The first Motogp test on the newly resurfaced Sepang circuit after the winter test ban started off with Ducati factory rider Casey Stoner quickly taking the top of the timesheets closely followed by Honda HRC rider Dani Pedrosa.
Test times at 11 o’clock1.
Stoner (Ducati) 2.
03.
7372.
Pedrosa (Honda) 2.
03.
8043.
Edwards (Yamaha) 2.
03.
9384.
Elias (Honda) 2.
04.
6825.
Lorenzo (Yamaha) 2.
04.
8326.
Capirossi (Suzuki) 2.
05.
0587.
Toseland (Yamaha) 2.
05.
2738.
Hayden (Ducati) 2.
05.
3199.
Vermeulen (Suzuki) 2.
05.
36610.
Dovizioso (Honda) 2.
05.
46711.
De Angelis (Honda) 2.
05.
71212.
Gibernau (Ducati) 2.
06.
00613.
Fujiwara (Yamaha) 2.
06.
21714.
De Puniet (Honda)15.
Kallio (Ducati) 2.
07.
28516.
T-rider (Yamaha) 2.
07.
35417.
Canepa (Ducati) 2.
08.
95518.
Takahashi (Honda) 2.
11.
041 Valentino Rossi, took to the track just before midday and got off with a crash after four laps when his bike lost grip at turn 2 on the new asphalt, luckily this did cause any further problems to his foot and finger that he injured two days before in a bizarre home accident.
James Toseland crashed out at turn 5 while test rider Yoshikawa also crashed at the same turn as Rossi.
Test times at 12 o’clock1.
Edwards (Yamaha) 2.
03.
2542.
Capirossi (Suzuki) 2.
053.
5033.
Stoner (Ducati) 2.
03.
7374.
Pedrosa (Honda) 2.
03.
8045.
Lorenzo (Yamaha) 2.
03.
8946.
Vermeulen (Suzuki) 2.
03.
9197.
Rossi (Yamaha) 2.
04.
1218.
Dovizioso (Honda) 2.
04.
2679.
Gibernau (Ducati) 2.
04.
30510.
Elias (Honda) 2.
04.
59411.
Toseland (Yamaha) 2.
04.
62312.
Fujiwara (Yamaha) 2.
05.
14013.
De Angelis (Honda) 2.
05.
31314.
Hayden (Ducati) 2.
05.
31915.
Yoshikawa (Yamaha) 2.
06.
21716.
De Puniet (Honda) 2.
06.
36217.
Kallio (Ducati) 2.
07.
285 Test times at 1 o’clock1.
Rossi (Yamaha) 2.
02.
7862.
Stoner (Ducati) 2.
03.
0693.
Edwards (Yamaha) 2.
03.
2544.
Capirossi (Suzuki) 2.
03.
2995.
Dovizioso (Honda) 2.
03.
5956.
Elias (Honda) 2.
03.
6877.
Vermeulen (Suzuki) 2.
03.
7288.
Pedrosa (Honda) 2.
03.
7499.
Lorenzo (Yamaha) 2.
03.
89410.
Gibernau (Ducati) 2.
04.
30511.
Toseland (Yamaha) 2.
04.
63212.
Hayden (Ducati) 2.
04.
66213.
Fujiwara (Yamaha) 2.
05.
14014.
De Angelis (Honda) 2.
05.
31315.
Yoshikawa (Yamaha) 2.
06.
21716.
De Puniet (Honda) 2.
05.
58017.
Kallio (Ducati) 2.
05.
91418.
Takahashi (Honda) 2.
07.
03019.
Canepa (Ducati) 2.
07.
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Stoner (Ducati) 2.
02.
7242.
Rossi (Yamaha) 2.
02.
7863.
Edwards (Yamaha) 2.
03.
2544.
Capirossi (Suzuki) 2.
03.
2995.
Dovizioso (Honda) 2.
03.
5956.
Elias (Honda) 2.
03.
6877.
Vermeulen (Suzuki) 2.
03.
7288.
Pedrosa (Honda) 2.
03.
7499.
Lorenzo (Yamaha) 2.
03.
89410.
Gibernau (Ducati) 2.
04.
30511.
De Angelis (Honda) 2.
04.
46312.
Toseland (Yamaha) 2.
04.
63213.
Hayden (Ducati) 2.
04.
66214.
Fujiwara (Yamaha) 2.
05.
14015.
Kallio (Ducati) 2.
05.
21716.
Yoshikawa (Yamaha) 2.
06.
21717.
De Puniet (Honda) 2.
05.
58018.
Canepa (Ducati) 2.
06.
30619.
Takahashi (Honda) 2.
07.
030
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