Casey Stoner has set the fastest time at Valencia – the final round of the MotoGP Championship.
The new world champion set the best time of the day in a damp first practice session. While that session was mildy wet, the rain really came down in Practice 2, ensuring there was no chance of beating Stoner’s time.
Second fastest in the first session went to Stoner’s Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa from Ducati’s Valentino Rossi.
Fastest in the second session was Suzuki rider Álvaro Bautista, who topped the rainy session at the Ricardo Tormo circuit ahead of Nicky Hayden and Randy de Puniet.
Stoner finished down in eighth in the second session.
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See below for times from the first two practice sessions.
Practice 1
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
| 1 | 27 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 299.1 | 1’45.513 | |
| 2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 298.3 | 1’45.736 | 0.223 / 0.223 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 294.4 | 1’45.828 | 0.315 / 0.092 |
| 4 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 291.7 | 1’46.073 | 0.560 / 0.245 |
| 5 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 291.8 | 1’46.108 | 0.595 / 0.035 |
| 6 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 291.3 | 1’46.259 | 0.746 / 0.151 |
| 7 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 293.3 | 1’46.371 | 0.858 / 0.112 |
| 8 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 297.3 | 1’46.393 | 0.880 / 0.022 |
| 9 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 297.4 | 1’46.402 | 0.889 / 0.009 |
| 10 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 295.0 | 1’46.581 | 1.068 / 0.179 |
| 11 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 293.9 | 1’46.922 | 1.409 / 0.341 |
| 12 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 297.4 | 1’46.967 | 1.454 / 0.045 |
| 13 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 290.6 | 1’47.079 | 1.566 / 0.112 |
| 14 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 296.9 | 1’47.581 | 2.068 / 0.502 |
| 15 | 41 | Josh HAYES | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 287.7 | 1’48.037 | 2.524 / 0.456 |
| 16 | 89 | Katsuyuki NAKASUGA | JPN | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 290.2 | 1’48.382 | 2.869 / 0.345 |
Practice 2
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
| 1 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 295.2 | 1’47.975 | |
| 2 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 291.8 | 1’48.316 | 0.341 / 0.341 |
| 3 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 293.9 | 1’48.684 | 0.709 / 0.368 |
| 4 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 289.3 | 1’49.021 | 1.046 / 0.337 |
| 5 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 295.7 | 1’49.350 | 1.375 / 0.329 |
| 6 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 299.9 | 1’49.422 | 1.447 / 0.072 |
| 7 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 295.6 | 1’49.613 | 1.638 / 0.191 |
| 8 | 27 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 298.5 | 1’49.674 | 1.699 / 0.061 |
| 9 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 299.2 | 1’49.820 | 1.845 / 0.146 |
| 10 | 41 | Josh HAYES | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 287.9 | 1’50.509 | 2.534 / 0.689 |
| 11 | 89 | Katsuyuki NAKASUGA | JPN | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 291.5 | 1’51.277 | 3.302 / 0.768 |
| 12 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 291.9 | 1’51.838 | 3.863 / 0.561 |
| 13 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 296.3 | 1’51.932 | 3.957 / 0.094 |
| 14 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 289.4 | 1’52.072 | 4.097 / 0.140 |
| 15 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 287.5 | 1’53.286 | 5.311 / 1.214 |
| 16 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 291.8 | 1’54.342 | 6.367 / 1.056 |
