Casey Stoner tops opening MotoGP practice

The first hour of free practice for the Grand Prix of Qatar took place at the Losail Circuit this evening as the 2010 MotoGP roared into life. Casey Stoner was 1/2 seconds faster than the rest on his Ducati. Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi were 2nd and 3rd for Yamaha.

Pos	Rider	Time	Nat	Bike	Team
1	Casey Stoner	1m 55.500	AUS	DUCATI	Ducati Marlboro Team
2	Jorge Lorenzo	1m 56.026	SPA	YAMAHA	Fiat Yamaha Team
3	Valentino Rossi	1m 56.028	ITA	YAMAHA	Fiat Yamaha Team
4	Andrea Dovizioso	1m 56.698	ITA	HONDA	Repsol Honda Team
5	Nicky Hayden	1m 56.793	USA	DUCATI	Ducati Marlboro Team
6	Ben Spies	1m 56.818	USA	YAMAHA	Tech 3 Yamaha
7	Alvaro Bautista	1m 56.998	SPA	SUZUKI	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
8	Randy De Puniet	1m 57.031	FRA	HONDA	LCR Honda MotoGP
9	Mika Kallio	1m 57.059	FIN	DUCATI	Pramac Racing
10	Hector Barbera	1m 57.105	SPA	DUCATI	Paginas Amarillas Aspar
11	Dani Pedrosa	1m 57.133	SPA	HONDA	Repsol Honda Team
12	Colin Edwards	1m 57.167	USA	YAMAHA	Tech 3 Yamaha
13	Loris Capirossi	1m 57.363	ITA	SUZUKI	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
14	Marco Simoncelli	1m 57.535	ITA	HONDA	San Carlo Honda Gresini
15	Aleix Espargaro	1m 57.605	SPA	DUCATI	Pramac Racing
16	Marco Melandri	1m 58.035	ITA	HONDA	San Carlo Honda Gresini
17	Hiroshi Aoyama	1m 58.082	JAP	HONDA	Interwetten Honda MotoGP