITA) Fortuna Honda, 1'42.106 13) Kenny Roberts (USA) Team Roberts, 1'42.328 14) Makoto Tamada (JPN) Konica Minolta Honda, 1'42.558 15) Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, 1'42.938 16) Alex Hofmann (GER) D'Antin Pramac, 1'43.274 17) Vittoriano Guareschi (ITA) Ducati, 1'43.417 18) Jose Luis Cardoso (SPA) D'Antin Pramac, 1'44.501 19) James Ellison (GBR) Tech 3 Yamaha, 1'44.953 20) Tadayuki Okada (JPN) HRC, 1'45.930 (0) Comment on this article in our forums
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