Lorenzo leads from Rossi in practice 2
Fiat Yamaha teammates Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi finished a quarter of a second clear of the rest of the field in today's second MotoGP practice session at Jerez
Lorenzo pinched the quickest time from Rossi by just 0.043 seconds in the last five minutes of practice.
Colin Edwards, fastest in the morning, was third, with Nicky Hayden, who was fastest for much of the session, the top non-Yamaha, 0.352 seconds adrift in fourth just ahead of his Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa.
Championship leader Casey Stoner was only sixth fastest and more than half a second off the pace of Lorenzo and Rossi.
Andrea Dovizioso was seventh, with Briton's James Toseland eighth after a crash at turn three mid way through the session. Loris Capirossi and Alex De Angelis completed the top 10.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 1:40.321 28 2. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:40.364 + 0.043 24 3. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1:40.584 + 0.263 24 4. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:40.673 + 0.352 28 5. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:40.815 + 0.494 26 6. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:40.877 + 0.556 21 7. Andrea Dovizioso JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1:40.909 + 0.588 25 8. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1:41.028 + 0.707 15 9. Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:41.157 + 0.836 24 10. Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:41.189 + 0.868 22 11. Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 1:41.268 + 0.947 26 12. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:41.303 + 0.982 28 13. Shinya Nakano San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:41.393 + 1.072 24 14. John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing Team 1:41.519 + 1.198 21 15. Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro Team 1:41.825 + 1.504 20 16. Sylvain Guintoli Alice Team 1:42.115 + 1.794 10 17. Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.181 + 1.860 23 18. Toni Elias Alice Team 1:42.183 + 1.862 22
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