Checa leads Friday PM Times in Jerez

Carlos Checa, Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elias made it a one-two-three for Honda in free practice for Sunday's Spanish MotoGP. Checa's best lap time was one minute 40.851 secs, with race favorite Pedrosa second, Elias third and Qatar race winner Casey Stoner in fourth. Valentino Rossi, out to end a five-race winless streak, was fifth fastest with reigning champion Nicky Hayden 13th.

Pos Rider Team Time Laps
1. Carlos Checa Honda LCR 1:40.851 26
2. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:40.906 + 0.055 30
3. Toni Elias Honda Gresini 1:40.972 + 0.121 22
4. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:41.171 + 0.320 22
5. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:41.198 + 0.347 26
6. Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts 1:41.201 + 0.350 24
7. John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:41.245 + 0.394 24
8. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:41.305 + 0.454 25
9. Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team 1:41.339 + 0.488 27
10. Alex Barros Pramac d'Antin 1:41.362 + 0.511 19
11. Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 1:41.409 + 0.558 23
12. Marco Melandri Honda Gresini 1:41.477 + 0.626 25
13. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:41.536 + 0.685 26
14. Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 1:41.666 + 0.815 26
15. Alex Hofmann Pramac d'Antin 1:41.835 + 0.984 23
16. Makoto Tamada Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:42.097 + 1.246 22
17. Sylvain Guintoli Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:42.311 + 1.460 24
18. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.402 + 1.551 25
19. Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda 1:42.424 + 1.573 23
20. Kousuke Akiyoshi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:42.549 + 1.698 21