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'Debut day' at Valencia.

Hopkins, Valencia MotoGP test 2007
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MotoGP » 'Debut day' at Valencia.

Tuesday, 6th November 2007

Tuesday afternoon at Valencia saw the 'guest and press' test end and the MotoGP test session begin - marking the first chance for many riders to appear with their 2008 teams.

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Those breaking new ground this afternoon were:

Loris Capirossi (making his Suzuki debut).
John Hopkins (making his Kawasaki debut).
250cc world champion Jorge Lorenzo (riding in 'public' for the first time as a Yamaha MotoGP rider).
Marco Melandri (making his factory Ducati debut).
Sylvain Guintoli (making his d'Antin Ducati debut).
Toni Elias (making his d'Antin Ducati debut).
250cc title runner-up Andrea Dovizioso (making his JiR Team Scot debut).
250cc star Alex de Angelis (making his MotoGP debut for Honda Gresini).
Shinya Nakano (making his Honda Gresini debut).
Randy de Puniet (making his Honda LCR debut).
Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa (riding the 2008 RC212V for the first time).

CLICK HERE to see all of the above in action at the test.
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