Stoner Fastest On 1st Free Practice At Qatar

Casey Stoner took his best time on 1st free practice at Qatar MotoGP 1'55.752, 0.610 in front of his teammate Dani Pedrosa. A surprise came from Hector Barbera from Aspar Mapfire. Barbera took 3rd place, 0.669 behind Casey Stoner. 2010 MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo only on 7th place, or one place behind his new teammate Ben Spies. 

Good progress came from Valentino Rossi with his Ducati on 5th place. Valentino Rossi took 1'23.493, behind Marco Simoncelli, the other Italian rider, on the 4th place. 

Here the full result of 1st practice MotoGP Losail, Qatar

1. Casey Stoner, Honda, 1'55.752

2. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, 1'56.362

3. Hector Barbera, Aspar Ducati, 1'56.421

4. Marco Simoncelli, Gresini Honda, 1'56.441

5. Valentino Rossi, Ducati, 1'56.479

6. Ben Spies, Yamaha, 1'56.493

7. Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha, 1'56.586

8. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, 1'56.592

9. Randy de Puniet, Pramac Ducati, 1'56.790

10. Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1'56.879

11. Nicky Hayden, Ducati, 1'56.910

12. Hiroshi Aoyama, Gresini Honda, 1'56.987

13. Loris Capirossi, Pramac Ducati, 1'57.366

14. Cal Crutchlow, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1'57.429

15. Karel Abraham, Cardion Ducati, 1'57.821

16. Alvaro Bautista, Suzuki, 1'58.528

17. Toni Elias, LCR Honda, 1'59.087