MotoGP: Qatar Test 3/18-19 (Spoilers)

[tufty]

http://superbikeplanet.com/2010/Mar/100315lightleathers.htm

ben also lost about 10lbs

Oh yeah? Well JT lost 15 lbs before his first GP season, also he qualified 2nd and finished 6th on distinctly 2nd rate machinery at Qatar. So let the comparisons start here!! 

(FWIW, I think Ben is a far superior rider than JT currently)

[desmoquattro]

Wow...those guys are small!

...said the umbrella girl.

[Spidey]

Day 2 -- As of 18:55

1 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:56.106 - - 4
2 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:56.322 +0.216 +0.216 5
3 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team 1:56.581 +0.259 +0.475 13
4 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:56.660 +0.079 +0.554 4
5 Ben Spies Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:56.860 +0.200 +0.754 11
6 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:57.028 +0.168 +0.922 12
7 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:57.058 +0.030 +0.952 11
8 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 1:57.205 +0.147 +1.099 5
9 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:57.274 +0.069 +1.168 7
10 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 1:57.324 +0.050 +1.218 10
11 Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten-Honda MotoGP 1:57.365 +0.041 +1.259 11
12 Hector Barbera Aspar Team 1:57.991 +0.626 +1.885 15
13 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:58.002 +0.011 +1.896 11
14 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:58.025 +0.023 +1.919 9
15 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing Team 1:58.233 +0.208 +2.127 7
16 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Team 1:58.696 +0.463 +2.590 6
17 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 2:18.652 +19.956 +22.546 1

[desmoquattro]

Day 2 -- As of 18:55

1 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:56.106 - - 4
2 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:56.322 +0.216 +0.216 5

Go The Casey!

[Spidey]

Dovi and Capi have already dropped time from yesterday. 

[duccarlos]

Still early in the session. I presume it takes quite a few laps to nail down the right setup.

[Spidey]

After about 2 hrs . . .

Session 2 as of 20:10 - 19/03/10

1 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:55.860 - - 23
2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:55.922 +0.062 +0.062 20
3 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:56.195 +0.273 +0.335 16
4 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 1:56.450 +0.255 +0.590 24
5 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 1:56.504 +0.054 +0.644 23
6 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team 1:56.581 +0.077 +0.721 24
7 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 1:56.673 +0.092 +0.813 17
8 Ben Spies Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:56.860 +0.187 +1.000 30
9 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:56.935 +0.075 +1.075 24
10 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing Team 1:56.990 +0.055 +1.130 27
11 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:57.028 +0.038 +1.168 25
12 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:57.186 +0.158 +1.326 19
13 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:57.222 +0.036 +1.362 30
14 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Team 1:57.240 +0.018 +1.380 30
15 Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten-Honda MotoGP 1:57.365 +0.125 +1.505 25
16 Hector Barbera Aspar Team 1:57.444 +0.079 +1.584 31
17 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:57.712 +0.268 +1.852 20


Capi has taken nearly a second off yesterday's time. 

[Speeddog]

As of 21:20.

1   Casey Stoner   Ducati Marlboro Team   1:55.353   -   -   35
2   Valentino Rossi   Fiat Yamaha Team   1:55.860   +0.507   +0.507   36
3   Andrea Dovizioso   Repsol Honda Team   1:55.879   +0.019   +0.526   39
4   Nicky Hayden   Ducati Marlboro Team   1:56.115   +0.236   +0.762   34
5   Loris Capirossi   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   1:56.195   +0.080   +0.842   26
6   Jorge Lorenzo   Fiat Yamaha Team   1:56.504   +0.309   +1.151   34
7   Randy De Puniet   LCR Honda MotoGP   1:56.605   +0.101   +1.252   32
8   Ben Spies   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   1:56.779   +0.174   +1.426   32
9   Alvaro Bautista   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   1:56.898   +0.119   +1.545   34
10   Mika Kallio   Pramac Racing Team   1:56.923   +0.025   +1.570   40
11   Dani Pedrosa   Repsol Honda Team   1:56.935   +0.012   +1.582   30
12   Colin Edwards   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   1:57.028   +0.093   +1.675   25
13   Aleix Espargaro   Pramac Racing Team   1:57.121   +0.093   +1.768   37
14   Marco Melandri   San Carlo Honda Gresini   1:57.222   +0.101   +1.869   38
15   Hiroshi Aoyama   Interwetten-Honda MotoGP   1:57.251   +0.029   +1.898   41
16   Marco Simoncelli   San Carlo Honda Gresini   1:57.379   +0.128   +2.026   34
17   Hector Barbera   Aspar Team   1:57.444   +0.065   +2.091   39

Casy found a half a second.

The Ben ran a 1:55.954 yesterday, so I suspect they're fiddling around testing.

[Spidey]

The Ben ran a 1:55.954 yesterday, so I suspect they're fiddling around testing.

He and Colin are doing race simulations today. 

[Triple J]

Go Hayden!!! 

[gm2]

combined times for both days

http://www.motogp.com/en/TestResults/MotoGP+Losail+Test+2010

Pos   Rider   Team   Session 1   Session 2   Prev. Gap   Lead. Gap
1   Casey Stoner   Ducati Marlboro Team   1:55.717   1:55.353   -   -
2   Valentino Rossi   Fiat Yamaha Team   1:55.402   1:55.860   +0.049   +0.049
3   Andrea Dovizioso   Repsol Honda Team   1:56.811   1:55.879   +0.477   +0.526
4   Ben Spies   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   1:55.954   1:56.779   +0.075   +0.601
5   Nicky Hayden   Ducati Marlboro Team   1:56.855   1:56.115   +0.161   +0.762
6   Loris Capirossi   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   1:57.099   1:56.195   +0.080   +0.842
7   Jorge Lorenzo   Fiat Yamaha Team   1:56.838   1:56.504   +0.309   +1.151
8   Randy De Puniet   LCR Honda MotoGP   1:56.588   1:56.504   -   +1.151
9   Colin Edwards   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   1:56.540   1:56.722   +0.036   +1.187
10   Mika Kallio   Pramac Racing Team   1:56.923   1:56.767   +0.227   +1.414
11   Aleix Espargaro   Pramac Racing Team   1:57.898   1:56.897   +0.130   +1.544
12   Alvaro Bautista   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   1:57.960   1:56.898   +0.001   +1.545
13   Dani Pedrosa   Repsol Honda Team   1:57.047   1:56.935   +0.037   +1.582
14   Marco Melandri   San Carlo Honda Gresini   1:57.605   1:57.222   +0.287   +1.869
15   Hector Barbera   Aspar Team   1:57.822   1:57.223   +0.001   +1.870
16   Hiroshi Aoyama   Interwetten-Honda MotoGP   1:57.888   1:57.251   +0.028   +1.898
17   Marco Simoncelli   San Carlo Honda Gresini   1:57.891   1:57.379   +0.128   +2.026

[Speeddog]

So, Pedrosa's doing a Poker Run simulation?

[desmoquattro]

17   Marco Simoncelli   San Carlo Honda Gresini   1:57.891   1:57.379   +0.128   +2.026

Sad to see him down in Kurtis Roberts Position...especially after he got a SBK podium last year.

[Speeddog]

Something's F'd up at Gresini, Melandri isn't that bad a rider.

I can see Simoncelli being off the pace, but he shouldn't be that far off.

[Spidey]

Man, WTF is going on with the midget?!?

We kept hearing all last year about how 250 riders were better equipped for GP than SBK riders.  Sure, The Ben ain't your usual SBK rider, but the current crop of 250 riders have had a while to learn their bikes.  They've pretty much filled up the bottoms of the time sheets.  

I'm glad to see Dovi getting back up there.  He was not at his best last year.  

If Lorenzo doesn't heal up and Pedrosa continues to struggle, the aliens are gonna be a two-some for the beginning of the season.  It doesn't look like anyone can get anywhere near Stoner and/or Rossi.

Anyone wanna take bets on Team Marco v. Team Texas?  I doubt it.