Lorenzo Tops Combined Practise after Friday Practise at Qatar MotoGP
The second day of practice MotoGP opener, has been somewhat atypical in this race all night. Friday was start first MotoGP FP2 then make way for Moto3 FP3 and Moto2 FP3. Again the premier class took to the track to close in the second session of the day, the FP3.
In MotoGP, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo after the first shared the best times. In the second session, the Australian has had its ups and downs with Alvaro Bautista, who was rolling pretty slow on the track and slow down the Australian. In Moto3, Sandro Cortese best time for a good battle between Maverick Viñales and Luis Salom and finally, in Moto2, Thomas Luthi is willing to give no truce for now.
Despite missing almost until only three minutes to finalize the first free practice session on Friday, FP2, the fastest was being Jorge Lorenzo with a time of 1:56.317, as Casey Stoner put on his suit task down the best time of Yamaha's two tenths for 1:55.960.
Behind, the Yamaha very well able to put Andrea Dovizioso and Ben Spies although quite far, almost seven tenths but it is best to Hector Barbera and Dani Pedrosa, who suffered a fall when they took thirty-minute session without consequences, are Too tight.
The best CRT is FP2 in this case was that of Colin Edwards got the time to 1:58.801, nearly one tenth and a half faster than Randy de Puniet.
However, a couple of hours after the classification change a bit because in FP3 Jorge Lorenzo with a time of 1:55.302 became the fastest rider that closed the day Friday practise. Surprisingly behind him was a Yamaha, but it was not Ben Spies who crashed out early in the practise, but Cal Crutchlow. At the back, Randy de Puniet became fastest CRT rider with 1'58.261.
Qualifying session start at saturday 19:55 - 20:55 (Local Time GMT+3)
MotoGP Losail Qatar 2012 Combined Free Practice Times
1. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Yamaha Factory Racing 1'55.302
2. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Yamaha Tech3 1'55.456
3. Casey Stoner (AUS) Repsol Honda Team 1'55.674
4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Yamaha Tech3 1'55.905
5. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1'56.114
6. Hector Barbera (SPA) Pramac Racing Team 1'56.163
7. Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati Team 1'56.402
8. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Ducati Team 1'56.535
9. Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha Factory Racing 1'56.671
10. Stefan Bradl (GER) LCR Honda 1'56.751
11. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Honda Gresini 1'56.771
12. Karel Abraham (CZE) Cardion AB Motoracing 1'57.223
13. Randy De Puniet (FRA) Power Electronics Aspar 1'58.261
14. Colin Edwards (USA) NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'58.310
15. Michele Pirro (ITA) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'58.800
16. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Avintia Racing 1'59.087
17. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) Power Electronics Aspar 1'59.169
18. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) Came Iodaracing Project 1'59.517
19. Ivan Silva (SPA) Avintia Racing 2'00.035
20. Mattia Pasini (ITA) Speed Master 2'00.226
21. James Ellison (UK) Paul Bird Motorsport 2'00.563
Losail Record Lap
C.Stoner (Ducati) 2008, 1'55.153
Losail Best Lap
J.Lorenzo (Yamaha) 2008, 1'53.927
