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17-08-2008, 09:55pm
Well fellars it's a dry track and the sun is out, Stoner still looks like the man to beat but I'm sure Rossi is going to have something to say about that. If Rossi and Stoner don't take themselves out I reckon Stoner for the Win Rossi 2nd and Vermeulen 3rd but I wouldn't be counting out Pedrosa.
Casey Stoner led Valentino Rossi once more in the morning warmup at Brno
Casey Stoner laid down the fastest time of the MotoGP Sunday warmup at Brno with a 1´57.204 lap, finally able to let loose once more on a dry Czech Republic track. The Ducati Marlboro rider starts from pole for the latest round of the MotoGP World Championship, aiming to return to winning ways after seeing his consecutive victory run ended at Laguna Seca.
Fellow front row starter Valentino Rossi nearly half a second down on Stoner in the warmup session, second quickest in the 25-minute run. Trailing the leading duo were Chris Vermeulen and Sylvain Guintoli although the pair was nearly two seconds slower than the frontrunners expected to battle for the win once more this afternoon.
Toni Elias and Shinya Nakano upped the Bridgestone tyre representation in the top six, with Repsol Honda´s Dani Pedrosa the fastest Michelin rider in seventh. Front row man John Hopkins was tenth quickest.
MotoGP Warm Up Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'57.204 291.813
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'57.679 291.576 0.475
3 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'59.126 283.613 1.922
4 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 1'59.163 293.478 1.959
5 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 1'59.210 292.921 2.006
6 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'59.288 287.769 2.084
7 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'59.334 294.840 2.130
8 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'59.422 281.396 2.218
9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1'59.495 290.948 2.291
10 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 1'59.523 285.865 2.319
11 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'59.687 284.061 2.483
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'59.715 287.693 2.511
13 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'59.973 295.971 2.769
14 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 2'00.148 287.539 2.944
15 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'00.452 288.461 3.248
16 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'00.670 291.970 3.466
17 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'01.229 286.320 4.025
Casey Stoner led Valentino Rossi once more in the morning warmup at Brno
Casey Stoner laid down the fastest time of the MotoGP Sunday warmup at Brno with a 1´57.204 lap, finally able to let loose once more on a dry Czech Republic track. The Ducati Marlboro rider starts from pole for the latest round of the MotoGP World Championship, aiming to return to winning ways after seeing his consecutive victory run ended at Laguna Seca.
Fellow front row starter Valentino Rossi nearly half a second down on Stoner in the warmup session, second quickest in the 25-minute run. Trailing the leading duo were Chris Vermeulen and Sylvain Guintoli although the pair was nearly two seconds slower than the frontrunners expected to battle for the win once more this afternoon.
Toni Elias and Shinya Nakano upped the Bridgestone tyre representation in the top six, with Repsol Honda´s Dani Pedrosa the fastest Michelin rider in seventh. Front row man John Hopkins was tenth quickest.
MotoGP Warm Up Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'57.204 291.813
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'57.679 291.576 0.475
3 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'59.126 283.613 1.922
4 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 1'59.163 293.478 1.959
5 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 1'59.210 292.921 2.006
6 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'59.288 287.769 2.084
7 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'59.334 294.840 2.130
8 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'59.422 281.396 2.218
9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1'59.495 290.948 2.291
10 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 1'59.523 285.865 2.319
11 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'59.687 284.061 2.483
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'59.715 287.693 2.511
13 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'59.973 295.971 2.769
14 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 2'00.148 287.539 2.944
15 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'00.452 288.461 3.248
16 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'00.670 291.970 3.466
17 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'01.229 286.320 4.025