2012 Phillip Island MotoGP FP1 Result: Stoner Stakes His Claim

Submitted by David Emmett on Fri, 2012-10-26 03:52
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Casey Stoner has started his last ever MotoGP race weekend at his home Phillip Island track in convincing style, leading the first session of free practice at the iconic Australian track by nine tenths of a second. The Australian was fast from the off, taking charge from the opening minutes and setting a pace that none could follow. Jorge Lorenzo came closest, the Factory Yamaha man the only rider to lap within a second of Stoner's scintillating pace, and a quarter of a second faster than his rival for the 2012 MotoGP title Dani Pedrosa. Andrea Dovizioso was the fastest of the chasing group, half a second slower than Pedrosa in 4th, and just ahead of San Carlo Gresini's Alvaro Bautista and Monster Tech 3 teammate Cal Crutchlow, while Nicky Hayden was the fastest Ducati in 7th. The weather had held for most of the session, a brief rain shower in the middle of practice causing the rders to lose ten minutes or so, but not slowing the riders once it passed.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 1 Casey STONER HONDA 1'30.374    
2 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'31.279 0.905 0.905
3 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'31.533 1.159 0.254
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO YAMAHA 1'31.968 1.594 0.435
5 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA HONDA 1'32.039 1.665 0.071
6 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 1'32.199 1.825 0.160
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'32.312 1.938 0.113
8 6 Stefan BRADL HONDA 1'32.356 1.982 0.044
9 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 1'32.655 2.281 0.299
10 14 Randy DE PUNIET ART 1'33.266 2.892 0.611
11 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 1'33.376 3.002 0.110
12 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'33.671 3.297 0.295
13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO ART 1'33.727 3.353 0.056
14 84 Roberto ROLFO ART 1'35.170 4.796 1.443
15 51 Michele PIRRO FTR 1'35.200 4.826 0.030
16 9 Danilo PETRUCCI IODA-SUTER 1'35.411 5.037 0.211
17 77 James ELLISON ART 1'35.427 5.053 0.016
18 5 Colin EDWARDS SUTER 1'35.715 5.341 0.288
Not qualified (Out 107%) 1'36.700
2 2 Ivan SILVA BQR 1'37.352 6.978 1.637
4 3 Kris McLAREN BQR 1'40.657 10.283 3.305

 

Round Number: 
17
2012
Casey Stoner has started his last ever MotoGP race weekend at his home Phillip Island track in convincing style, leading the first session of free practice at the iconic Australian track by nine tenths of a second. The Australian was fast from the off, taking charge from the opening minutes and setting a pace that none could follow. Jorge Lorenzo came closest, the Factory Yamaha man the only rider to lap within a second of Stoner's scintillating pace, and a quarter of a second faster than his rival for the 2012 MotoGP title Dani Pedrosa. Andrea Dovizioso was the fastest of the chasing group, half a second slower than Pedrosa in 4th, and just ahead of San Carlo Gresini's Alvaro Bautista and Monster Tech 3 teammate Cal Crutchlow, while Nicky Hayden was the fastest Ducati in 7th. The weather had held for most of the session, a brief rain shower in the middle of practice causing the rders to lose ten minutes or so, but not slowing the riders once it passed.Results:

Comments

Crank it Casey!

Submitted by v4racer on Fri, 2012-10-26 05:08.

That is all :)

Total votes: 9

MotoGp is so boring these days yada yada..

Submitted by Rider675 on Fri, 2012-10-26 22:40.

Can't say that when your watching Casey Stoner =D

Total votes: 6

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