Casey Stoner tops opening MotoGP practice
The first hour of free practice for the Grand Prix of Qatar took place at the Losail Circuit this evening as the 2010 MotoGP roared into life. Casey Stoner was 1/2 seconds faster than the rest on his Ducati. Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi were 2nd and 3rd for Yamaha.
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Pos |
Rider | Time | Nat | Bike | Team |
| 1 | Casey Stoner | 1m 55.500 | AUS | DUCATI | Ducati Marlboro Team |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | 1m 56.026 | SPA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
| 3 | Valentino Rossi | 1m 56.028 | ITA | YAMAHA | Fiat Yamaha Team |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | 1m 56.698 | ITA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
| 5 | Nicky Hayden | 1m 56.793 | USA | DUCATI | Ducati Marlboro Team |
| 6 | Ben Spies | 1m 56.818 | USA | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
| 7 | Alvaro Bautista | 1m 56.998 | SPA | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
| 8 | Randy De Puniet | 1m 57.031 | FRA | HONDA | LCR Honda MotoGP |
| 9 | Mika Kallio | 1m 57.059 | FIN | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
| 10 | Hector Barbera | 1m 57.105 | SPA | DUCATI | Paginas Amarillas Aspar |
| 11 | Dani Pedrosa | 1m 57.133 | SPA | HONDA | Repsol Honda Team |
| 12 | Colin Edwards | 1m 57.167 | USA | YAMAHA | Tech 3 Yamaha |
| 13 | Loris Capirossi | 1m 57.363 | ITA | SUZUKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
| 14 | Marco Simoncelli | 1m 57.535 | ITA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
| 15 | Aleix Espargaro | 1m 57.605 | SPA | DUCATI | Pramac Racing |
| 16 | Marco Melandri | 1m 58.035 | ITA | HONDA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
| 17 | Hiroshi Aoyama | 1m 58.082 | JAP | HONDA | Interwetten Honda MotoGP |