Since our post on the FP3 results disappeared, we’ve decided to post it again.
It was sunny and dry, but cold this morning during the final MotoGP free practice at Valencia and this made most of the riders happy after yesterday’s treacherous and wet conditions, and the happiest of all was Casey Stoner who dominated the session with a blazing lap of 1.
32.
619 and he was only rider to dip under the 1.
33 mark.
Repsol Honda team mate Dani Pedrosa was second and a big 0.
633s adrift.
The Spaniard is looking to beat Andrea Dovizioso for third in the standings, while an amazing Randy de Puniet took third, confirming his feeling with the Ricardo Tormo circuit, both in wet and dry conditions.
An aching Ben Spies dislocated his shoulder in yesterday’s crash in FP2.
Spies’ shoulder was reduced in the medical center and today was back on his factory Yamaha and was able to finish fifth.
Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden were sixth and eighth respectively, with yesterday afternoon’s pace setter Alvaro Bautista sandwiched between the two Ducatisti.
Hector Barbera and Hiroshi Aoyama closed out the top ten, but were a massive two seconds off pace.
Josh Hayes who is replacing recovering Colin Edwards, who finished tenth yesterday in the wet, today got his first taste of the Yamaha M1 in the dry, coming to grip with slick tires and carbon brakes, and he finished last, but less than four tenths of second from Toni Elias.
MotoGP Valencia FP3 results:1 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 308.
3 1′32.
6192 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 307.
5 1′33.
282 0.
663 / 0.
6633 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 305.
9 1′33.
743 1.
124 / 0.
4614 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 308.
3 1′33.
929 1.
310 / 0.
1865 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 301.
9 1′33.
977 1.
358 / 0.
0486 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 302.
5 1′34.
268 1.
649 / 0.
2917 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 305.
3 1′34.
309 1.
690 / 0.
0418 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 302.
3 1′34.
462 1.
843 / 0.
1539 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 308.
6 1′34.
676 2.
057 / 0.
21410 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 308.
0 1′34.
809 2.
190 / 0.
13311 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 303.
8 1′35.
037 2.
418 / 0.
22812 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 300.
8 1′35.
118 2.
499 / 0.
08113 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 302.
0 1′35.
326 2.
707 / 0.
20814 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 305.
3 1′35.
899 3.
280 / 0.
57315 89 Katsuyuki NAKASUGA JPN Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 300.
2 1′36.
193 3.
574 / 0.
29416 41 Josh HAYES USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 296.
9 1′36.
256 3.
637 / 0.
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