Crash.Net MOTOGP News Valencia MotoGP - Warm-up 11 November 2012
Soaking wet session.
Injured Factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies is being replaced by test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga.
Former 250cc world champion and MotoGP rider Hiroshi Aoyama has been drafted into the Avintia Blusens squad in place of the injured Yonny Hernandez.
Also running under the Avintia banner is Claudio Corti, making his MotoGP debut this weekend as a wild-card on the Inmotec-Kawasaki.
Valencia has been resurfaced for this year's round.
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1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 44.197s
2. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 1m 44.319s
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team (GP12) 1m 44.554s
4. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (GP12) 1m 44.556s
5. Alvaro Bautista ESP San Carlo Honda Gresini (RC213V) 1m 44.558s
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 44.702s
7. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 45.042s
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT) 1m 45.467s
9. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (GP12) 1m 45.534s
10. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 45.685s
11. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 46.082s
12. James Ellison GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT) 1m 46.136s
13. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 46.437s
14. Randy De Puniet FRA Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT) 1m 46.540s
15. Ivan Silva ESP Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 46.593s
16. Danilo Petrucci ITA Came IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT) 1m 47.505s
17. Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (Suter-BMW CRT) 1m 47.848s
18. Michele Pirro ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT) 1m 48.220s
19. Hector Barbera ESP Pramac Racing (GP12) 1m 48.739s
20. Claudio Corti ITA Avintia Blusens (Inmotec-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 48.816s
21. Roberto Rolfo ITA Speed Master (ART CRT) 1m 50.342s
22. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 52.250s
Pole position:
Dani Pedrosa ESP Honda 1m 30.844s
Official Valencia MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 31.002s (2006)
Fastest race lap:
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 1m 32.582s (2008)
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