2009 Valencia Post-Race Test Day 3 - Stoner Ends Test On Top Of Pile

Final times for the end of testing at Valencia. Wrap up to come later this afternoon: 

Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff
1 27 Casey Stoner Ducati 1'31.899 0.000
2 3 Dani Pedrosa Honda 1'31.944 0.045
3 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 1'32.804 0.905
4 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1'32.825 0.926
5 33 Marco Melandri Honda 1'32.935 1.036
6 36 Mika Kallio Ducati 1'32.988 1.089
7 41 Aleix Espargaro Ducati 1'33.275 1.376
8 65 Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1'33.464 1.565
9 40 Hector Barbera Ducati 1'33.786 1.887
10 58 Marco Simoncelli Honda 1'33.857 1.958
11 19 Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1'34.163 2.264
12 400 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 1'34.821 2.922
13 00 Toni Elias Gresini Moto2 1'37.300 5.401
14 9 Kenny Noyes Promoracing Moto2 1'38.719 6.820
15 5 Joan Olive Promoracing Moto2 1'39.227 7.328

The time set by Toni Elias was unofficial, without a transponder, and according to another rider in the Moto2 class. Elias was running two different specs of bike, the Gresini bike and a plain black Moriwaki-painted machine.

Aoyama's performance

Aoyama using now Talmacsi's bike. That bike is sucks. Aoyama almost 1 sec slower than Simoncelli? I don't think so. It's only the bike's fault. I think Talma was not lame in the season but his bike.

Giving credit where it's due

Have to give Hayden credit -- he's clearly making significant progress. Hope it continues into the 2010 season.

A bit surprising (to me, anyway) to see such a big gap to a Moto2 bike with Elias on board. Have to see how things develop there.

No Yamahas

Hayden 3rd is bit too good to be true, with the Yamahas attending his position would be worse.

But I agree: He's a fighter. He's so far the only one who recovered from the crushing duke. Kudos to him, I hope he can continue this way.

Is Edwards still sick?

I wonder what he had for dinner, and I hope he's feeling better.

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