For the second time this season, the MotoGP field will run an extended third practice session on Saturday morning following a disrupted opening day schedule.
Practice 2 at Spain’s Aragon circuit was cancelled due to a power failure.
Earlier in the day, local hero Dani Pedrosa topped the morning session – with his best time of 1:50.28 putting the Repsol Honda rider a full 0.45s clear of Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo.
Australian Casey Stoner sat atop the times for much of the session before falling to third in the closing minutes, while fellow Honda riders Marco Simoncelli and Andrea Dovizioso rounded out the top five.
See below for the full Practice 1 order
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Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Bike |
Time |
| 1 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1’50.281 |
| 2 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 1’50.730 |
| 3 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1’50.806 |
| 4 | Marco SIMONCELLI | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 1’50.893 |
| 5 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1’51.091 |
| 6 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 1’51.376 |
| 7 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1’51.418 |
| 8 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1’51.676 |
| 9 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1’51.826 |
| 10 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 1’51.859 |
| 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 1’51.911 |
| 12 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 1’52.016 |
| 13 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 1’52.224 |
| 14 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1’52.580 |
| 15 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 1’53.158 |
| 16 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 1’53.440 |
| 17 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 1’53.842 |
