Leading MotoGP times from the third and final day of testing at Jerez, Spain, attended by teams and riders from Honda, Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki and Ilmor.

The Jerez test was the third outing since the end of the 2006 racing season and marked the final opportunity for MotoGP track time before the winter test ban, which lasts from December 1 to January 20.

World champion Nicky Hayden missed the test to undergo shoulder surgery. The American will return at the first test of 2007, to be held at Sepang in Malaysia from January 22-24.


1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 39.910 secs
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 40.123 secs
3. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1min 40.524 secs
4. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 40.766 secs
5. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 41.049 secs
6. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 41.142 secs
7. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 41.254 secs
8. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 41.276 secs
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 41.492 secs
10. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 41.595 secs
11. Tady Okada JPN Honda 1min 43.392 secs
12. Vittoriano Guareschi ITA Ducati 1min 44.071 secs
13. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor SRT 1min 44.661 secs
14. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor SRT 1min 44.983 secs

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Fastest day two time:
Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha 1min 40.688secs

Fastest day one time:
Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha 1min 41.745secs

2006 Spanish Grand Prix – 26/3/2006:
Pole position: Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro 1min 39.064secs

Fastest race laps (by manufacturer):
Ducati: Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro 1min 41.248secs
Honda: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda 1min 41.297secs
Suzuki: John Hopkins USA Team Suzuki MotoGP 1min 41.598secs
Kawasaki: Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 42.017secs
KR211V Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 1min 42.109secs
Yamaha: Carlos Checa SPA Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 42.161secs