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MOTOGP: Pedrosa Leads Come Rain Or Shine
Dani Pedrosa topped the dry morning session and backed that up by running fastest in Friday's wet FP2 today at the Sachsenring.
Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa (Photo: Dorna Communications)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 8 of the MotoGP World Championship from Sachsenring, Germany will air LIVE on SPEED on Sunday, July 8th at 8:00am ET. Qualifying will air LIVE all season long on SPEED2. #SPEEDmoto
On the first day of free practice at the Sachsenring at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, which featured both a sunny and a wet session for the MotoGP and Moto2™ classes, with only the Moto3™ contingent staying dry, it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who led the way from Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo in the premier class.
Pedrosa’s time of 1.22’357 in the morning practice was just enough to oust teammate Stoner into second, after the Australian had been top of the timesheet for the majority of the session. Pedrosa then repeated his feat of first place in the rain-hit afternoon, as he cemented his dominance at the track where he has won five times. Both Repsol Hondas looked comfortable at the front, yet will face a stiff challenge from Yamaha Factory Racing’s Lorenzo, who was just under three tenths off the top, despite nursing a very sore right ankle.
Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Andrea Dovizioso continued his good run of form as he finished fourth, in front of his teammate, Cal Crutchlow, who is also still suffering from a fractured left ankle. Pramac Racing Team’s Héctor Barberá finished as top Ducati just over one hundredth off Crutchlow, followed very closely by Ducati Team’s Nicky Hayden.
San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Álvaro Bautista set the eighth quickest time of the day, with LCR Honda MotoGP’s Stefan Bradl only managing ninth in front of his home crowd. The German rookie did however give the local fans something to cheer about in the rain, as he posted the second fastest time in the wet session. Tenth place went to Lorenzo’s teammate, Ben Spies, with Ducati’s Valentino Rossi in 11th. Rossi, as in previous races, had a large gap in form between the dry and wet session, where he finished fifth, and will no doubt be hoping for the skies to open come race day. Power Electronics Aspar’s Randy de Puniet set the CRT pace down in 12th.
Speed Master’s Mattia Pasini suffered an unusual crash in pit lane in the morning practice, as he fell awkwardly on his head avoiding a mechanic in pit-lane. He was declared fit at the track, but headed to the local hospital in Chemnitz for further checks. He returned for the afternoon session, though was still sighting some pain in his shoulder. The only other crash in the morning was De Puniet’s teammate, Aleix Espargaró, in Turn 10, while Bautista’s teammate, Michele Pirro, and Cardion AB Racing’s replacement rider Franco Battaini, both narrowly avoided falls as they took fast excursions into the gravel trap.
On the first day of free practice at the Sachsenring at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, which featured both a sunny and a wet session for the MotoGP and Moto2™ classes, with only the Moto3™ contingent staying dry, it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who led the way from Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo in the premier class.
Pedrosa’s time of 1.22’357 in the morning practice was just enough to oust teammate Stoner into second, after the Australian had been top of the timesheet for the majority of the session. Pedrosa then repeated his feat of first place in the rain-hit afternoon, as he cemented his dominance at the track where he has won five times. Both Repsol Hondas looked comfortable at the front, yet will face a stiff challenge from Yamaha Factory Racing’s Lorenzo, who was just under three tenths off the top, despite nursing a very sore right ankle.
Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Andrea Dovizioso continued his good run of form as he finished fourth, in front of his teammate, Cal Crutchlow, who is also still suffering from a fractured left ankle. Pramac Racing Team’s Héctor Barberá finished as top Ducati just over one hundredth off Crutchlow, followed very closely by Ducati Team’s Nicky Hayden.
San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Álvaro Bautista set the eighth quickest time of the day, with LCR Honda MotoGP’s Stefan Bradl only managing ninth in front of his home crowd. The German rookie did however give the local fans something to cheer about in the rain, as he posted the second fastest time in the wet session. Tenth place went to Lorenzo’s teammate, Ben Spies, with Ducati’s Valentino Rossi in 11th. Rossi, as in previous races, had a large gap in form between the dry and wet session, where he finished fifth, and will no doubt be hoping for the skies to open come race day. Power Electronics Aspar’s Randy de Puniet set the CRT pace down in 12th.
Speed Master’s Mattia Pasini suffered an unusual crash in pit lane in the morning practice, as he fell awkwardly on his head avoiding a mechanic in pit-lane. He was declared fit at the track, but headed to the local hospital in Chemnitz for further checks. He returned for the afternoon session, though was still sighting some pain in his shoulder. The only other crash in the morning was De Puniet’s teammate, Aleix Espargaró, in Turn 10, while Bautista’s teammate, Michele Pirro, and Cardion AB Racing’s replacement rider Franco Battaini, both narrowly avoided falls as they took fast excursions into the gravel trap.
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