If this morning’s MotoGP free practice at Valencia was difficult, this afternoon’s second free practice was even tougher with a fully wet track and it was Alvaro Bautista with his Rizla Suzuki who ended up being the fastest rider of the session with best lap 1.
47.
975, while everyone is still waiting to find out if the Japanese manufacturer will be on the MotoGP grid next season and Bautista’s decision on where he’s going to be riding.
Again with this type of weather conditions, the Ducati’s performed well with Nicky Hayden taking the second spot, followed by Pramac’s Randy de Puniet and Cardion AB’s Karel Abraham, who lost the front of his satellite Ducati crashing minutes before the end of the practice session.
Cal Crutchlow brought in his Yamaha Tech3 into fifth, while the fastest Repsol Honda rider was Andrea DoviziosoValentino Rossi finished 7th and 1″6 off pace visibly angry with electronics and suspensions problems judging by the way he entered his pit garage half way through the session.
Casey Stoner uncharacteristically was only 8th followed by team mate Dani Pedrosa, both not taking any risks.
Replacement rider and AMA Superbike champion Josh Hayes took an impressive 10th, while Katsuyuki Nakasuga who is subbing for Jorge Lorenzo finished the session in 11th.
Abraham wasn’t the only rider to crash in the tricky conditions, Toni Elias binned it as did an already sore Ben Spies, who crashed his Yamaha at the first corner and didn’t return to track, while Hiroshi Aoyama also crashed his Honda.
MotoGP Valencia FP2 results:01- Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – 1’47.
97502- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.
1 – + 0.
34103- Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 0.
70904- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.
04605- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.
37506- Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 1.
44707- Valentino Rossi – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.
1 – + 1.
63808- Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 1.
69909- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 1.
84510- Josh Hayes – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 2.
53411- Katsuyuki Nakasuga – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 3.
30212- Loris Capirossi – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 3.
86313- Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 3.
95714- Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 4.
09715- Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 5.
31116- Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – + 6.
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