2009 Valencia Post-Race Test Day 3 - Stoner Ends Test On Top Of Pile
Submitted by David Emmett on Wed, 2009-11-11 14:06.
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.
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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.