Stoner fastest in the warm-up
Casey Stoner set the fastest lap in the warm-up for this afternoon's Turkish MotoGP in a session largely dominated by Bridgestone
The top five riders were all on the Japanese tyre, with Stoner's Ducati half a second ahead of Toni Elias on the Honda Gresini, followed by the sister Ducati of Loris Capirossi, and the two Rizla Suzukis of Chris Vermeulen and John Hopkins.
The first Michelin-shod bike was the Repsol Honda of Dani Pedrosa, followed by Randy de Puniet's Kawasaki and the two Fiat Yamahas of Colin Edwards and pole-sitter Valentino Rossi.
Alex Barros on the d'Antin Ducati rounds up the top ten, while reigning world champion Nicky Hayden was 11th and Marco Melandri 13th.
In a largely uneventful session, Alex Hofman on the other d'Antin Ducati fell at the chicane only five minutes into the session, and had to walk back to the pits.
Warm-up results: Pos Rider Make Time 1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:53.615 2. Toni Elias Honda + 0.455 3. Loris Capirossi Ducati + 0.540 4. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki + 0.601 5. John Hopkins Suzuki + 0.747 6. Daniel Pedrosa Honda + 0.754 7. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki + 0.772 8. Colin Edwards Yamaha + 0.863 9. Valentino Rossi Yamaha + 0.922 10. Alex Barros Ducati + 0.931 11. Nicky Hayden Honda + 1.021 12. Makoto Tamada Yamaha + 1.144 13. Marco Melandri Honda + 1.163 14. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki + 1.321 15. Carlos Checa Honda + 1.495 16. Alex Hofmann Ducati + 1.527 17. K.Roberts Jr. KR + 1.577 18. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha + 1.723 19. Shinya Nakano Honda + 1.923
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