Stoner fastest on day two at Sepang
Casey Stoner topped day two of the Sepang test, despite limiting his running after struggling with pain in his wrist yesterday
The 2007 champion completed only 29 laps, mostly in short runs, but still managed to set a 2:01.483 lap on his Ducati, faster than Dani Pedrosa's 2008 pole time.
But Thursday pace-setter Loris Capirossi was just 0.072 seconds slower than Stoner as the new Suzuki continued to show good form.
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) was third, losing out to Capirossi late in the session, ahead of Honda's Dani Pedrosa and Capirossi's Suzuki teammate Chris Vermeulen.
After taking fifth place yesterday, Toni Elias maintained his impressive pace on his return to Gresini Honda and completed the top six.
Colin Edwards (Tech 3 Yamaha), Andrea Dovizioso (Honda), Nicky Hayden (Ducati) and Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) filled the rest of the top ten places.
Friday's testing times:
Pos Rider Bike Time Laps 1. Casey Stoner Ducati 2:01.483 29 2. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 2:01.555 + 0.072 45 3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2:01.626 + 0.143 40 4. Dani Pedrosa Honda 2:01.860 + 0.377 51 5. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 2:02.086 + 0.603 52 6. Toni Elias Honda 2:02.232 + 0.749 51 7. Colin Edwards Yamaha 2:02.241 + 0.758 37 8. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 2:02.434 + 0.951 44 9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 2:03.034 + 1.551 58 10. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2:03.056 + 1.573 51 11. Sete Gibernau Ducati 2:03.308 + 1.825 40 12. Alex De Angelis Honda 2:03.518 + 2.035 40 13. Mika Kallio Ducati 2:03.774 + 2.291 55 14. Niccolo Canepa Ducati 2:04.021 + 2.538 45 15. Norihiko Fujiwara Yamaha 2:04.312 + 2.829 36 16. Yuki Takahashi Honda 2:04.332 + 2.849 65 17. Randy De Puniet Honda 2:04.507 + 3.024 48 18. Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha 2:04.536 + 3.053 50 19. James Toseland Yamaha 2:04.597 + 3.114 36
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