Rossi tops Catalunya warm-up
Valentino Rossi has emerged as the quickest man in the warm-up ahead of this afternoon's Catalunya Grand Prix
The reigning MotoGP champion traded fastest laps with Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo throughout the 20-minute session, and in the end the Italian beat the Spaniard by half a tenth thanks to a 1m42.743s lap.
Colin Edwards made it a 1-2-3 for Yamaha by setting the third quickest time with his Tech 3 satellite bike, three tenths behind Rossi.
Casey Stoner's Ducati set the fifth fastest time, squeezed between the two Hondas of Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa.
Sete Gibernau managed to clock seventh fastest with the Hernando Ducati, ahead of Loris Capirossi's Suzuki, Yuki Takahashi's Scot Honda and Randy de Puniet's LCR Honda.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m42.743s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 0.048s 3. Colin Edwards Yamaha + 0.303s 4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 0.423s 5. Casey Stoner Ducati + 0.509s 6. Daniel Pedrosa Honda + 0.542s 7. Sete Gibernau Ducati + 0.706s 8. Loris Capirossi Suzuki + 0.955s 9. Yuki Takahashi Honda + 1.113s 10. Randy de Puniet Honda + 1.202s 11. Marco Melandri Kawasaki + 1.204s 12. Mika Kallio Ducati + 1.213s 13. James Toseland Yamaha + 1.217s 14. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 1.240s 15. Toni Elias Honda + 1.429s 16. Alex de Angelis Honda + 1.460s 17. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki + 1.495s 18. Niccolo Canepa Ducati + 1.731s 19. Gabor Talmacsi Honda + 2.631s
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