Jerez: Stoner's Ducati fastest in qualifying session

The Jerez circuit today hosted the final pre-season test ahead of the 2009 MotoGP Championship, and the MotoGP teams made maximum use of the time available to make final adjustments. The day was effectively split into three parts: a dry morning, the 45-minute official ‘qualifying’ session which began at just after 2.05pm, and then a wet final afternoon session caused by a thunderstorm that hit the track in the dying moments of the televised shoot-out.

Casey Stoner was fastest in the qualifying session and won a car.

LAP TIMES – QUALIFYING SESSION
1. Casey Stoner (Ducati) – 1’38"646
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) – 1’39"365
3. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) – 1’39"757
4. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) – 1’39"829
5. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) – 1’39"848
6. Mika Kallio (Ducati) – 1’40"149
7. Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) – 1’40"168
8. Sete Gibernau (Ducati) – 1’40"228
9. Toni Elias (Honda) – 1’40"266
10. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) – 1’40"305
11. Nicky Hayden (Ducati) – 1’40"401
12. Marco Melandri (Hayate) – 1’40"405
13. Randy De Puniet (Honda) – 1’40"646
14. Yuki Takahashi (Honda) – 1’40"814
15. Alex De Angelis (Honda) – 1’40"869
16. James Toseland (Yamaha) – 1’41"425
17. Vittoriano Guareschi (Ducati) – 1’41"485
18. NiccolÃ² Canepa (Ducati) – 1’41"551
19. Kosuke Akiyoshi (Repsol Honda) – 1’42"058