Pierre Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 March 8 - first free practice 1. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 56.665 secs 2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 56.745 secs 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 56.787 secs 4. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR 1min 57.095 secs 5. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 57.270 secs 6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP min 57.281 secs 7. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1min 57.443 secs 8. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 57.491 secs 9. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 57.705 secs 10. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 58.021 secs 11. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 58.238 secs 12. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda 1min 58.262 secs 13. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 58.315 secs 14. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 58.559 secs 15. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 1min 58.774 secs 16. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 58.924 secs 17. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 59.598 secs 18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 59.679 secs 19. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP (M) 2min 0.587 secs 20. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 1.495 secs 21. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP 2min 1.767 secs Qatar Test – 16/02/2007 (800cc): Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 55.471secs Link to comment
Pierre Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 March 8 - first free practice 1. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 56.665 secs 2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 56.745 secs 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 56.787 secs 4. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR 1min 57.095 secs 5. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 57.270 secs 6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP min 57.281 secs 7. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1min 57.443 secs 8. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 57.491 secs 9. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 57.705 secs 10. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 58.021 secs 11. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 58.238 secs 12. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda 1min 58.262 secs 13. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 58.315 secs 14. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 58.559 secs 15. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 1min 58.774 secs 16. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 58.924 secs 17. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 59.598 secs 18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 59.679 secs 19. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP (M) 2min 0.587 secs 20. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 1.495 secs 21. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP 2min 1.767 secs Qatar Test – 16/02/2007 (800cc): Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 55.471secs Losail Circuit MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 1.-46- Valentino ROSSI 1'56.464 (FIAT Yamaha Team) 2.-5- Colin EDWARDS 1'56.779 (FIAT Yamaha Team) 3.-27- Casey STONER 1'56.839 (Ducati Marlboro Team) 4.-21- John HOPKINS 1'56.972 1 (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 5.-7- Carlos CHECA 1'56.981 (Honda LCR) 6.-26- Dani PEDROSA 1'56.990 (Repsol Honda Team) 7.-33- Marco MELANDRI 1'57.112 (Honda Gresini) 8.-65- Loris CAPIROSSI 1'57.247 (Ducati Marlboro Team) 9.-24- Toni ELIAS 1'57.382 12 18 (Honda Gresini) 10.-56- Shinya NAKANO 1'57.574 (Konica Minolta Honda) 11.-4- Alex BARROS 1'57.620 (Pramac d'Antin) 12.-71- Chris VERMEULEN 1'57.636 (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 13.-14- Randy DE PUNIET 1'57.686 (Kawasaki Racing Team) 14.-10- Kenny ROBERTS JR 1'57.738 (Team Roberts) 15.-1- Nicky HAYDEN 1'57.922 (Repsol Honda Team) 16.-66- Alex HOFMANN 1'58.206 (Pramac d'Antin) 17.-19- Olivier JACQUE 1'58.523 (Kawasaki Racing Team) 18.-50- Sylvain GUINTOLI 1'58.720 (Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3) 19.-88- Andrew PITT 1'59.930 (Ilmor GP) 20.-99- Jeremy McWILLIAMS 2'00.125 (Ilmor GP) 21.-6- Makoto TAMADA 2'00.188 (Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3) Looks like Stoner and Hopkins are ready to step up to podium contention! Go Hopper! Link to comment
Pierre Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 March 8 - first free practice 1. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 56.665 secs 2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 56.745 secs 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 56.787 secs 4. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR 1min 57.095 secs 5. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 57.270 secs 6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP min 57.281 secs 7. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1min 57.443 secs 8. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 57.491 secs 9. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 57.705 secs 10. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 58.021 secs 11. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 58.238 secs 12. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda 1min 58.262 secs 13. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 58.315 secs 14. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 58.559 secs 15. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 1min 58.774 secs 16. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 58.924 secs 17. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 59.598 secs 18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 59.679 secs 19. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP (M) 2min 0.587 secs 20. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 1.495 secs 21. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP 2min 1.767 secs Qatar Test – 16/02/2007 (800cc): Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 55.471secs Losail Circuit MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 1.-46- Valentino ROSSI 1'56.464 (FIAT Yamaha Team) 2.-5- Colin EDWARDS 1'56.779 (FIAT Yamaha Team) 3.-27- Casey STONER 1'56.839 (Ducati Marlboro Team) 4.-21- John HOPKINS 1'56.972 1 (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 5.-7- Carlos CHECA 1'56.981 (Honda LCR) 6.-26- Dani PEDROSA 1'56.990 (Repsol Honda Team) 7.-33- Marco MELANDRI 1'57.112 (Honda Gresini) 8.-65- Loris CAPIROSSI 1'57.247 (Ducati Marlboro Team) 9.-24- Toni ELIAS 1'57.382 12 18 (Honda Gresini) 10.-56- Shinya NAKANO 1'57.574 (Konica Minolta Honda) 11.-4- Alex BARROS 1'57.620 (Pramac d'Antin) 12.-71- Chris VERMEULEN 1'57.636 (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 13.-14- Randy DE PUNIET 1'57.686 (Kawasaki Racing Team) 14.-10- Kenny ROBERTS JR 1'57.738 (Team Roberts) 15.-1- Nicky HAYDEN 1'57.922 (Repsol Honda Team) 16.-66- Alex HOFMANN 1'58.206 (Pramac d'Antin) 17.-19- Olivier JACQUE 1'58.523 (Kawasaki Racing Team) 18.-50- Sylvain GUINTOLI 1'58.720 (Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3) 19.-88- Andrew PITT 1'59.930 (Ilmor GP) 20.-99- Jeremy McWILLIAMS 2'00.125 (Ilmor GP) 21.-6- Makoto TAMADA 2'00.188 (Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3) March 9 Practice Nr. 3 1.-5- Colin EDWARDS (USA) 1'56.057 (Fiat Yamaha Team) 2.-46- Valentino ROSSI (ITA) 1'56.272 +0.215 (Fiat Yamaha Team) 3.-27- Casey STONER (AUS) 1'56.540 +0.483 (Ducati Marlboro Team) 4.-21- John HOPKINS (USA) 1'56.569 +0.512 (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 5.-26- Dani PEDROSA (SPA) 1'56.686 +0.629 (Repsol Honda Team) 6.-33- Marco MELANDRI (ITA) 1'56.690 +0.633 (Honda Gresini) 7.-65- Loris CAPIROSSI (ITA) 1'56.844 +0.787 (Ducati Marlboro Team) 8.-1- Nicky HAYDEN (USA) 1'56.918 +0.861 (Repsol Honda Team) 9.-71- Chris VERMEULEN (AUS) 1'56.940 +0.883 (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 10.-7- Carlos CHECA (SPA) 1'56.996 + 0.939 (Honda LCR) 11.-4- Alex BARROS (BRA) 1'57.027 +0.970 (Pramac d'Antin) 12.-56- Shinya NAKANO (JPN) 1'57.158 +1.1011 (Konica Minolta Honda) 13.-14- Randy DE PUNIET (FRA) 1'57.316 +1.259 (Kawasaki Racing Team) 14.-24- Toni ELIAS (SPA) 1'57.444 1 +1.387 (Honda Gresini) 15.-10- Kenny ROBERTS JR (USA) 1'57.600 +1.543 (Team Roberts) 16.-66- Alex HOFMANN (GER) 1'57.716 +1.659 (Pramac d'Antin) 17.-50- Sylvain GUINTOLI (FRA) 1'57.849 +1.792 (Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3) 18.-19- Olivier JACQUE (FRA) 1'58.393 +2.336 (Kawasaki Racing Team) 19.-6- Makoto TAMADA (JPN) 1'58.979 +2.922 (Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3) 20.-99- Jeremy McWILLIAMS (GBR) 1'59.266 +3.209 (Ilmor GP) 21.-88- Andrew PITT (AUS) 2'00.045 +3.988 (Ilmor GP) Qualifying Starting Grid MotoGP : 1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 55.002 secs 2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 55.007 secs 3. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 55.233 secs 4. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda 1min 55.358 secs 5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 55.361 secs 6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 55.833 secs 7. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 55.851 secs 8. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 55.933 secs 9. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 56.041 secs 10. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1min 56.222 secs 11. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 56.306 secs 12. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR 1min 56.609 secs 13. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 56.639 secs 14. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 56.754 secs 15. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 56.814 secs 16. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 57.257 secs 17. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 57.274 secs 18. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 1min 57.495 secs 19. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 58.024 secs 20. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP 1min 59.606 secs 21. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP 1min 59.725 secs Qatar Test – 16/02/2007 (800cc): Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 55.471secs Link to comment
Pierre Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Have you guys noticed the disparity in top speed? Ducati - 324 kph. Yamaha, 309? Wow! Can Stoner turn that into a full race advantage? Hope so. Watching he and Pedrosa go at it if that develops (old rivals, no?) will be worth the price of admission. Gonna' be one hell of a race tomorrow, I think. Remember, this is a spoiler thread so if you don't want to know the results until you've watched it delayed, don't look here post race until you've seen it yourself. Go Hopper! Guess my bias shows. Incredible riders, each and every one of them! Link to comment
Morris Sod Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 First 8 on grid from final qualifying on 1m55's. Has it always been this close. If the 800'scc make for this close at the start of the season gonna be a very interesting year. From an Aussie point of view I hope Stoner creams Pedrosa. I'm really pleased Edwards is producing such a good showing, he's an old fighter from way back. Bring it on Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Have you guys noticed the disparity in top speed? Ducati - 324 kph. Yamaha, 309? I don't know if they are related but there are concerns that the Ducati may not have enough fuel to go the full race. Link to comment
g.forrest Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 I don't know if they are related but there are concerns that the Ducati may not have enough fuel to go the full race. you've got a good point there jim..but i have faith in the ducati team to have covered it,, so i'm still confident for a casey podium. Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 What a great race. Those two rode so well and so fast. I wasn't sure he could put the move on at the end because the other fellow was so consistent and kept bumping up the lap times. In the end he couldn't - said his tires were sliding from the pace. The best and fastest guy won and won well!! What a great race!! PS No issues with fuel. Link to comment
g.forrest Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 my faith in casey was justified...... to the doubters. Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Here is a quote from Rossi; I wanted to push Casey and try to take the fight to him more, but in fact he was perfect today. He didn't make a single mistake as far as I could see and he rode very well; he deserved to win so congratulations to him. Link to comment
antonio carroccio Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Rossi is luaghing as a "boer met kiespijn" Translation from internet= HE LAUGHS AS A FARMER WITH MOLAR PAIN Link to comment
Pierre Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 MotoGP Warm-up Times: 1. Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda - 1min 56.522 secs 2. John Hopkins - Rizla Suzuki - 1min 56.600 secs 3. Casey Stoner - Ducati Marlboro - 1min 56.708 secs 4. Marco Melandri - Gresini Honda - 1min 56.949 secs 5. Randy de Puniet - Kawasaki Racing - 1min 57.468 secs 6. Kenny Roberts - Team Roberts - 1min 57.484 secs 7. Carlos Checa - Honda LCR - 1min 57.486 secs 8. Alex Barros - Pramac d'Antin - 1min 57.601 secs 9. Colin Edwards - Fiat Yamaha - 1min 57.642 secs 10. Valentino Rossi - Fiat Yamaha - 1min 57.784 secs 11. Loris Capirossi - Ducati Marlboro - 1min 57.816 secs 12. Shinya Nakano - Konica Minolta Honda - 1min 57.941 secs 13. Chris Vermeulen - Rizla Suzuki - 1min 57.984 secs 14. Alex Hofmann - Pramac d'Antin - 1min 58.083 secs 15. Toni Elias - Gresini Honda - 1min 58.355 secs 16. Nicky Hayden - Repsol Honda - 1min 58.454 secs 17. Sylvain Guintoli - Tech 3 Yamaha - 1min 58.609 secs 18. Olivier Jacque - Kawasaki Racing - 1min 58.906 secs 19. Makoto Tamada - Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha - 1min 59.452 secs 20. Andrew Pitt - Ilmor X3 GP - 2min 0.530 secs MotoGP Qatar Round 1 Race Results: Conditions: Dry, 29 degrees Celcius, Track Temp 45 degrees Celcius 1. Casey STONER - Ducati Marlboro - 43'02.788 2. Valentino ROSSI - Fiat Yamaha - 43'05.626 3. Dani PEDROSA - Repsol Honda - 43'11.318 4. John HOPKINS - Rizla Suzuki - 43'11.859 5. Marco MELANDRI - Honda Gresini - 43'20.221 6. Colin EDWARDS - Fiat Yamaha - 43'21.435 7. Chris VERMEULEN - Rizla Suzuki - 43'25.704 8. Nicky HAYDEN - Repsol Honda - 43'25.845 9. Alex BARROS - Pramac d'Antin - 43'28.749 10. Shinya NAKANO - Konica Minolta Honda - 43'31.244 11. Alex HOFMANN - Pramac d'Antin - 43'37.817 12. Olivier JACQUE - Kawasaki Racing - 43'45.736 13. Kenny ROBERTS JR - Team Roberts - 43'45.765 14. Toni ELIAS - Honda Gresini - 43'45.777 15. Sylvain GUINTOLI - Yamaha Tech 3 - 43'54.427 16. Makoto TAMADA - Yamaha Tech 3 - 44'00.641 Link to comment
antonio carroccio Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Pierre, what's up with Capirex??? Link to comment
Pierre Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Duc is very fast - but Stoner had the race craft to use it well. Jerez won't yield him the same straight line advantage. Rossi constantly attacking despite power deficit - what a warrior. Pick him in a locked box car. Pedrosa and Hopper went at it pretty good - I'd say tier 1 was Stoner / Rossi, Tier 1.5 Pedrosa / Hopper - and then all the rest. If this is any indication, it'll be a great season! Pierre, what's up with Capirex??? Pitt (7 laps), Checa (14), De Puniet (15), and Capirossi (16) all dnf'd. All mechanicals I'm pretty sure. Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Pitt (7 laps), Checa (14), De Puniet (15), and Capirossi (16) all dnf'd. All mechanicals I'm pretty sure. Pitt was mechanical, the other three lowsided. Top speed of the Ducati was significantly more than the other bikes and power on the straightaway was definitely a factor. Rossi knew he needed to have a 10 to 15 bikelenght advantage over Stoner to beat him to the finish line. He passed a few times but couldn't make it stick and then Stoner turns in his fastest lap on the last lap leaving Rossi withno choice but to watch. Here are the top 6 max speeds on the main straigtaway (of which the finish line is well down the straight). 27 Casey STONER AUS........Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI........324.7 Qualifying Practice 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA......Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI.........323.5 Qualifying Practice 66 Alex HOFMANN GER.........Pramac d'Antin DUCATI.................322.6 Qualifying Practice 4 Alex BARROS BRA.............Pramac d'Antin DUCATI.................319.5 Qualifying Practice 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA.........Repsol Honda Team HONDA...........317.9 Free Practice Nr. 3 21 John HOPKINS USA..........Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI..........313.1 Qualifying Practice Link to comment
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