2012 Aragon MotoGP FP2 Result: Spies Edges Pedrosa In The Rain

Submitted by David Emmett on Fri, 2012-09-28 13:15
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Ben Spies has topped a fully wet second session of free practice at Aragon, the Factory Yamaha man having been fast throughout in the rain. Dani Pedrosa built his pace as the session progressed, ending the day in 2nd spot, less than a tenth behind Spies. Jorge Lorenzo took 3rd, but was over half a second slower than his Factory Yamaha teammate, while Nicky Hayden bagged a respectable 4th fastest time in the wet. Hayden was the last man to finish within a second of Spies, 5th place man Andrea Dovizioso coming in nearly 1.2 seconds behind Spies.

The rain did mean that everyone got time on the track. Unlike this morning, where the half-wet, half-dry conditions saw the Honda and Yamaha men sit the session out, a properly wet track allowed the riders to go out and put in some work on rain tires without destroying the tires in just a few laps. The time spent on wets today will be of little help on Sunday, when it is expected to be dry, but they should help find a setup for Saturday's qualifying session, for which rain is expected.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 2'00.219    
2 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 2'00.285 0.066 0.066
3 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 2'00.746 0.527 0.461
4 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 2'00.996 0.777 0.250
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO YAMAHA 2'01.379 1.160 0.383
6 6 Stefan BRADL HONDA 2'01.626 1.407 0.247
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 2'01.665 1.446 0.039
8 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 2'02.412 2.193 0.747
9 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 2'02.632 2.413 0.220
10 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA HONDA 2'03.263 3.044 0.631
11 56 Jonathan REA HONDA 2'04.046 3.827 0.783
12 14 Randy DE PUNIET ART 2'04.353 4.134 0.307
13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO ART 2'04.423 4.204 0.070
14 77 James ELLISON ART 2'04.542 4.323 0.119
15 54 Mattia PASINI ART 2'04.722 4.503 0.180
16 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ BQR 2'04.858 4.639 0.136
17 51 Michele PIRRO FTR 2'06.030 5.811 1.172
18 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 2'06.182 5.963 0.152
19 9 Danilo PETRUCCI IODA-SUTER 2'06.368 6.149 0.186
20 44 David SALOM BQR 2'06.593 6.374 0.225
21 5 Colin EDWARDS SUTER 2'06.677 6.458 0.084

 

Round Number: 
14
2012
Ben Spies has topped a fully wet second session of free practice at Aragon, the Factory Yamaha man having been fast throughout in the rain. Dani Pedrosa built his pace as the session progressed, ending the day in 2nd spot, less than a tenth behind Spies. Jorge Lorenzo took 3rd, but was over half a second slower than his Factory Yamaha teammate, while Nicky Hayden bagged a respectable 4th fastest time in the wet. Hayden was the last man to finish within a second of Spies, 5th place man Andrea Dovizioso coming in nearly 1.2 seconds behind Spies.The rain did mean that everyone got time on the track. Unlike this morning, where the half-wet, half-dry conditions saw the Honda and Yamaha men sit the session out, a properly wet track allowed the riders to go out and put in some work on rain tires without destroying the tires in just a few laps. The time spent on wets today will be of little help on Sunday, when it is expected to be dry, but they should help find a setup for Saturday's qualifying session, for which rain is expected.Results:

Comments

Edwards and the Suter

Submitted by Knightshade on Fri, 2012-09-28 20:14.

Not that I was able to watch free practice, but strictly going by the times, it is a bleedin shame Edwards is enduring such a miserable season on the Suter bike.

Having recently shown brilliance in wet weather aboard the Tech 3 Yamaha, with a surgically repaired collarbone no less, his pace at the bottom of the CRT pool, despite the "equalizing" weather, must be incredibly frustrating.

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