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Spanish GP - Qualifying Practice

Saturday March 29, 2008 | Finished

Race live standing

P. Driver Team Time
1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory 1:38.189
2 Daniel Pedrosa Honda HRC 1:38.789
3 Colin Edwards Yamaha Tech3 1:38.954
4 Nicky Hayden Honda HRC 1:39.061
5 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Factory 1:39.064
6 Randy De Puniet Honda LCR 1:39.122
7 Casey Stoner Ducati MotoGP 1:39.286
8 James Toseland Yamaha Tech3 1:39.334
9 John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing 1:39.439
10 Loris Capirossi Suzuki MotoGP 1:39.484
11 Shinya Nakano Honda Gresini 1:39.559
12 Chris Vermulen Suzuki MotoGP 1:39.704
13 Andrea Dovizioso Honda Scot 1:39.767
14 Alex De Angelis Honda Gresini 1:40.037
15 Anthony West Kawasaki Racing 1:40.088
16 Antonio Elias Ducati d Antin 1:40.286
17 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati d Antin 1:40.939
18 Marco Melandri Ducati MotoGP 1:41.027

Live Commentary

  1. 0' The grid looks like this: 1. Lorenzo 2. Pedrosa 3. Edwards 4. Hayden 5. Rossi 6. De Puniet 7. Stoner 8. Toseland 9. Hopkins 10. Capirossi 11. Nakano 12. Vermeulen 13. Dovizioso 14. De Angelis 15. West 16. Elias 17. Guintoli 18. Melandri

  2. 0' Lorenzo, who won the last two 250cc races here on his way to consecutive titles, stuns Jerez with pole again - and his time is just jaw-dropping. He takes a well-deserved lap to honour his fans.

  3. 0' The clock runs out - Stoner only took seventh and kicks out at someone while Toseland manages eighth despite his illness.

  4. 1' Rossi comes in halfway through his final lap, indicating something wrong with the bike.

  5. 1' Pedrosa, second at the moment, almost half a second behind the leader. He manages 1:38.789, a small improvement.

  6. 2' Edwards third with 1:38.954 for Tech 3.

  7. 2' LORENZO RECORDS 1:38.189!!! Unbelievable.

  8. 3' LORENZO SO FAR A QUARTER OF A SECOND FASTER AS THE HALFWAY POINT!!!

  9. 4' Hayden's 1:39.061 good enough for fourth...

  10. 4' Toseland only into eighth with 1:39.334.

  11. 5' Toseland on a hot lap... as world champion Stoner only manages seventh with 1:39.286.

  12. 6' Pedrosa flies around the final bend to the acclaim of his home fans.... second with 1:38.844!! Sensational times here today!!!

  13. 8' Rossi third in 1:40.063 - the time he was looking for.

  14. 9' Super Spaniard Lorenzo faster in 1:38.689!!!

  15. 10' John Hopkins continues to struggle, down in 12th at present.

  16. 11' Toseland pushed right down into ninth by the recent times. He puts his helmet back on in the pits, ready for one last push...

  17. 11' Hayden tearing up the straight for fifth place, 1:39.250 the time.

  18. 12' Stoner third last before setting 1:39.593 for fifth, which puts him ahead of Toseland.

  19. 13' Edwards slips in behind Lorenzo with 1:39.032!

  20. 14' Rossi with a hot lap... only fifth though with 1:39.386. Second row.

  21. 16' The way it looks right now: 1. Lorenzo 2. De Puniet 3. Edwards 4. Pedrosa 5. Capirossi 6. Toseland 7. Vermulen 8. Dovizioso

  22. 17' Capirossi on the Suzuki into fourth with 1:39.484.

  23. 18' LORENZO GOES EVEN FASTER!!! WHAT ARE THEY FEEDING THIS BOY!!! 1:38.733! I hope you read our fantasy story and picked him in your dream team... he was second-cheapest!!!

  24. 19' Still 19 minutes to go and more drama to come... Lorenzo even faster through his first two splits!

  25. 21' Pedrosa's Honda up one place to fourth (1:39.449)...

  26. 22' Edwards looking in good nick through the first three splits - and takes his Tech 3 mate Toseland's third spot with 1:39.124.

  27. 24' Nicky Hayden on the Honda with his first competitive time of 1:40.026.

  28. 25' Toseland goes third quickest, well done to the Sheffield lad.

  29. 26' Disaster for Marco Melandri!!! He flies off behind the pit corner and dusts himself off - the bike is damaged and he is 17th right now too!!

  30. 27' Lorenzo, currently third, with a chance to take pole back... HE HAS A STUNNING 1:38.964!!! That is quickest tweo-wheeled lap ever here!!!

  31. 29' Now we'll begin to see the challenges to the top time. Toseland re-emerges with qualifying tyres, and he will not be the only one.

  32. 33' Toseland back into the garage to discuss tactics. He has been unwell leading into the weekend with flu and almost had to forego practice.

  33. 35' Valentino Rossi eighth as he records his best so far of 1:40.696.

  34. 36' Edwards goes down onto his whole leg on the turn and somehow rights the bike again - bowing to the crowd as he goes!! Entertaining stuff.

  35. 37' Randy de Puniet now on pole with a brilliant time of 1:39.122!!! That is three-tenths quicker than Pedrosa's last year...

  36. 39' Massive time from Dovizioso!!! He goes quickest with 1:40.110!!!

  37. 42' Lorenzo unable to better it as Andrea Dovizioso takes fourth...

  38. 45' Lorenzo still tops the tree, Capirossi's time +0.164 behind.

  39. 50' Dani Pedrosa burns down the start-finish line straight and records 1:40.501, third quickest.

  40. 53' Jorge Lorenzo continues his sensational start to his MotoGP career with the fastest time of the weekend: 1:40.296. That improves on Loris Capirossi's quickest set a moment ago.

  41. 55' Oh dear - Colin Edwards into the gravel and will have to come back into the pits. His Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate James Toseland smoking on the back tyre...

  42. 56' Lorenzo one of the first riders to set a time, not competitive yet as the bike warms up.

  43. 60' The riders emerge from their garages as the session gets underway at a sunny Jerez circuit. The crowd is well up for this today.

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