Elias tops final Indianapolis practice
Alice Ducati rider Toni Elias topped the MotoGP times at Indianapolis in the final practice session ahead of this afternoon's qualifying
With the time already expired in the one-hour session, which started damp but progressively dried, the Spaniard set a time of 1:43.708 to slot ahead of Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi by seven hundredths of a second.
Third and fourth were the two Repsol Hondas, with Nicky Hayden on his usual Michelin tyres beating Dani Pedrosa in his first racing weekend since switching to Bridgestone rubber.
Andrea Dovizioso's JiR Honda was fifth fastest ahead of Alex de Angelis's Honda Gresini, with Rizla Suzuki's American wildcard rider Ben Spies setting the seventh fastest time.
Alice Ducati's Sylvain Guintoli was eighth, with Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen and LCR Honda's Randy de Puniet completing the top ten.
Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo was only 14th best, while reigning champion Casey Stoner could only set the 17th time with his Ducati Marlboro.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 1:43.708 2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:43.780 + 0.072 3. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:43.826 + 0.118 4. Daniel Pedrosa Honda (B) 1:43.893 + 0.185 5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:44.171 + 0.463 6. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 1:44.210 + 0.502 7. Ben Spies Suzuki (B) 1:44.211 + 0.503 8. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:44.459 + 0.751 9. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:44.499 + 0.791 10. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:45.087 + 1.379 11. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:45.147 + 1.439 12. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:45.158 + 1.450 13. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:45.172 + 1.464 14. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:45.318 + 1.610 15. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:45.466 + 1.758 16. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:45.579 + 1.871 17. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:45.706 + 1.998 18. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:45.894 + 2.186 19. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:46.945 + 3.237
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