FP1 at Misano for the MotoGP bikes looks like a Formula One grid at this stage.
| 1 | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda | Honda | 1:34.772 |
| 2 | Andrea Dovizioso | Repsol Honda | Honda | 1:35.384 |
| 3 | Jorge Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha | Yamaha | 1:35.444 |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | Fiat Yamaha | Yamaha | 1:35.539 |
| 5 | Colin Edwards II | Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 1:35.834 |
| 6 | Ben Spies | Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 1:35.892 |
| 7 | Nicky Hayden | Ducati Marlboro | Ducati | 1:36.028 |
| 8 | Casey Stoner | Ducati Marlboro | Ducati | 1:36.072 |
| 9 | Marco Melandri | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 1:36.126 |
| 10 | Loris Capirossi | Rizla Suzuki | Suzuki | 1:36.277 |
| 11 | Hector Barbera | Paginas Amarillas Aspar | Ducati | 1:36.293 |
| 12 | Randy De Puniet | LCR Honda | Honda | 1:36.454 |
| 13 | Marco Simoncelli | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 1:36.533 |
| 14 | Aleix Espargaro | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:36.716 |
| 15 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Interwetten Honda MotoGP | Honda | 1:37.001 |
| 16 | Mika Kallio | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:37.697 |
| 17 | Alvaro Bautista | Rizla Suzuki | Suzuki | 1:37.900 |
Dovizioso is “flying” apparently, but he IS “at home” and it IS contract time. 🙂
Direct telecast from Misano tomorrow night on OneHD from 1845 (you can stay up and watch the NASCAR race when the bikes are done if you like)
At the Nurburgring in Germany, Q1 for the Superbikes is over with the Althea Ducati of Carlos Checa heading Australia’s Troy Corser (surely under pressure at the German team’s “home” race) just 2 tenths slower in 2nd place.
1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198R 1m 55.232s
2. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1m 55.447s
3. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1198R 1m 55.753s
4. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati 1198R 1m 55.998s
5. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1198R 1m 56.024s
6. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1m 56.077s
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF-R1 1m 56.169s
8. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1m 56.253s
9. Jakub Smrz CZE PATA B&G Racing Aprilia RSV-4 1m 56.34s
10. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1m 56.436s
11. Leon Haslam GBR Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 56.617s
12. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1m 56.617s
13. Luca Scassa ITA Supersonic Ducati 1198R 1m 56.734s
14. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1m 56.799s
15. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA DFX Ducati 1198R 1m 56.819s
16. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1m 56.825s
17. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 56.838s
18. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda YZF-R1 1m 57.001s
19. Ian Lowry GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1m 58.403s
20. Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 58.794s
21. Fabrizio Lai ITA Echo-CRS Honda CBR1000RR 1m 59.319s
22. Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2m 00.736s
Telecast times: 1930 on FoxSports 3 (Ch 503)
Leon Camier fell during the last session and broke his scaphoid, putting him out for the weekend and probably the rest of the season
And, right after practice at Misano yesterday afternoon, Eskil Suter unveiled his 1000cc MotoGP bike for 2012. The bike has a BMW engine and will be sold for between $350k and $600k depending on development and configuration.
picture courtesy superbikeplanet.com
