Rossi fastest in second practice
Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards topped the timesheets for Yamaha in the second practice session at Qatar on Thursday
Rossi set his best time early in the session, while morning pace-setter Edwards was strong again to be second fastest.
Casey Stoner was also strong again after having a positive morning, and the new Ducati rider was third quickest in the afternoon.
John Hopkins was showing no signs of struggling with the injuries he sustained in testing at the Losail track last month, as he went fourth quickest for Suzuki.
Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden struggled in both of Thursday's sessions, and the Honda rider ended the day down in 15th place.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:56.464 25 2. Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team 1:56.779 + 0.315 24 3. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:56.839 + 0.375 17 4. John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:56.972 + 0.508 19 5. Carlos Checa Honda LCR 1:56.981 + 0.517 22 6. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:56.990 + 0.526 25 7. Marco Melandri Honda Gresini 1:57.112 + 0.648 24 8. Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 1:57.247 + 0.783 24 9. Toni Elias Honda Gresini 1:57.382 + 0.918 18 10. Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda 1:57.574 + 1.110 22 11. Alex Barros Pramac d'Antin 1:57.620 + 1.156 21 12. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:57.636 + 1.172 21 13. Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 1:57.686 + 1.222 24 14. Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts 1:57.738 + 1.274 21 15. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:57.922 + 1.458 22 16. Alex Hofmann Pramac d'Antin 1:58.206 + 1.742 16 17. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki Racing Team 1:58.523 + 2.059 22 18. Sylvain Guintoli Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:58.720 + 2.256 21 19. Andrew Pitt Ilmor GP 1:59.930 + 3.466 16 20. Jeremy Mcwilliams Ilmor GP 2:00.125 + 3.661 17 21. Makoto Tamada Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.188 + 3.724 21
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