Stoner stays ahead in second practice
Casey Stoner maintained his 0.6-second margin over the rest of the MotoGP field in second practice at Donington Park this afternoon
The reigning champion knocked seven tenths of a second off his best time from the morning session and continued to dominate on what he hopes is his resurgence on the Ducati.
For the second session on succession, Colin Edwards was second fastest throughout on his Tech3 Yamaha, only to be pipped with the final laps of the hour.
The American was pushed down to fourth place as former world champions Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi stole second and third respectively as the seconds ticked away at the end of the session.
Alex de Angelis continued his good form from this morning to post the fifth fastest time, ahead of Dani Pedrosa, who made progress with his Repsol Honda to climb from 12th place this morning to sixth this afternoon.
Home favourite James Toseland took the sixth fastest time with 15 minutes to go, but he ended eighth after the final lap improvements, just behind Shinya Nakano.
Andrea Dovizioso slipped backwards in the session, finishing up 13th, while Marco Melandri was 14th for Ducati and the returning Jorge Lorenzo could only manage 16th fastest on his Yamaha, a full second shy of Stoner's benchmark.
Pos Rider Team Time Laps 1. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:28.253 26 2. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:28.829 + 0.576 31 3. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:28.909 + 0.656 29 4. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1:28.969 + 0.716 29 5. Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:28.992 + 0.739 29 6. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:29.207 + 0.954 27 7. Shinya Nakano San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:29.207 + 0.954 27 8. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1:29.341 + 1.088 25 9. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:29.410 + 1.157 31 10. Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 1:29.433 + 1.180 29 11. John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing Team 1:29.441 + 1.188 27 12. Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team 1:29.666 + 1.413 30 13. Andrea Dovizioso JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1:29.722 + 1.469 30 14. Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro Team 1:29.856 + 1.603 25 15. Toni Elias Alice Team 1:30.268 + 2.015 22 16. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 1:30.290 + 2.037 23 17. Ben Spies Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:30.766 + 2.513 28 18. Sylvain Guintoli Alice Team 1:30.931 + 2.678 20
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