Stoner tops opening Indy practice
The Indianapolis Grand Prix weekend began in hot and sunny conditions today as the MotoGP teams rolled up the garage shutters for the first practice session ahead of Sunday’s 28-lap race. Casey Stoner was fastest on his Ducati.
Practice Results
| Pos | Rider | Time | Nat | Bike | Team |
| 1 | Casey Stoner | 1m 40.884 | AUS | DUCATI | Ducati Marlboro Team |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | 1m 41.109 | SPA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
| 3 | Nicky Hayden | 1m 41.405 | USA | DUCATI | Ducati Marlboro Team |
| 4 | Dani Pedrosa | 1m 41.421 | SPA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
| 5 | Valentino Rossi | 1m 41.623 | ITA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
| 6 | Colin Edwards | 1m 41.664 | USA | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
| 7 | Andrea Dovizioso | 1m 41.683 | ITA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
| 8 | Ben Spies | 1m 41.722 | USA | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | 1m 41.992 | SPA | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
| 10 | Marco Melandri | 1m 42.147 | ITA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
| 11 | Marco Simoncelli | 1m 42.268 | ITA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
| 12 | Hector Barbera | 1m 42.368 | SPA | DUCATI | Paginas Amarillas Aspar |
| 13 | Mika Kallio | 1m 42.600 | FIN | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
| 14 | Alvaro Bautista | 1m 42.696 | SPA | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
| 15 | Loris Capirossi | 1m 42.790 | ITA | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
| 16 | Hiroshi Aoyama | 1m 42.874 | JPN | HONDA | Interwetten Honda MotoGP |
| 17 | Randy De Puniet | 1m 42.987 | FRA | HONDA | LCR Honda MotoGP |