Submitted by Kropotkin on
It's raining in Indy, so it must be Ant West's day in the sun. West, Alex de Angelis and Casey Stoner are the only riders to be close, the rest are a little way behind. At the rear of the field, Dani Pedrosa is finding that switching tire makes in the middle of the season is a long way from being a quick fix to his perceived problems.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Fast Lap | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 13 | Anthony WEST | KAWASAKI | 1'53.034 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | HONDA | 1'53.151 | 0.117 | 0.117 |
| 3 | 1 | Casey STONER | DUCATI | 1'53.190 | 0.156 | 0.039 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | HONDA | 1'53.704 | 0.670 | 0.514 |
| 5 | 21 | John HOPKINS | KAWASAKI | 1'53.715 | 0.681 | 0.011 |
| 6 | 7 | Chris VERMEULEN | SUZUKI | 1'53.771 | 0.737 | 0.056 |
| 7 | 48 | Jorge LORENZO | YAMAHA | 1'53.850 | 0.816 | 0.079 |
| 8 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | HONDA | 1'53.931 | 0.897 | 0.081 |
| 9 | 11 | Ben SPIES | SUZUKI | 1'54.297 | 1.263 | 0.366 |
| 10 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | DUCATI | 1'54.616 | 1.582 | 0.319 |
| 11 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | YAMAHA | 1'54.795 | 1.761 | 0.179 |
| 12 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | HONDA | 1'55.072 | 2.038 | 0.277 |
| 13 | 56 | Shinya NAKANO | HONDA | 1'55.074 | 2.040 | 0.002 |
| 14 | 33 | Marco MELANDRI | DUCATI | 1'55.292 | 2.258 | 0.218 |
| 15 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | YAMAHA | 1'55.731 | 2.697 | 0.439 |
| 16 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | DUCATI | 1'56.125 | 3.091 | 0.394 |
| 17 | 52 | James TOSELAND | YAMAHA | 1'56.271 | 3.237 | 0.146 |
| 18 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | SUZUKI | 1'56.345 | 3.311 | 0.074 |
| 19 | 2 | Dani PEDROSA | HONDA | 1'56.851 | 3.817 | 0.506 |
Round Number:
14
2008
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Although Ben Spies ended up
Although Ben Spies ended up being classified as ninth for FP1, note that he was in the top three for the entire session until the last minute. I was happy to see this and hope it indicates his potential and ability to do well at Indy.