Free practice times (combined) - Mugello.

This morning's first session was held on a drying track, but the weather took a turn for the worse this afternoon - with rain pouring down throughout the second hour.

As a result, all except Colin Edwards set their fastest Friday lap times during the morning session, with Chris Vermeulen quickest of all in the much wetter second hour.

Vermeulen, Italian GP 2008
Vermeulen, Italian GP 2008
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This morning's first session was held on a drying track, but the weather took a turn for the worse this afternoon - with rain pouring down throughout the second hour.

As a result, all except Colin Edwards set their fastest Friday lap times during the morning session, with Chris Vermeulen quickest of all in the much wetter second hour.

500GP race winner Tady Okada has returned as a wild-card this weekend, to give the pneumatic-valve Honda engine its MotoGP debut.

Okada and Shinya Nakano both walked away from fast accidents during the afternoon session...

1.John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B)1min 54.053 secs
2.Loris CapirossiITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B)1min 54.520 secs
3.Anthony WestAUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B)1min 55.021 secs
4.Alex de AngelisRSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B)1min 55.141 secs
5.Shinya NakanoJPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B)1min 55.528 secs
6.Andrea DoviziosoITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M)1min 55.718 secs
7.Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B)1min 55.774 secs
8.Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M)1min 55.805 secs
9.Casey StonerAUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B)1min 58.618 secs
10.Valentino RossiITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B)1min 58.672 secs
11.Randy de PunietFRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M)1min 59.240 secs
12.Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M)1min 59.436 secs
13.James ToselandGBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M)1min 59.899 secs
14.Jorge LorenzoSPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M)2min 0.004 secs
15.Marco MelandriITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B)2min 0.162 secs
16.Sylvain GuintoliFRA Alice Team (B)2min 1.718 secs
17.Tady Okada JPN Repsol Honda Team (M)2min 2.810 secs
18.Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B)2min 3.305 secs
19.Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M)2min 3.586 secs*

* time set in FP2

2007 Italian Grand Prix - 02/06/2007:Pole position: Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 2min 0.359secs (wet)Fastest lap: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (M) 1min 50.357secs

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