Pedrosa tops wet third practice
The third MotoGP free practice session for this weekend's Dutch TT at Assen was run on a wet track with the order changing throughout before Dani Pedrosa went quickest with his last lap
The times tumbled in the last 10 minutes of the session as a dry line began to emerge on the circuit, although Pedrosa's best effort was still three seconds off the pace set by Casey Stoner in the dry yesterday.
Randy De Puniet was second fastest, having sat at the top of the timesheet for the first half of the session when the circuit was at its wettest, with Pedrosa's teammate Nicky Hayden completing and all-Honda top three.
James Toseland, Casey Stoner and Alex De Angelis completed the top six, with championship leader Valentino Rossi seventh.
Rossi's Fiat Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso and Colin Edwards filled the last three places when none of the trio set competitive lap times on the drying circuit at the end of the session.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:39.050 18 2. Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 1:39.858 + 0.808 14 3. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:40.094 + 1.044 18 4. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1:40.331 + 1.281 18 5. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:41.088 + 2.038 10 6. Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:41.203 + 2.153 15 7. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:41.512 + 2.462 24 8. Sylvain Guintoli Alice Team 1:41.852 + 2.802 15 9. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:42.415 + 3.365 18 10. Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.471 + 3.421 18 11. John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.535 + 3.485 19 12. Toni Elias Alice Team 1:42.718 + 3.668 13 13. Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro Team 1:43.043 + 3.993 16 14. Shinya Nakano San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:43.249 + 4.199 18 15. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 1:43.635 + 4.585 12 16. Andrea Dovizioso JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1:44.094 + 5.044 15 17. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1:46.533 + 7.483 14
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