Rossi tops opening day practice at Jerez
The MotoGP teams began their preparations for the Spanish Grand Prix on the 4.423km (2.748-mile) southern Spain track in Jerez, completing a busy opening practice session. The 45-minute duration of the practice periods in 2009 once again saw the teams working at lightning pace in the pit garage to get through an intense schedule of testing and evaluation ahead of qualifying tomorrow and Sunday’s 27-lap race.
Results
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Pos |
Rider | Time | Nat. | Bike | Team |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | 1m 39.647s | ITA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
| 2 | Loris Capirossi | 1m 40.011s | ITA | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
| 3 | Casey Stoner | 1m 40.268s | AUS | DUCATI | Ducati Marlboro Team |
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | 1m 40.441s | SPA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
| 5 | Andrea Dovizioso | 1m 40.601s | ITA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
| 6 | Colin Edwards | 1m 40.703s | USA | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
| 7 | Randy De Puniet | 1m 40.866s | FRA | HONDA | LCR Honda MotoGP |
| 8 | Chris Vermeulen | 1m 41.063s | AUS | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
| 9 | Marco Melandri | 1m 41.182s | ITA | KAWASAKI | Hayate Racing Team |
| 10 | Dani Pedrosa | 1m 41.208s | SPA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
| 11 | James Toseland | 1m 41.461s | GBR | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
| 12 | Sete Gibernau | 1m 41.531s | SPA | DUCATI | Grupo Francisco Hernando |
| 13 | Alex De Angelis | 1m 41.557s | SMR | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
| 14 | Mika Kallio | 1m 41.584s | FIN | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
| 15 | Toni Elias | 1m 41.736s | SPA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
| 16 | Yuki Takahashi | 1m 41.898s | JAP | HONDA | Scot Racing Team MotoGP |
| 17 | Nicky Hayden | 1m 41.916s | USA | DUCATI | Ducati Marlboro Team |
| 18 | Niccolo Canepa | 1m 42.063s | ITA | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |