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 secs2.
Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team
1min 40.123 secs3.
Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda
1min 40.524 secs4.
Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
1min 40.766 secs5.
John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
1min 41.049 secs6.
Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda
1min 41.142 secs7.
Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team
1min 41.254 secs8.
Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP
1min 41.276 secs9.
Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team
1min 41.492 secs10.
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team
1min 41.595 secs11.
Tady Okada JPN Honda
1min 43.392 secs12.
Vittoriano Guareschi ITA Ducati
1min 44.071 secs13.
Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor SRT
1min 44.661 secs14.
Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor SRT
1min 44.983 secsCLICK HERE to see pictures from the test.
Fastest day two time:Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha
1min 40.688secsFastest day one time:Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha
1min 41.745secs2006 Spanish Grand Prix – 26/3/2006:Pole position: Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro
1min 39.064secsFastest race laps (by manufacturer): Ducati: Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro
1min 41.248secsHonda: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda
1min 41.297secsSuzuki: John Hopkins USA Team Suzuki MotoGP
1min 41.598secsKawasaki: Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team
1min 42.017secsKR211V Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts
1min 42.109secsYamaha: Carlos Checa SPA Tech 3 Yamaha
1min 42.161secs