
MotoGP Free Practice 1
Pos. | Rider | Nation | Team | Lap time |
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1 | J. LORENZO | SPA | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1’56.595 |
2 | V. ROSSI | ITA | Fiat Yamaha Team | + 0.399 |
3 | D. PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | + 0.989 |
4 | C. EDWARDS | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | + 1.146 |
5 | A. DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | + 1.577 |
6 | T. ELIAS | SPA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | + 1.700 |
7 | M. KALLIO | FIN | Ducati Marlboro Team | + 1.707 |
8 | A. DE ANGELIS | RSM | San Carlo Honda Gresini | + 1.902 |
9 | L. CAPIROSSI | ITA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | + 1.987 |
10 | M. MELANDRI | ITA | Hayate Racing Team | + 2.144 |
11 | J. TOSELAND | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | + 2.169 |
12 | N. HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Marlboro Team | + 2.226 |
13 | C. VERMEULEN | AUS | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | + 2.446 |
14 | R. DE PUNIET | FRA | LCR Honda MotoGP | + 2.460 |
15 | N. CANEPA | ITA | Pramac Racing | + 2.936 |
16 | G. TALMACSI | HUN | Scot Racing Team MotoGP | + 3.384 |
17 | M. FABRIZIO | ITA | Pramac Racing | + 3.82 |
250ccPepe World Team’s Héctor Barberá, who currently sits fourth in the 250cc World Championship standings, was the fastest rider in his category. A lap of 2’02.371 was enough to put Barberá ahead of his rivals, despite a late charge from standings leader Hiroshi Aoyama (Scot Racing Team), who topped the timesheet briefly at the end of the session with a 2’02.511 effort, only for Barberá to reassert himself on his final lap.With last year’s Czech 250cc racewinner Alex Debon (Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens) lapping third overall, with a best time of 2’03.125s, and Álvaro Bautista (Mapfre Aspar Team) fourth, with a time 0.005 slower than Debon’s, there was a strong Spanish presence towards the top of the timesheet.Italian compatriots and Metis Gilera team-mates Roberto Locatelli and Marco Simoncelli were fifth and sixth quickest respectively, both lapping around a second down on Barberá’s pace.125ccIn the 125cc class Bancaja Aspar’s Bradley Smith has a point to prove this weekend, following the heartbreak of crashing out of the race lead at the British Grand Prix three weeks ago, so the presence of the young Briton at the head of the 125cc FP1 timesheet was no great surprise.The closest rider to paceman Smith on the timesheet was Red Bull KTM’s Marc Marquez, the Spaniard lapping 0.113s behind the Englishman, who registered a best time of 2’09.211.Also in the top five were Smith’s team-mates Julián Simón and Sergio Gadea, third and fifth fastest respectively, joined by another Spaniard Nico Terol (Jack & Jones Team), who crashed without consequences mid-session and finished fourth.