2009 Laguna Seca MotoGP FP2 Result - Lorenzo Squeezes Out Stoner

Jorge Lorenzo set the fastest time of the second session of free practice on Saturday morning at Laguna Seca, with a couple of lightning laps in the final seconds of practice. Lorenzo had swapped the lead with Fiat Yamaha team mate Valentino Rossi for the first half of practice, before Casey Stoner barged his way to the top of the timesheets with 25 minutes to go, and cracking into the 1'21 bracket. The pace of practice slackened a little for a while after that, only picking up again in the final 5 minutes or so.

Lorenzo and Stoner were the only men to get into the 1'21s, less than 4/100ths of a second separating the pair. Valentino Rossi is 3rd, but nearly 4/10ths behind his team mate, and not far ahead of Toni Elias. Andrea Dovizioso is 5th quickest, fractionally ahead of his team mate, Dani Pedrosa.

On the day that the US celebrates Independence Day, the Americans had varying fortunes. Nicky Hayden started slowly, then hit a strong patch in the middle of the session, climbing up as high as 5th at one point, before dropping to end the session in 9th, still a better result than he has had since the first session at Barcelona. Colin Edwards highsided early on in the session, and spent a long time in the nether regions of the timesheet, climbing up to finish in 7th spot.

Result of MotoGP FP1: