Dani Pedrosa starts on top at Motegi
Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo was second, surpassed by Championship rival Pedrosa towards the end by 0.102 seconds.
DANI PEDROSA 1st 1'46.088
"Today was a perfect day for practice. The track conditions were very good, the warm temperatures helped as did the new surface, so we were able to do the job we wanted. The main target today was to test the tires and we completed some good laps on both hard and soft compounds. The asphalt is new and the grip is quite good, so the lap times are pretty fast from the beginning. We also did some work on the suspension and the mapping to will keep improving on this tomorrow".
Jorge Lorenzo Position 2nd – Time: 1'46.190
“We started in a very good way here, much better than in Aragon where we had issues with the life of the rear tire. We have a very good pace and with a little change in the electronics were able to go a bit faster. We tried with the hard tire, for me it’s not better than the soft although we can go fast on it. For tomorrow I think the soft one will be better. The Hondas are very good here but our bike is also so I think we can fight with them for the victory."
Practice Results
Pos | Rider | Time | Nat | Bike | Team |
1 | Dani Pedrosa | 1'46.088 | SPA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
2 | Jorge Lorenzo | 1'46.190 | SPA | YAMAHA | Yamaha Factory Racing Team |
3 | Andrea Dovizioso | 1'46.282 | ITA | YAMAHA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
4 | Stefan Bradl | 1'46.428 | GER | HONDA | LCR Honda MotoGP |
5 | Valentino Rossi | 1'46.687 | ITA | DUCATI | Ducati Team |
6 | Ben Spies | 1'46.912 | USA | YAMAHA | Yamaha Factory Racing Team |
7 | Casey Stoner | 1'46.978 | AUS | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
8 | Alvaro Bautista | 1'46.983 | SPA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
9 | Cal Crutchlow | 1'46.984 | GBR | YAMAHA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
10 | Nicky Hayden | 1'47.551 | USA | DUCATI | Ducati Team |
11 | Katsuyuki Nakasuga | 1'47.801 | JAP | YAMAHA | Yamaha Factory Racing Team |
12 | Hector Barbera | 1'48.232 | SPA | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
13 | Aleix Espargaro | 1'48.470 | ESP | ART | Aspar Team MotoGP |
14 | Karel Abraham | 1'48.757 | CZE | DUCATI | Cardion AB Motoracing |
15 | Randy De Puniet | 1'48.770 | FRA | ART | Aspar Team MotoGP |
16 | Colin Edwards | 1'49.539 | USA | SUTER | NGM Mobile Forward Racing |
17 | James Ellison | 1'49.652 | GBR | ART | Paul Bird Racing |
18 | Michele Pirro | 1'49.770 | ITA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
19 | Roberto Rolfo | 1'50.292 | ITA | ART | Speed Master |
20 | Yonny Hernandez | 1'50.333 | COL | BQR-FTR | BQR |
21 | Ivan Silva | 1'50.924 | SPA | BQR-FTR | BQR |
22 | Danilo Petrucci | 1'51.270 | ITA | IODA | Ioda Racing Project |