Indy USGP: Pedrosa tops Friday practice
In fact both Pedrosa and his Repsol Honda team-mate Andrea Dovizioso displayed impressive commitment on the wet track, with each rider spending time at the top of the timesheets as the famous “brickyard" welcomed MotoGP for a second year. For the first 20 minutes of the session as the track got increasingly wet, Dovizioso set the pace on his factory RC212V, displaying the peerless ability in tricky conditions that saw him win the British Grand Prix at Donington in July and lead the first two laps of last year’s race here.
After Dovizioso’s early showing it was Pedrosa’s turn to take the lead, confidently using Bridgestone’s treaded wet tires to maximum effect and achieving inspiring angles of lean on the track’s grippy surface. His fastest lap of 1m 51.507s was set in the first half of the session and, though some riders came close in the dying moments, his impressive mark remained unchallenged.
Results
Pos |
Rider | Time | Nat | Bike | Team |
1 | Dani Pedrosa | 1m 51.507 | SPA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
2 | Nicky Hayden | 1m 51.662 | USA | DUCATI | Ducati Marlboro Team |
3 | Valentino Rossi | 1m 51.814 | ITA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
4 | Jorge Lorenzo | 1m 51.894 | SPA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
5 | Alex De Angelis | 1m 52.264 | SMR | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
6 | James Toseland | 1m 52.888 | GBR | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
7 | Loris Capirossi | 1m 52.928 | ITA | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
8 | Colin Edwards | 1m 53.128 | USA | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
9 | Andrea Dovizioso | 1m 53.151 | ITA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
10 | Marco Melandri | 1m 53.590 | ITA | KAWASAKI | Hayate Racing Team |
11 | Mika Kallio | 1m 53.967 | FIN | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
12 | Chris Vermeulen | 1m 54.554 | AUS | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
13 | Randy De Puniet | 1m 55.674 | FRA | HONDA | LCR Honda MotoGP |
14 | Toni Elias | 1m 55.788 | SPA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
15 | Aleix Espargaro | 1m 56.204 | SPA | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
16 | Gabor Talmacsi | 1m 56.594 | HUN | HONDA | Scot Racing Team MotoGP |
17 | Niccolo Canepa | 1m 58.244 | ITA | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |