Stoner leads Sepang warm-up
Casey Stoner was quickest in the warm-up for today's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang
The Australian, who was surprised and frustrated to only qualify fourth yesterday, lapped in 2m01.408s on his Ducati to beat Honda's Dani Pedrosa to the top spot by 0.227 seconds.
Valentino Rossi set the pace initially before falling back to third, although the Yamaha rider only needs fourth in the race to clinch the title - and was again one place ahead of his team-mate and only remaining championship threat Jorge Lorenzo, who escaped a trip through the gravel.
Pedrosa's team-mate Andrea Dovizioso showed his best form of the weekend so far to take fifth, demoting Suzuki's Loris Capirossi and Ducati's Nicky Hayden in the final minutes.
Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda), Toni Elias (Gresini Honda) and Colin Edwards (Tech 3 Yamaha) filled the rest of the top ten spots, with the latter's team-mate James Toseland continuing to struggle and ending up slowest of all.
Pos Rider Bike Time Gap 1. Casey Stoner Ducati 2m01.408s 2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 2m01.635s + 0.227s 3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2m01.774s + 0.366s 4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2m01.996s + 0.588s 5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 2m02.195s + 0.787s 6. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 2m02.286s + 0.878s 7. Nicky Hayden Ducati 2m02.299s + 0.891s 8. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 2m02.372s + 0.964s 9. Toni Elias Gresini Honda 2m02.540s + 1.132s 10. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 2m02.543s + 1.135s 11. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 2m02.849s + 1.441s 12. Marco Melandri Hayate Kawasaki 2m02.958s + 1.550s 13. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 2m03.005s + 1.597s 14. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda 2m03.248s + 1.840s 15. Aleix Espargaro Pramac Ducati 2m03.819s + 2.411s 16. Gabor Talmacsi Scot Honda 2m04.092s + 2.664s 17. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 2m04.299s + 2.891s
Share Or Save This Story
Hamilton accepts blame for incident with Albon in F1 Brazilian GP
Ferrari drivers called to F1 stewards over Brazilian GP collision
Will Alonso's Indy failure end the age of versatility?
The underlying reasons why Russell won't be alarmed yet by Antonelli's start to F1 2026
GRD battles from the back for Fun Cup glory at Snetterton
How victory in Portugal could have a bearing on Hyundai’s WRC future plans
Why Bahrain and Saudi Arabia may still host a grand prix in F1 2026
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments