2012 Motegi MotoGP FP1 Result: Lorenzo Takes First Blood

Submitted by David Emmett on Fri, 2012-10-12 07:43

Jorge Lorenzo got the weekend of the Japanese Grand Prix off to a good start, topping the timesheet in the first session of MotoGP free practice under clear and sunny skies. His rival for the title Dani Pedrosa took 2nd, just over a tenth behind the Factory Yamaha man and ahead of the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha of Andrea Dovizioso, a man with an outstanding record at Motegi. After a false start - a problem with his bike left him stranded at the trackside before he had even completed his first lap - Casey Stoner was soon back up to speed, securing 4th spot, but still three quarters of a second off the pace of Lorenzo.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Diff Previous
1	99	Jorge LORENZO	YAMAHA	1'46.558
2	26	Dani PEDROSA	HONDA	1'46.699	0.141	0.141
3	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	YAMAHA	1'46.919	0.361	0.220
4	1	Casey STONER	HONDA	1'47.316	0.758	0.397
5	11	Ben SPIES	YAMAHA	1'47.328	0.770	0.012
6	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	YAMAHA	1'47.366	0.808	0.038
7	69	Nicky HAYDEN	DUCATI	1'47.551	0.993	0.185
8	6	Stefan BRADL	HONDA	1'47.561	1.003	0.010
9	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	HONDA	1'47.637	1.079	0.076
10	46	Valentino ROSSI	DUCATI	1'47.786	1.228	0.149
11	21	Katsuyuki NAKASUGA	YAMAHA	1'48.390	1.832	0.604
12	8	Hector BARBERA	DUCATI	1'49.106	2.548	0.716
13	17	Karel ABRAHAM	DUCATI	1'49.160	2.602	0.054
14	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	ART	1'49.265	2.707	0.105
15	14	Randy DE PUNIET	ART	1'49.354	2.796	0.089
16	5	Colin EDWARDS	SUTER	1'50.184	3.626	0.830
17	51	Michele PIRRO	FTR	1'50.268	3.710	0.084
18	68	Yonny HERNANDEZ	BQR	1'50.771	4.213	0.503
19	77	James ELLISON	ART	1'51.039	4.481	0.268
20	84	Roberto ROLFO	ART	1'51.225	4.667	0.186
21	22	Ivan SILVA	BQR	1'52.044	5.486	0.819
22	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	IODA-SUTER	1'52.188	5.630	0.144