MotoGP warm-up this morning saw a sunny and dry Mugello with the forecast expected to be the same for this afternoon’s race.
Heading the top of the chart was Marco Simoncelli who laid down a best lap of 1.
48.
430 on his final flying lap and sitting right on the tail of the Gresini Honda was Andrea Dovizioso who was only a blink adrift, 0.
008s.
Also a heart beat away were Casey Stoner (3rd) and Ben Spies (4th), separated on the time sheet by 0.
050s and 0.
082s respectively.
Jorge Lorenzo ended up behind his team mate again in 5th, but he was 0.
366s adrift, while Dani Pedrosa picked up some extra speed finishing in 6th.
Nicky Hayden took seventh followed by Colin Edwards, and Mugello fan favourite Valentino Rossi was only ninth and unable to break even into the 1.
48s let alone into the low 1.
48s where the current top riders are.
MotoGP Mugello Warm-Up results:01- Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1’48.
43002- Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.
00803- Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.
05004- Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
08205- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
36606- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.
66007- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 0.
71808- Colin Edwards – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.
94409- Valentino Rossi – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.
1 – + 1.
02910- Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1.
09711- Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.
10212- Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.
19313- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.
31914- Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – + 1.
32315- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.
36616- Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – + 2.
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