2011 MotoGP
Due to a power outage Friday at Aragon Motorland, the second free practice session for the 17-rider MotoGP grid was canceled.
To compensate for the missed practice, MotoGP officials allowed the riders a 75-minute practice session Saturday morning (instead of the usual 45).
And when the MotoGP practice session wrapped up Saturday morning under cooler temperatures than Friday, it was the points leader who returned to the top – Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner.
The Australian posted a 1:49.272 on his eighth lap; this time became the new fastest lap at Aragon Motorland, and also 0.249 of a second faster than the lap record set by Dani Pedrosa last year during the track’s debut.
But Pedrosa wasn’t far behind his teammate. The Spaniard, who lead Friday’s only session, was 0.062 of a second slower than Stoner Saturday morning.
Third fastest was an unfamiliar name at top – the lone Frenchman in 2011 MotoGP, Randy de Puniet. The Pramac Racing Ducati rider was 0.731 of a second off Stoner’s time.
Following de Puniet by 0.136 of a second was the third Repsol Honda rider, Andrea Dovizioso. The Italian was followed 0.058 of a second behind by his rival and fellow countryman Marco Simoncelli on the San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V MotoGP machine.
As for nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi, the Ducati Team rider was a second quicker than his Friday time; Rossi posted a 1:50 .484 aboard the Ducati GP11.1 with a new aluminum chassis, placing him ninth.
The MotoGP grid will be back on the 3.155-mile Aragon Motorland circuit later for qualifying ahead of Sunday’s MotoGP.
2011 Aragon Motorland MotoGP: Saturday Practice Results
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 321.2 | 1’49.272 | |
| 2. | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 323.2 | 1’49.334 | 0.062 / 0.062 |
| 3. | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 316.9 | 1’50.003 | 0.731 / 0.669 |
| 4. | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 318.1 | 1’50.139 | 0.867 / 0.136 |
| 5. | 58 | Marco SIMONCELLI | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 316.2 | 1’50.197 | 0.925 / 0.058 |
| 6. | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 315.6 | 1’50.376 | 1.104 / 0.179 |
| 7. | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 319.2 | 1’50.422 | 1.150 / 0.046 |
| 8. | 1 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 315.9 | 1’50.444 | 1.172 / 0.022 |
| 9. | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 317.3 | 1’50.484 | 1.212 / 0.040 |
| 10. | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 317.5 | 1’50.567 | 1.295 / 0.083 |
| 11. | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 320.6 | 1’50.584 | 1.312 / 0.017 |
| 12. | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 313.1 | 1’50.690 | 1.418 / 0.106 |
| 13. | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 322.6 | 1’50.760 | 1.488 / 0.070 |
| 14. | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 314.2 | 1’50.898 | 1.626 / 0.138 |
| 15. | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 318.9 | 1’51.026 | 1.754 / 0.128 |
| 16. | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 317.8 | 1’51.561 | 2.289 / 0.535 |
| 17. | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 319.1 | 1’51.882 | 2.610 / 0.321 |
