2008 Misano FP1 Times Day 1 - Stoner Fastest, But Only Just
Submitted by Kropotkin on Fri, 2008-08-29 11:05.
John Hopkins did not start.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Fast Lap | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 1 | Casey STONER | DUCATI | 1'35.422 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | YAMAHA | 1'35.424 | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| 3 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | HONDA | 1'36.145 | 0.723 | 0.721 |
| 4 | 48 | Jorge LORENZO | YAMAHA | 1'36.375 | 0.953 | 0.230 |
| 5 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | YAMAHA | 1'36.464 | 1.042 | 0.089 |
| 6 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | HONDA | 1'36.518 | 1.096 | 0.054 |
| 7 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | HONDA | 1'36.602 | 1.180 | 0.084 |
| 8 | 7 | Chris VERMEULEN | SUZUKI | 1'36.608 | 1.186 | 0.006 |
| 9 | 52 | James TOSELAND | YAMAHA | 1'36.740 | 1.318 | 0.132 |
| 10 | 56 | Shinya NAKANO | HONDA | 1'36.883 | 1.461 | 0.143 |
| 11 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | DUCATI | 1'37.099 | 1.677 | 0.216 |
| 12 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | HONDA | 1'37.196 | 1.774 | 0.097 |
| 13 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | SUZUKI | 1'37.355 | 1.933 | 0.159 |
| 14 | 2 | Dani PEDROSA | HONDA | 1'37.380 | 1.958 | 0.025 |
| 15 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | DUCATI | 1'37.534 | 2.112 | 0.154 |
| 16 | 33 | Marco MELANDRI | DUCATI | 1'37.669 | 2.247 | 0.135 |
| 17 | 13 | Anthony WEST | KAWASAKI | 1'37.929 | 2.507 | 0.260 |
Circuit Records:
New Circuit, after minor alterations at Turn 3.
Michelin revived?
Look at all those Michelin riders mixed in near the top!
It seems unlikely that they would all have put on qualifiers just to try and make Michelin look good and Dani Pedrosa look bad.
And if Nicky Hayden is not trying his hardest while nursing his foot injury and nipping at Rossi's heels, what does that say?
Normal service has been
Normal service has been resumed. Two men clear at the front, the rest much closer together behind.