While Lorenzo needs to score just one point this weekend, to prevent Stoner from taking second place in the championship, Repsol Honda ride Dani Pedrosa is facing his last chance to continue a record of two wins per season since his 2006 MotoGP debut. P1 at Valencia also saw a relaxed Valentino Rossi, who was only fourth due to a quick trip through the gravel at turn one.
This is also the last weekend in the MotoGP Championship for James Toseland (Tech 3 Yamaha) and Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) before they return to World Superbike, the pair finishing 13th and 16th respectively. 2009 World Superbike champion Ben Spies, making his Yamaha MotoGP debut as a wildcard on a YZR-M1 bike this weekend, finished 15th, out of the 18 riders. Aleix Espargaro, who is replacing Niccolo Canepa in the Pramac team, finished last.
Here are the complete lap times from P1 in Valencia:
1. Casey Stoner (Ducati) 1m32.813s
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1m33.195s
3. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1m33.241s
4. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1m33.499s
5. Randy de Puniet (Honda) 1m33.910s
6. Alex de Angelis (Honda) 1m34.106s
7. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 1m34.123s
8. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 1m34.382s
9. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) 1m34.427s
10. Nicky Hayden (Ducati) 1m34.462s
11. Mika Kallio (Ducati) 1m34.696s
12. Marco Melandri (Kawasaki) 1m34.859s
13. James Toseland (Yamaha) 1m34.865s
14. Toni Elias (Honda) 1m34.873s
15. Ben Spies (Yamaha) 1m35.052s
16. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) 1m35.131s
17. Gabor Talmacsi (Honda) 1m35.258s
18. Aleix Espargaro (Ducati) 1m35.458s
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