Capirossi's team-mate
Chris Vermeulen was 0.351secs slower in fourth, with Honda Gresini's
Shinya Nakano a fraction slower on his newly acquired factory Honda. Nakano was the only factory RC212V rider on track on Tuesday, with the Repsol Honda Team abandoning the test early after
Dani Pedrosa felt no improvement in tyre performance during eleven Monday laps.
Race winning
MotoGP rookie
Jorge Lorenzo was the leading Michelin rider on Tuesday, claiming sixth place out of the reduced eleven-rider field. Although the Spaniard improved on his best lap time from Sunday's race by one second, the Fiat Yamaha rider was still 1.745secs behind Stoner.
Ducati/
Bridgestone test rider Niccolo Canepa was the second best Desmosedici rider in seventh place, with Tech 3 Yamaha's
James Toseland eighth and Kawasaki test rider Olivier Jacque ninth.
Toseland's team-mate
Colin Edwards concluded testing on Monday, while Jacque has been substituting for Kawasaki race rider
John Hopkins, who withdrew from the test due to discomfort from a minor rib injury sustained during the grand prix weekend.
Marco Melandri, who says he will ride for Kawasaki next season, was tenth fastest on the second factory Ducati, with Antony West - whose ride he will take - rounding out the field with a best lap time over three seconds from Stoner, but less than one tenth from Melandri.
Round 13 of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship, the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, takes place on August 31.
