He only ran 29 laps, but recorded the best time of 2:01.483, only 0.072 seconds better than second placed Loris Capirossi. Suzuki must really have some good things going for them this season, as both drivers managed to get into the Top 5 for the second day running (Capirossi in 2nd and teammate Chris Vermeulen in 5th place, 0.603 seconds behind Stoner).
Third overall was reigning champion Valentino Rossi. The Yamaha rider completed 40 laps on the Sepang track and finished the day 0.143 seconds behind Stoner. Teammate Jorge Lorenzo improved his time as compared to the first testing session on Thursday by more than 0.8 seconds, ending the day with the best time of 2:03.056. It was the second time this year the Spaniard tried out the new Bridgestone tires on his Yamaha YZR-M1.
Dani Pedrosa recorded the 4th best time of the day, 0.377 seconds behind session winner Stoner. Following Vermeulen, Toni Elias, Colin Edwards, Andrea Dovizioso, Nicky Hayden and Lorenzo completed the overall Top 10.
Here are the complete results of today's testing:
1. Casey Stoner (Ducati) 2:01.483
2. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) 2:01.555 + 0.072
3. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 2:01.626 + 0.143
4. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 2:01.860 + 0.377
5. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) 2:02.086 + 0.603
6. Toni Elias (Honda) 2:02.232 + 0.749
7. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 2:02.241 + 0.758
8. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 2:02.434 + 0.951
9. Nicky Hayden (Ducati) 2:03.034 + 1.551
10. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 2:03.056 + 1.573
11. Sete Gibernau (Ducati) 2:03.308 + 1.825
12. Alex De Angelis (Honda) 2:03.518 + 2.035
13. Mika Kallio (Ducati) 2:03.774 + 2.291
14. Niccolo Canepa (Ducati) 2:04.021 + 2.538
15. Norihiko Fujiwara (Yamaha) 2:04.312 + 2.829
16. Yuki Takahashi ( Honda) 2:04.332 + 2.849
17. Randy De Puniet (Honda) 2:04.507 + 3.024
18. Wataru Yoshikawa (Yamaha) 2:04.536 + 3.053
19. James Toseland (Yamaha) 2:04.597 + 3.114
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