Valencia Free Practice & Qualifying

Results of free practice one.

Free Practice 1

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 33.310 secs
2. Casey Stoner AUS Honda LCR 1min 33.316 secs
3. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 33.317 secs
4. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 33.474 secs
5. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 33.513 secs
6. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 33.545 secs
7. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 33.643 secs
8. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 33.699 secs
9. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 33.774 secs
10. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda 1min 33.791 secs
11. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 33.815 secs
12. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 33.845 secs
13. Carlos Checa SPA Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 33.860 secs
14. Kenny Roberts Jr USA Team Roberts 1min 33.988 secs
15. Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 34.050 secs
16. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda 1min 34.449 secs
17. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 34.767 secs
18. Jose Luis Cardoso SPA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 35.947 secs
19. James Ellison GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 36.042 secs
20. Garry McCoy AUS Ilmor SRT (800cc) 1min 36.566 secs


And so it begins...................battle royale! So thats Hayden 0.007 behind Rossi!

Anyone know why Eurosport have choose to show bleedin Tennis on both channels this afternoon, and show practice late tonight??

No idea but it's right royally pi$$ed me off!! I can't believe that they're doing it with this being the most important race of the season

woo! ... freakin' go chris! ... no more unseen tracks from here on in!..

and BAYLISS! ...mannn that bloke belongs on ducatis...

the grid looks good this full!

And i just thought it wasn't on eurosport in finland because of sweden.

C'mon Dani, you can do better than that. It's time to learn a tip or two from Edwards.

DAMN!!! FP1 was tight Nicky was only 0.007 behind Rossi. This weekend is going to be a classic

Pole 2005 - 1.31.874 Gibernau

Lap record (race) - 1.33.043 Melandri 2005

Super hot pace for first free practice. I don't think there were too many qualifiers in there though. Just over 0.7 sec covering the top 15, I'm on the edge of my seat already.

It is gonna be a cracka!

Hi Chemi

It's now live on the dotcom!

Bring it on!!

hayden is definatley not taking this lying down ... he's done 32 laps this second practice session, the majority of which have been on pace.

and depuniet .... did he stick in another qualifyier? anyone on qualifyers for that matter?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Katt @ Oct 27 2006, 08:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>hayden is definatley not taking this lying down ... he's done 32 laps this second practice session, the majority of which have been on pace.

and depuniet .... did he stick in another qualifyier? anyone on qualifyers for that matter?


Randy, Chris the V, and Loris were on Q tires for their last laps. But that is it.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Eagle088 @ Oct 27 2006, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Randy, Chris the V, and Loris were on Q tires for their last laps. But that is it.Not particularly impressive laps from these three then.

MOTOGP News Friday, 27th October 2006

Free practice times (combined) - Valencia.


Full MotoGP free practice times (1 and 2 combined) from the Valencian Grand Prix, the 17th and final round of the 2006 world championship.


1. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 32.220 secs
2. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 32.408 secs
3. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 32.786 secs
4. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 33.019 secs
5. Casey Stoner AUS Honda LCR 1min 33.080 secs
6. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 33.254 secs
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 33.274 secs
8. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 33.369 secs
9. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 33.394 secs
10. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 33.433 secs
11. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 33.545 secs
12. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda 1min 33.556 secs
13. Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 33.689 secs
14. Kenny Roberts Jr USA Team Roberts 1min 33.795 secs
15. Carlos Checa SPA Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 33.860 secs
16. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda 1min 33.954 secs
17. James Ellison GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 34.323 secs
18. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 34.681 secs
19. Jose Luis Cardoso SPA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 35.292 secs
20. Garry McCoy AUS Ilmor SRT (800cc) 1min 36.076 secs

time set in FP1.


2005 Valencian Grand Prix – 6/11/2005:
Pole position: Sete Gibernau SPA Movistar Honda 1min 31.874secs
Fastest lap: Marco Melandri ITA Movistar Honda 1min 33.043secs


top 4 were on Q tyres..

So which is it. Top 3 or top 4 on
qualifyers. Rubbish from hayden if 4.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pirkkalan GP @ Oct 27 2006, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>So which is it. Top 3 or top 4 on
qualifyers. Rubbish from hayden if 4.I've a feeling top 3 on Qaulifyers, Hayden has been doing low .33's straight out of the box. That'll be the race pace though I reckon we'll see a few high .32's in the race.

top 4..i was watching it live....Nick was pissed in the pits.