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Grand Prix of Catalunya – Monday MotoGP Test

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Repsol Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso topped the timesheets today as the MotoGP teams returned to the Montmelo circuit near Barcelona for a day’s testing. After coming within millimeters of securing his first podium for Repsol Honda in yesterday’s Grand Prix of Catalunya here, the Italian and his crew made full use of the track time to test the latest developments of the factory RC212V.

Dovizioso, who lies fourth in the World Championship standings, lapped consistently fast, with a best time of 1m 42.230s – comfortably quicker than the fastest lap from yesterday’s race (Casey Stoner: 1m 42 858s) and also inside the existing lap record of 1m 42.358s set by Dovizioso’s Repsol Honda team-mate, Dani Pedrosa, in the 2008 race here.

Pedrosa did not take part in today’s test. His pain-defying efforts at the weekend left him exhausted following yesterday’s 25-lap race and it was decided that he should take some well-deserved rest at home ahead of the next race at Assen in just under two weeks’ time.

Official lap times

Pos

 Rider Team Fastest lap Prev. Gap Lead. Gap Laps
1 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda 1:42.230 – – 69
2 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:42.434 +0.204 +0.204 58
3 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 1:42.446 +0.012 +0.216 80
4 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing 1:42.637 +0.191 +0.407 98
5 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:42.763 +0.126 +0.533 38
6 Loris Capirossi Suzuki MotoGP 1:43.188 +0.425 +0.958 83
7 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 1:43.247 +0.059 +1.017 76
8 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki MotoGP 1:43.299 +0.052 +1.069 83
9 Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:43.360 +0.061 +1.130 69
10 Niccolo Canepa Pramac Racing 1:43.391 +0.031 +1.161 90
11 Marco Melandri Hayate Racing Team 1:43.506 +0.115 +1.276 89
12 Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:43.708 +0.202 +1.478 60
13 Sete Gibernau Guinea Ecuatorial 1:43.819 +0.111 +1.589 45
14 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 1:44.157 +0.338 +1.927 98
15 Gabor Talmacsi Scott Racing Team 1:45.056 +0.899 +2.826 53
16 Hiroshi AOYAMA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:47.377 +2.321 +5.147 67
17 Raffaele DE ROSA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:47.922 +0.545 +5.692 58
18 Karel ABRAHAM CARDION AB MOTORACING 1:47.923 +0.001 +5.693 31
19 Axel PONS PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:50.234 +2.311 +8.004 53