After a terrible weekend at Phillip Island, Rizla Suzuki got the Malaysian Grand Prix off to an encouraging start with the sixth fastest Friday practice time for Loris Capirossi at Sepang.
Loris Capirossi came within one lap of scoring Rizla Suzuki's best result of the 2009 MotoGP season, only for young compatriot Andrea Dovizioso to snatch fourth place back on the very last lap.