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16-08-2008, 07:45pm
Well fellars just to chuck a spanner in the works for those people in the tipping game it could be a wet race todays round fo free practise was in the wet ans trhe Aussies showed then how it's done.
Casey Stoner continued to lead the way in Brno on Saturday morning, this time on a damp track.
On the mend from his Friday fever, Casey Stoner continued to give his rivals the shakes on Saturday morning in Brno. The reigning MotoGP World Champion was the quickest man on track in the damp third practice session, building expectations of a sixth consecutive pole position this weekend. The Australian´s fastest time of 2´09.609 came on only his fourth lap of the day.
Another rider who will fancy his chances if the Czech Republic circuit stays wet is Chris Vermeulen, second on the morning timesheet. The Suzuki rider trailed his fellow Antipodean by just over half a second –the only rider within a second of Stoner´s wet marker.
San Carlo Honda Gresini continued to impress in the run, although this time it was standard RC212V-using Alex de Angelis who came out on top. He was third quickest, nearly two-tenths of a second ahead of factory spec model equipped teammate Shinya Nakano on the Japanese rider´s first wet outing on the machine.
World Championship leader Valentino Rossi was fifth on the timesheet, ahead of John Hopkins, Loris Capirossi and highest finishing Michelin man Dani Pedrosa. Having struggled yesterday with hand pain and tyre problems, Pedrosa´s first wet run since his Sachsenring fall gave him a positional improvement in the standings.
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'09.609 283.241
2 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'10.168 275.299 0.559
3 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'10.941 272.383 1.332
4 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'11.117 277.634 1.508
5 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'11.215 281.323 1.606
6 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'11.374 278.925 1.765
7 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'11.389 278.709 1.780
8 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'11.762 277.992 2.153
9 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'11.879 284.135 2.270
10 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'11.950 280.010 2.341
11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 2'12.069 272.589 2.460
12 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 2'12.213 272.934 2.604
13 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 2'12.276 279.141 2.667
14 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2'13.885 266.732 4.276
15 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'14.384 272.246 4.775
16 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'14.862 266.009 5.253
17 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'15.613 271.288 6.004
Hey it's great to see the Ant up in the top ten as well but thats what happens when things get wet it brings everything back to a level playing field.
Well now we will have to wait and see how qualifying goes in a few hours time, but if it's a wet race my Money is on both Stoner and Vermeulen to be on the podium.
Casey Stoner continued to lead the way in Brno on Saturday morning, this time on a damp track.
On the mend from his Friday fever, Casey Stoner continued to give his rivals the shakes on Saturday morning in Brno. The reigning MotoGP World Champion was the quickest man on track in the damp third practice session, building expectations of a sixth consecutive pole position this weekend. The Australian´s fastest time of 2´09.609 came on only his fourth lap of the day.
Another rider who will fancy his chances if the Czech Republic circuit stays wet is Chris Vermeulen, second on the morning timesheet. The Suzuki rider trailed his fellow Antipodean by just over half a second –the only rider within a second of Stoner´s wet marker.
San Carlo Honda Gresini continued to impress in the run, although this time it was standard RC212V-using Alex de Angelis who came out on top. He was third quickest, nearly two-tenths of a second ahead of factory spec model equipped teammate Shinya Nakano on the Japanese rider´s first wet outing on the machine.
World Championship leader Valentino Rossi was fifth on the timesheet, ahead of John Hopkins, Loris Capirossi and highest finishing Michelin man Dani Pedrosa. Having struggled yesterday with hand pain and tyre problems, Pedrosa´s first wet run since his Sachsenring fall gave him a positional improvement in the standings.
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'09.609 283.241
2 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'10.168 275.299 0.559
3 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'10.941 272.383 1.332
4 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'11.117 277.634 1.508
5 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'11.215 281.323 1.606
6 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'11.374 278.925 1.765
7 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'11.389 278.709 1.780
8 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'11.762 277.992 2.153
9 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'11.879 284.135 2.270
10 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'11.950 280.010 2.341
11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 2'12.069 272.589 2.460
12 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 2'12.213 272.934 2.604
13 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 2'12.276 279.141 2.667
14 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2'13.885 266.732 4.276
15 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'14.384 272.246 4.775
16 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'14.862 266.009 5.253
17 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'15.613 271.288 6.004
Hey it's great to see the Ant up in the top ten as well but thats what happens when things get wet it brings everything back to a level playing field.
Well now we will have to wait and see how qualifying goes in a few hours time, but if it's a wet race my Money is on both Stoner and Vermeulen to be on the podium.