Sepang III test times - Thursday.
Fiat Yamaha, Repsol Honda and Honda Gresini, plus the Yamaha and Kawasaki test teams, were present in Malaysia this week - although, as planned, Hayden and Repsol Honda finished their Sepang test programme on Wednesday.
Valentino Rossi, fastest for the first two days, signed off early on Thursday after posting an impressive qualifying tyre time followed by a promising race simulation. The Italian was later knocked from the top by rookie team-mate Jorge Lorenzo on the Spaniard's very final lap of the day.
Fiat Yamaha, Repsol Honda and Honda Gresini, plus the Yamaha and Kawasaki test teams, were present in Malaysia this week - although, as planned, Hayden and Repsol Honda finished their Sepang test programme on Wednesday.
Valentino Rossi, fastest for the first two days, signed off early on Thursday after posting an impressive qualifying tyre time followed by a promising race simulation. The Italian was later knocked from the top by rookie team-mate Jorge Lorenzo on the Spaniard's very final lap of the day.
All four MotoGP race riders present on Thursday - Rossi, Lorenzo, Shinya Nakano and Alex de Angelis - set their best lap times using a qualifying tyre. In terms of race tyre pace, Rossi (48 laps) was quickest on a 2mins 1.437secs, with Lorenzo (72 laps) setting a 2mins 2.143secs, Nakano (23 laps) a 2mins 2.301secs and de Angelis (20 laps) a 2mins 3.574secs.
The next MotoGP test will take place at Jerez, in Spain, from February 16-18.
1.Jorge LorenzoSPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M)2min 0.705 secs
2.Valentino RossiITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B)2min 1.190 secs
3.Shinya NakanoJPN Honda Gresini (B)2min 2.135 secs
4.Alex de AngelisRSM Honda Gresini (B)2min 2.194 secs
5.Olivier JacqueFRA Kawasaki Test Rider (B)2min 3.021 secs
6.Tamaki SerizawaJPN Kawasaki Test Rider (B)2min 3.623 secs
7.Bike 'P'JPN Yamaha Test Rider (B)2min 6.000 secs*
8.Bike 'T'JPN Yamaha Test Rider (B)2min 6.040 secs*
* The best lap time for each bike (identified by the letter 'P' or 'T'), rather than each rider, was provided for the Yamaha test team, which consists of Wataru Yoshikawa and Toshihiko Fujiwara.
Fastest day two times:Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (B) 2min 0.472secs (Qualifying tyre)Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (B) 2min 1.371secs (Race tyre)
Fastest day one times:Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (B) 2min 0.300secs (Qualifying tyre)Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (B) 2min 1.444secs (Race tyre)
Fastest Sepang II test times:24/01/2008: Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda (M) 2min 0.326secs (Qualifying tyre)24/01/2008: Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 2min 0.964secs (Race tyre)
Fastest Sepang I test time:17/11/2007: Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda (M) 2min 0.592secs (Qualifying tyre)
2007 Malaysian Grand Prix:Pole position: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (M) 2min 1.877secs
Fastest lap by manufacturer:Ducati: Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 2min 2.108secsYamaha: Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (M) 2min 2.303secsHonda: Marco Melandri ITA Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.330secsKawasaki: Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing (B) 2min 2.503secsSuzuki: Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki (B) 2min 3.023secsKR212V: Kurtis Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 2min 5.251secs
