DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM SET QUICK TIMES ON RACE TYRES IN ONE-DAY
AT JEREZ
Just 24 hours after the celebrations over the victory of
Loris Capirossi in the opening round of the 2006 MotoGP season,
the Italian team was back at work today at Jerez for a one-day
scheduled test on the Andalusian circuit.
The Italian rider focussed mainly on testing new Bridgestone
tyres and continuing the Ducati Desmosedici GP6's development
schedule. Loris lapped consistently around the 1m41s mark,
ending the day with a best time of 1m40.798s.
Sete Gibernau put aside his Jerez race disappointment to
immediately set the quickest time of 1m40.504s on the fourth
lap of his opening run of the day. A harmless slide interrupted
the Spanish rider's session for a few minutes but the Spanish
rider was able to successfully conclude the test in preparation
for the next round of the championship in Qatar.
Temperatures: air 23° / track 31° C
1) Nicky Hayden (Honda) 1m39. 910s
2) Sete Gibernau (Ducati) 1m40.504s
3) Loris Capirossi (Ducati) 1m40.798s
4) Casey Stoner (Honda) 1m40. 821s
5) Daniel Pedrosa (Honda) 1m40. 845s
6) Carlos Checa (Yamaha) 1m40. 932s
7) Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1m40. 966s
8) John Hopkins (Suzuki) 1m41.096s
9) Shynja Nakano (Kawasaki) 1m41.178s
10) Toni Elias (Honda) 1m41.193s
11) Makoto Tamada (Honda) 1m41. 234s
12) Marco Melandri (Honda) 1m41. 400s
13) Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 1m41. 442s
14) Cris Vermullen (Suzuki) 1m41. 554s
15) Kenny Roberts (KRHonda) 1m41.861s
16) James Ellison (Yamaha) 1m42.924s
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