bmw award

The new Z4 car was won by world champion Casey Stoner, who dominated the session almost from start to finish, despite completing just nine laps. Injured riders John Hopkins and Dani Pedrosa chose not to risk further damage and sat out the session.

Rossi was injured early in the session while Casey Stoner has won the 2007 BMW Best Qualifier Award.

Full times from the special 'qualifying' session held during Sunday's third and final day of testing at Jerez in Spain. The fastest rider during the 40-minute shootout, former five-times MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi, won (another) new BMW sports car for his efforts.