De Angelis tops Mugello warm-up
Honda Gresini's Alex de Angelis was the surprise pace setter in the warm-up at Mugello ahead of this afternoon's Italian MotoGP
The San Marino rider, who will start the race from the tenth spot on the grid, snatched the fastest lap of the morning from home favourite Valentino Rossi in the last minute of the 20-minute session.
De Angelis's time of 1:49.633 beat Rossi's time by 0.380, while the latter's Fiat Yamaha - who will start from pole position - was also bettered in the end by second-on-the-grid Dani Pedrosa's Repsol Honda with a 1:49.825 lap.
Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner, fourth in qualifying yesterday, maintained his position today with a lap just 0.017 slower than Rossi.
Loris Capirossi's Rizla Suzuki was fifth fastest, ahead of Shinya Nakano's Honda Gresini and Nicky Hayden's factory Honda.
The two Tech 3 Yamahas of Colin Edwards and James Toseland took eighth and ninth spot respectively, followed by Chris Vermeulen's Suzuki and Jorge Lorenzo's works Yamaha.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 1:49.633 2. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:49.825 + 0.192 3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:50.013 + 0.380 4. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:50.030 + 0.397 5. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:50.191 + 0.558 6. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:50.383 + 0.750 7. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:50.420 + 0.787 8. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:50.448 + 0.815 9. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:50.573 + 0.940 10. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:50.648 + 1.015 11. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:50.714 + 1.081 12. Toni Elías Ducati (B) 1:50.805 + 1.172 13. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:50.947 + 1.314 14. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:50.971 + 1.338 15. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:50.988 + 1.355 16. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:51.014 + 1.381 17. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:51.379 + 1.746 18. Tadayuki Okada Honda (M) 1:52.026 + 2.393 19. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:52.322 + 2.689
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