Stoner fastest in Le Mans warm-up
Casey Stoner set the quickest time of this morning's MotoGP warm-up at Le Mans, but was just half a tenth quicker than Jorge Lorenzo
Stoner missed out on pole to Valentino Rossi yesterday when he failed to improve his time on soft tyres, but Ducati looks to be strong in race trim with Nicky Hayden third this morning.
Randy de Puniet continued his strong form on home soil, setting the fourth quickest time, just ahead of Rossi.
Ben Spies showed good pace with the sixth quickest time following his practice crash on Saturday morning. Fellow injured rider Mika Kallio struggled after his accident and was two seconds off the back.
The works Hondas were only seventh and eighth quickest this morning, despite Dani Pedrosa qualifying third, just a tenth off pole.
Pos Rider Team Time Gap 1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m34.558s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m34.648s +0.090 3. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m34.936s +0.378 4. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1m35.030s +0.472 5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m35.031s +0.473 6. Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha 1m35.037s +0.479 7. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m35.174s +0.616 8. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m35.241s +0.683 9. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1m35.402s +0.844 10. Marco Melandri Gresini Honda 1m35.449s +0.891 11. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m35.508s +0.950 12. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m35.510s +0.952 13. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m35.674s +1.116 14. Aleix Espargaro Pramac Ducati 1m35.816s +1.258 15. Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten Honda 1m35.867s +1.309 16. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 1m37.756s +3.198
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