2012 Indianapolis MotoGP FP3 Result: Stoner Leads Repsol Honda One-Two

Submitted by David Emmett on Sat, 2012-08-18 15:09
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The reign of the Repsol Hondas at Indianapolis continues, with Casey Stoner setting the fastest time in the final session of free practice for the MotoGP class, finishing just ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa. The race lap record continues to be decimated, Pedrosa taking first blood, while Stoner eventually got the time down to 1'39.182, six tenths faster than the race lap record and three tenths off the pole record.

Ben Spies put in another strong session of practice, setting the 3rd fastest time on the factory Yamaha, while Stefan Bradl is once again outstanding on the LCR Honda, also getting into the 1'39s and taking 4th spot. Monster Tech 3 Yamaha man Andrea Dovizioso ended the session in 5th, unable to get into the 1'39s but still within a second of Stoner, and ahead of San Carlo Gresini's Alvaro Bautista in 6th. Jorge Lorenzo had a difficult session, the factory Yamaha man and championship leader ending the morning session in 7th, well over a second behind his title rivals Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, and just ahead of his teammate for next year, Ducati's Valentino Rossi. Cal Crutchlow had a similarly tricky session, ending FP3 in 9th and suffering a small crash at Turn 4, missing the final few minutes of the session, while Nicky Hayden rounded out the top 10.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 1 Casey STONER HONDA 1'39.182    
2 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'39.369 0.187 0.187
3 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 1'39.386 0.204 0.017
4 6 Stefan BRADL HONDA 1'39.681 0.499 0.295
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO YAMAHA 1'40.018 0.836 0.337
6 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA HONDA 1'40.206 1.024 0.188
7 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'40.339 1.157 0.133
8 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 1'40.348 1.166 0.009
9 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 1'40.402 1.220 0.054
10 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'40.513 1.331 0.111
11 41 Aleix ESPARGARO ART 1'41.455 2.273 0.942
12 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ BQR 1'41.473 2.291 0.018
13 14 Randy DE PUNIET ART 1'41.706 2.524 0.233
14 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 1'41.724 2.542 0.018
15 54 Mattia PASINI ART 1'41.748 2.566 0.024
16 24 Toni ELIAS DUCATI 1'42.363 3.181 0.615
17 51 Michele PIRRO FTR 1'42.892 3.710 0.529
18 22 Ivan SILVA BQR 1'42.946 3.764 0.054
19 9 Danilo PETRUCCI IODA 1'42.982 3.800 0.036
20 77 James ELLISON ART 1'43.320 4.138 0.338
21 5 Colin EDWARDS SUTER 1'43.341 4.159 0.021
22 15 Steve RAPP APR 1'44.179 4.997 0.838
23 20 Aaron YATES BCL 1'45.474 6.292 1.295

 

Round Number: 
11
2012
The reign of the Repsol Hondas at Indianapolis continues, with Casey Stoner setting the fastest time in the final session of free practice for the MotoGP class, finishing just ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa. The race lap record continues to be decimated, Pedrosa taking first blood, while Stoner eventually got the time down to 1'39.182, six tenths faster than the race lap record and three tenths off the pole record.Ben Spies put in another strong session of practice, setting the 3rd fastest time on the factory Yamaha, while Stefan Bradl is once again outstanding on the LCR Honda, also getting into the 1'39s and taking 4th spot. Monster Tech 3 Yamaha man Andrea Dovizioso ended the session in 5th, unable to get into the 1'39s but still within a second of Stoner, and ahead of San Carlo Gresini's Alvaro Bautista in 6th. Jorge Lorenzo had a difficult session, the factory Yamaha man and championship leader ending the morning session in 7th, well over a second behind his title rivals Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, and just ahead of his teammate for next year, Ducati's Valentino Rossi. Cal Crutchlow had a similarly tricky session, ending FP3 in 9th and suffering a small crash at Turn 4, missing the final few minutes of the session, while Nicky Hayden rounded out the top 10.Results:

Comments

CRTs

Submitted by dude163 on Sat, 2012-08-18 16:16.

Wow Aleix and Yonny are up there!

Total votes: 13

looks like Tony E is going to

Submitted by one2gamble on Sat, 2012-08-18 16:50.

looks like Tony E is going to get smacked around by some CRT bikes this weekend. I still have no idea why he was chosen as the replacement rider when its been clear since he first threw his leg over a MotoGP bike he just cant ride one.

Total votes: 16

Johnny Come Lately

Submitted by beaufort on Sat, 2012-08-18 17:22.

its been clear since he first threw his leg over a MotoGP bike he just cant ride one.

I guess you've only followed Moto GP since last year.
Tony Elias had six podium finishes in Moto GP between 2006 and 2009.
1 first
2 second
3 third

Total votes: 12

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