Dovizioso tops wet Donington practice
Andrea Dovizioso topped the times of the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the British MotoGP at Donington
The JiR Honda rookie snatched top spot from the factory Repsol Hondas of Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden after the time had run out in the wet one-hour session.
Dovizioso, whose best time of 1:43.957 was over 15 seconds slower than yesterday's time in the dry, ended the session 0.038 seconds faster than Pedrosa and over half a second faster than Hayden
Kawasaki's Anthony West also put in a late lap to slot into a surprise fourth position, as did Alice Ducati's Sylvain Guintoli who ended up fifth.
Reigning champion Casey Stoner settled for sixth-fastest one second behind Dovizioso, but the Ducati Marlboro rider's quickest lap time was set almost ten minutes before the end of the session.
Honda Gresini's Alex de Angelis was seventh-quickest ahead of the works Fiat Yamahas of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi.
Rizla Suzuki's Ben Spies, who is having his MotoGP debut while deputising for injured Loris Capirossi, ended up tenth-fastest 0.142 seconds ahead teammate Chris Vermeulen.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:43.957 2. Daniel Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:43.995 + 0.038 3. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:44.526 + 0.569 4. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:44.528 + 0.571 5. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:44.817 + 0.860 6. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:45.031 + 1.074 7. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 1:45.208 + 1.251 8. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:45.372 + 1.415 9. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:46.012 + 2.055 10. Ben Spies Suzuki (B) 1:46.046 + 2.089 11. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:46.188 + 2.231 12. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:46.281 + 2.324 13. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:46.944 + 2.987 14. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 1:47.685 + 3.728 15. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:47.975 + 4.018 16. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:49.133 + 5.176 17. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:50.406 + 6.449 18. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:52.571 + 8.614
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