Lorenzo leads the MotoGP line in FP1
Thursday, 24 June 2010
The World Championship leader lay down the marker in the opening practice of the TIM TT Assen. Ducati Marlboro duo Stoner and Hayden followed the Fiat Yamaha rider on the timesheet.
Jorge Lorenzo was immediately on the pace as the TIM TT Assen got underway on Thursday afternoon, setting the fastest time in the first free practice. The historic Dutch track has had some modifications since the Fiat Yamaha rider finished second in last year’s race, but he displayed a sound knowledge of its revised layout as he set a best lap of 1’35.169 to top the session.
Ducati Marlboro’s Casey Stoner is searching for his first podium of the season this weekend and got his GP off to a solid start. The Australian was only 11-thousandths of a second off Lorenzo’s pace on his Desmosedici GP10, as he kept a close check on the Championship leader.
A further half-second back on the timesheet was Stoner’s team-mate Nicky Hayden, as the American ended the session third fastest. He stayed upright during a run off at Turn 5 towards the end of the hour as he pushed hard to improve on his time.
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Colin Edwards was next up in the order and was just 0.013s off Hayden as he found an improved feeling on his machine. Repsol Honda pair Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa were separated by just five-hundredths of a second in fifth and sixth places respectively.
Aleix Espargaró’s season continues on its promising path and the Pramac Racing rider was hot on Pedrosa’s heels (+0.005s), with Ben Spies (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) completing the highest number of laps of the session with 29 and both had minor detours off track in the session. Marco Simoncelli and Marco Melandri (both San Carlo Honda Gresini) completed the top ten.
Riding in place of the injured Hiroshi Aoyama for the Interwetten Honda MotoGP Team, Kousuke Akiyoshi was 16th fastest, 6.163s off Lorenzo’s time.
TIM TT ASSEN
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification
Assen, Thursday, June 24, 2010Pos.;Num.;Rider;Nation;Team;Bike;Km/h;Time;Gap 1st/Prev.
1;99;Jorge LORENZO;SPA;Fiat Yamaha Team;Yamaha;290.6;1'35.169;
2;27;Casey STONER;AUS;Ducati Team;Ducati;297.3;1'35.180;0.011 / 0.011
3;69;Nicky HAYDEN;USA;Ducati Team;Ducati;297.9;1'35.686;0.517 / 0.506
4;5;Colin EDWARDS;USA;Monster Yamaha Tech 3;Yamaha;283.9;1'35.699;0.530 / 0.013
5;4;Andrea DOVIZIOSO;ITA;Repsol Honda Team;Honda;290.5;1'35.868;0.699 / 0.169
6;26;Dani PEDROSA;SPA;Repsol Honda Team;Honda;292.0;1'35.922;0.753 / 0.054
7;41;Aleix ESPARGARO;SPA;Pramac Racing Team;Ducati;299.7;1'35.927;0.758 / 0.005
8;11;Ben SPIES;USA;Monster Yamaha Tech 3;Yamaha;296.1;1'35.942;0.773 / 0.015
9;58;Marco SIMONCELLI;ITA;San Carlo Honda Gresini;Honda;278.1;1'36.002;0.833 / 0.060
10;33;Marco MELANDRI;ITA;San Carlo Honda Gresini;Honda;302.1;1'36.269;1.100 / 0.267
11;14;Randy DE PUNIET;FRA;LCR Honda MotoGP;Honda;298.8;1'36.294;1.125 / 0.025
12;40;Hector BARBERA;SPA;Paginas Amarillas Aspar;Ducati;283.6;1'36.735;1.566 / 0.441
13;65;Loris CAPIROSSI;ITA;Rizla Suzuki MotoGP;Suzuki;281.8;1'36.786;1.617 / 0.051
14;36;Mika KALLIO;FIN;Pramac Racing Team;Ducati;297.1;1'37.261;2.092 / 0.475
15;19;Alvaro BAUTISTA;SPA;Rizla Suzuki MotoGP;Suzuki;281.8;1'37.384;2.215 / 0.123
16;64;Kousuke AKIYOSHI;JPN;Interwetten Honda MotoGP;Honda;271.3;1'41.332;6.163 / 3.948
Weather Conditions:
| Track Condition: Dry| Air: 27º| Humidity: 30%| Ground: 44º
Records:
Fastest Lap: ;Lap: 28;Jorge LORENZO;1'35.169;171.8 Km/h
Circuit Record Lap: ;0;;;Km/h
Best Lap:;2010;Jorge LORENZO;1'35.169;171.8 Km/h
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