Comments (0) 1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1′32.813
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′33.195
3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1′33.241
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′33.499
5. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1′33.910
6. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′34.106
7. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1′34.123
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1′34.382
The Ducati MotoGP Team makes the relatively short road trip to Spain this week in preparation for the final round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, the “La Comunitat Valenciana GP”. In recent years the Ricardo Tormo Circuit has become the traditional venue for the championship curtain call and, at the same time, an opportunity to glimpse into the future as the teams immediately begin their winter testing programme for the season ahead.
Nicky Hayden about the GP of Valencia
“I love Valencia and for obvious reasons it is a place that holds very special memories for me but I don’t just like it because it is where I won the title in 2006 – I actually just like the circuit itself. I guess it will be my first ‘Ducati anniversary’ and it will be interesting to see how far we have come since that first test a year ago. I can’t wait to get there – it is a great Grand Prix with a special, welcoming and party atmosphere. Hopefully I can have a good race and enjoy myself. If I can manage a good result there’s a chance we can finish the season in the top ten, with ninth place just twelve points away. I won’t be easy but we’ll see what we can do.”
