Casey Stoner tops Friday times in Germany

MotoGP riders made a steady start to their German GP weekend at the Sachsenring today. Defending World Champion Casey Stoner turned the fastest lap overall.

COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES
1 Casey STONER (Ducati Marlboro Team) 1'21.582
2 Alex DE ANGELIS (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 1'21.993
3 Colin EDWARDS Tech 3 Yamaha 1'22.463
4 Valentino ROSSI (Fiat Yamaha Team) 1'22.617
5 Dani PEDROSA (Repsol Honda Team) 1'22.759
6 Jorge LORENZO (Fiat Yamaha Team) 1'22.894
7 Shinya NAKANO (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 1'22.922
8 Nicky HAYDEN (Repsol Honda Team) 1'22.975
9 Andrea DOVIZIOSO (JiR Team Scot MotoGP) 1'22.999
10 Randy DE PUNIET (LCR Honda MotoGP) 1'23.116 17
11 Sylvain GUINTOLI (Alice Team) 1'23.209
12 Loris CAPIROSSI (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 1'23.274
13 Toni ELIAS (Alice Team) 1'23.366
14 Chris VERMEULEN (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) 1'23.411
15 Anthony WEST (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1'23.452
16 Marco MELANDRI (Ducati Marlboro Team) 1'23.698
17 James TOSELAND (Tech 3 Yamaha) 1'23.864