Hayden tops shortened Valencia test

Only seven riders took the track today, as the rest of the teams decided not to run due to the rain that hit the Spanish circuit. The action, in fact, ended at 3pm.

Hayden covered 20 laps to finish on top of the times on his second day of work with the Ducati team.

The American outpaced Andrea Dovizioso by less than a 0.010 seconds, with Marco Melandri third quickest in the Kawasaki.

Niccolo Canepa and Mika Kallio were fourth and fifth, with the Alice team the only squad who ran with two riders.

Toni Elias and Loris Capirossi completed the timesheet, the Italian covering just seven laps.

MotoGP testing will return next month at the Phillip Island circuit.

Pos Rider       Team                     Time          
 1. Hayden      Ducati Marlboro Team     1:48.287
 2. Dovizioso   Repsol Honda             1:48.296
 3. Melandri    Kawasaki Racing Team     1:48.786
 4. Canepa      Alice Team               1:49.917
 5. Kallio      Alice Team               1:50.275
 6. Elias       Team San Carlo Gresini   1:54.057
 7. Capirossi   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP      1:57.322