Comments (0) 1. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1′48.287
2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1′48.296
3. Marco Melandri ITA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1′48.786
4. Niccolo Canepa ITA Alice Team (B) 1′49.917
5. Mika Kallio FIN Alice Team (B) 1′50.275
6. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1′54.057
7. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1′57.322
The first session of a two-day test got underway in hot and sunny conditions in Valencia today, a day full of new things for the Ducati Marlboro Team. At close to 11.00 in the morning, when the garage doors were opened, the spotlights were all focused on Nicky Hayden and on his ‘Stars and Stripes’ liveried Ducati, which had its first run at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.
Hayden, like new team-mate Casey Stoner, carried out his first run of the day with the GP8 before turning his attention firmly on the GP9. The American continually improved his rhythm throughout the course of the day, stopping the clock with a best lap of 1′33.960
Nicky Hayden – best lap 1′33.960 (79 laps)
1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1′32.464
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1′32.672
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1′32.921
4. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1′33.142
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1′33.325
6. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1′33.375
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1′33.550
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1′33.676
