Spies Fastest in Wet Aragon Practice

The Grand Prix of Aragon got off to a slow start today with mixed weather and half wet, half dry track conditions resulting in few riders venturing out in the morning session. Yamaha Factory rider Ben Spies waited until the afternoon’s fully wet second practice to venture out, a key protagonist in an early flurry of fastest riders he then became the man to beat. The Texan was clearly comfortable on a good wet set up, completing the day 0.066 seconds ahead of Dani Pedrosa.

Ben Spies Position 1st – Time 2.00.219 – Laps 16

“It was a good wet session so we’re happy with it, the bike feels good and we’re quick. We got a good setting with the bike sorted and we got some new information with the electronics so we’ll see what happens tomorrow with the weather. As long as everything keeps going smoothly then that’s all we need!"

Results

Pos Rider Time Nat Bike Team
1 Ben Spies 2'00.219 USA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing Team
2 Dani Pedrosa 2'00.285 SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team
3 Jorge Lorenzo 2'00.746 SPA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing Team
4 Nicky Hayden 2'00.996 USA DUCATI Ducati Team
5 Andrea Dovizioso 2'01.379 ITA YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
6 Stefan Bradl 2'01.626 GER HONDA LCR Honda MotoGP
7 Cal Crutchlow 2'01.665 GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
8 Valentino Rossi 2'02.412 ITA DUCATI Ducati Team
9 Karel Abraham 2'02.632 CZE DUCATI Cardion AB Motoracing
10 Alvaro Bautista 2'03.263 SPA HONDA San Carlo Honda Gresini
11 Jonathan Rea 2'04.046 GBR HONDA Repsol Honda Team
12 Randy De Puniet 2'04.353 FRA ART Aspar Team MotoGP
13 Aleix Espargaro 2'04.423 ESP ART Aspar Team MotoGP
14 James Ellison 2'04.542 GBR ART Paul Bird Racing
15 Mattia Pasini 2'04.722 ITA ART Speed Master
16 Yonny Hernandez 2'04.858 COL BQR-FTR BQR
17 Michele Pirro 2'06.030 ITA HONDA San Carlo Honda Gresini
18 Hector Barbera 2'06.182 SPA DUCATI Pramac Racing
19 Danilo Petrucci 2'06.368 ITA IODA Ioda Racing Project
20 David Salom 2'06.593 SPA BQR-FTR BQR
21 Colin Edwards 2'06.677 USA SUTER NGM Mobile Forward Racing