Stoner on top and with a speed advantage of around 10k's over non Ducati riders. The only guy to go close was Pedrosa clocking around 320 to Stoners 325. Rossi and Edwards were around the 312 mark.
Hopkins looking racey!!
Free practice times (combined) - Motegi.
Full MotoGP free practice times (1 and 2 combined) from the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, round 15 of the 2006 world championship
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 46.981 secs
2. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 47.315 secs
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Race is today airing on Sky Sports 3 at 7.30pm.
Leon Haslam takes pole by storm breaking the lap record at this tricky circuit whilst Ducati Airwaves teamate Gregoria Lavilla lines up in 2nd place.
Championship leader Kiyonari starts in 7th, which shows this is a track suited to the Dukes.
just finished watching the QP. Rossi and Loris look like they'll struggle to finish the race tomorrow, Marco looks much better. I'm gonna bet a few quid on an all American podium, Edwards, Nicky and Hopper not in any particular order. This is as good a chance to get a jump on Vale as Nicky is...
Gibbers on pole!
absolutley demolised the lap record too by more than a second... lol but the top 12 were all under the best lap record
tis gonna be a good race
i had to be the first in on this one!
MY BOY IS ON POLE! ...... oh yeah!!
<u>MGP Qualifying</u>
1. Vermeulen, C.
2. Hayden, N
3. Gibernau, S.
4. Capirossi, L.
5. Hopkins, J.
6. De Puniet, R.
7. Stoner, C.
8. Nakano, S.
9. Edwards, C.
10. Roberts, K.
11. Rossi, V.
12. Elias...
Capirossi, Hopkins, Melandri.
Rossi uncharacteristically qualified 11th.
Let's hope there is no huge accident this time at Motegi.
The whole time I was expecting Tamada to do a blazing lap but it never happened. He qualified 4th, which is not bad at all but he did not even break into the...
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