MotoGP test: Andrea Iannone fastest at Red Bull Ring, Casey Stoner third
Andrea Iannone led Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner in a Ducati 1-2-3 as the marque dominated the second day of MotoGP testing at the Red Bull Ring
The majority of the field took part in a two-day test at the Austrian Formula 1 venue on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of grand prix motorcycle racing's first event at the track since 1997 next month.
Dovizioso declared after topping day one that the Ducati seemed very well suited to the venue, and the team underlined that form on Wednesday.
Iannone went fastest in the morning session with a 1m23.719s lap, 0.079 seconds ahead of Dovizioso.
Stoner was one of several riders to take a turn in first place during the afternoon, but it was Iannone who ended up in front again with a blistering 1m23.240s effort in the closing stages.
That put him 0.4s clear of Dovizioso, with Stoner a further two tenths back in third, having crashed at the end in what the Australian said was his "first time using a soft tyre in four years".
Hector Barbera completed an all-Ducati top four on his satellite Avintia machine, while Aspar man Yonny Hernandez had placed his Desmosedici third behind Iannone and Dovizioso in the morning.
The works Honda team, which ran roadgoing machinery in a promotional event at the track last month, was among the absentees, leaving Yamaha to challenge Ducati.
Jorge Lorenzo was fourth in the morning, with team-mate Valentino Rossi the best non-Ducati in fifth later on.
COMBINED WEDNESDAY TIMES
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap 1. Andrea Iannone Ducati 1m23.240s 2. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1m23.680s +0.440s 3. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m23.865s +0.625s 4. Hector Barbera Avintia Ducati 1m24.091s +0.851s 5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m24.169s +0.929s 6. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m24.194s +0.954s 7. Maverick Vinales Suzuki 1m24.208s +0.968s 8. Aleix Espargaro Suzuki 1m24.335s +1.095s 9. Scott Redding Pramac Ducati 1m24.375s +1.135s 10. Yonny Hernandez Aspar Ducati 1m24.396s +1.156s 11. Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda 1m24.455s +1.215s 12. Eugene Laverty Aspar Ducati 1m24.497s +1.257s 13. Jack Miller Marc VDS Honda 1m24.555s +1.315s 14. Danilo Petrucci Pramac Ducati 1m24.602s +1.362s 15. Tito Rabat Marc VDS Honda 1m24.760s +1.520s 16. Michele Pirro Ducati 1m25.139s +1.899s 17. Mika Kallio KTM 1m25.191s +1.951s 18. Tom Luthi KTM 1m25.705s +2.465s
* Aprilia also ran at the test, but did not have timing transponders fitted
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