Alex De Angelis delighted the home fans to post the fastest time in the first Moto2 practice session at Misano.

1 Alex DE ANGELIS JIR Moto2 1’40.064
2 Julian SIMON Mapfre Aspar Team 1’40.211
3 Shoya TOMIZAWA Technomag-CIP 1’40.374
4 Claudio CORTI Forward Racing 1’40.417
5 Toni ELIAS Gresini Racing Moto2 1’40.488
6 Mattia PASINI Italtrans S.T.R. 1’40.493
7 Hector FAUBEL Marc VDS Racing Team 1’40.564
8 Jules CLUZEL Forward Racing 1’40.586
9 Simone CORSI JIR Moto2 1’40.607
10 Gabor TALMACSI Fimmco Speed Up 1’40.714
11 Andrea IANNONE Fimmco Speed Up 1’40.744
12 Scott REDDING Marc VDS Racing Team 1’40.768
13 Alex BALDOLINI Caretta Technology Race Dept 1’40.863
14 Ferruccio LAMBORGHINI Forward Racing 1’41.106
15 Stefan BRADL Viessmann Kiefer Racing 1’41.150
16 Yonny HERNANDEZ Blusens-STX 1’41.316
17 Xavier SIMEON Holiday Gym G22 1’41.362
18 Raffaele DE ROSA Tech 3 Racing 1’41.380
19 Roberto ROLFO Italtrans S.T.R. 1’41.388
20 Dominique AEGERTER Technomag-CIP 1’41.413
21 Ratthapark WILAIROT Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG 1’41.430
22 Yuki TAKAHASHI Tech 3 Racing 1’41.472
23 Axel PONS Tenerife 40 Pons 1’41.508
24 Sergio GADEA Tenerife 40 Pons 1’41.605
25 Lukas PESEK Matteoni CP Racing 1’41.649
26 Mike DI MEGLIO Mapfre Aspar Team 1’41.784
27 Thomas LUTHI Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 1’41.799
28 Michael RANSEDER Vector Kiefer Racing 1’41.809
29 Robertino PIETRI Italtrans S.T.R. 1’41.872
30 Valentin DEBISE WTR San Marino Team 1’41.961
31 Karel ABRAHAM Cardion AB Motoracing 1’42.251
32 Ricard CARDUS Maquinza-SAG Team 1’42.281
33 Yannick GUERRA Holiday Gym G22 1’42.883
34 Joan OLIVE Jack & Jones by A.Banderas 1’43.236
35 Niccolo CANEPA M Racing 1’43.292
36 Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI Gresini Racing Moto2 1’43.462
37 Mashel AL NAIMI Blusens-STX 1’43.578
38 Kenny NOYES Jack & Jones by A.Banderas 1’43.643
39 Anthony WEST MZ Racing Team 1’45.053

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Fresh from his victory at Indianpolis, Dani Pedrosa looked on formidable form in the first practice session at Misano – Pedrosa was approximately 3 seconds faster than the slowest rider on the grid.

The Repsol Honda team clearly have a strong setting from the off, as Andrea Dovizioso took second fastest time.

MotoGP Practice Times – Misano:

1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1:34.772
2. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1:35.384 + 0.612s
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1:35.444 + 0.672s
4. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:35.539 + 0.767s
5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1:35.834 + 1.062s
6. Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha 1:35.892 + 1.120s
7. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1:36.028 + 1.256s
8. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:36.072 + 1.300s
9. Marco Melandri Gresini Honda 1:36.126 + 1.354s
10. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1:36.277 + 1.505s
11. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1:36.293 + 1.521s
12. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1:36.454 + 1.682s
13. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1:36.533 + 1.761s
14. Aleix Espargaro Pramac Ducati 1:36.716 + 1.944s
15. Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten Honda 1:37.001 + 2.229s
16. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 1:37.697 + 2.925s
17. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1:37.900 + 3.128s

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Nicolas Terol pposted the fastest 125cc time in the first practice session at Misano.

125cc Practice Times – Misano:

1 Nicolas TEROL Aprilia 1’44.229
2 Marc MARQUEZ Derbi 1’44.481
3 Pol ESPARGARO Derbi 1’44.706
4 Efren VAZQUEZ Derbi 1’45.007
5 Sandro CORTESE Derbi 1’45.089
6 Esteve RABAT Aprilia 1’45.430
7 Bradley SMITH Aprilia 1’45.438
8 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA Aprilia 1’45.879
9 Danny WEBB Aprilia 1’45.887
10 Randy KRUMMENACHER Aprilia 1’45.922
11 Jonas FOLGER Aprilia 1’45.998
12 Luis SALOM Aprilia 1’46.051
13 Alberto MONCAYO Aprilia 1’46.239
14 Marcel SCHROTTER Honda 1’46.489
15 Johann ZARCO Aprilia 1’46.635
16 Simone GROTZKYJ Aprilia 1’46.635
17 Jasper IWEMA Aprilia 1’46.774
18 Adrian MARTIN Aprilia 1’46.893
19 Lorenzo SAVADORI Aprilia 1’47.094
20 Alessandro TONUCCI Aprilia 1’47.354
21 Marco RAVAIOLI Lambretta 1’47.934
22 Francesco MAURIELLO Aprilia 1’48.239
23 Armando PONTONE Aprilia 1’48.286
24 Luca MARCONI Aprilia 1’48.309
25 Jakub KORNFEIL Aprilia 1’48.352
26 Louis ROSSI Aprilia 1’48.386
27 Alexis MASBOU Aprilia 1’48.393
28 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Aprilia 1’48.803
29 Giovanni BONATI Aprilia 1’49.427
30 Tommaso GABRIELLI Aprilia 1’49.428
31 Joan PERELLO Lambretta 1’50.576

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The Misano / San Marino MotoGP is almost upon us, and Loris Capirossi is straining at the leash to put on a good show for the fans this weekend.

This could also be the last time that Loris Capirossi appears on a Suzuki in Italy (a fact that will probably please the Italian fans), as rumours are getting stronger that Capirossi is close to agreeing a switch to the Pramac Ducati team for 2011. Capirossi has stated his intentions to try and remain in MotoGP for at least a couple more years, so he gets the chance to experience the series change to 1000cc.

Loris Capirossi:
“It is always good to race at home and Misano is the closest track to where I am from. I am determined to put on a good performance there, because we have been working very hard all season and not getting the rewards that I think we deserve – so Misano will be the ideal place to start that happening and turn our season around. We still need to find the right solution to give us the best feeling from the GSV-R so will be trying to be as competitive as possible from the first day. We have to keep a strong mentality, we have seven more races to go this year and we have to keep fighting to get to the top.”

Álvaro Bautista:
“I have more confidence in myself and the bike after last weekend, so I will be trying as hard as I can right from the beginning at Misano to improve my performance on the bike. It was really important for me to finish the race at Indianapolis – as it seemed like a long time since that had happened. I still believe that we can fight with the top guys, so we need to make that the next target and keep improving for the rest of the season.”

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Valentino Rossi has admited that he is struggling to regain the fitness levels that he needs to be fully competitive. Despite his injuries, Rossi wants to put on a good show for the fans at his home GP this weekend at Misano.

Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi look ahead to Misano below:

Jorge Lorenzo – “Straight to Misano”
“We are going straight to Misano and I want to continue in the same way and get on the podium again. I’ve been second there for the last two years and I am feeling very motivated and looking forward to another good race. I hope the temperature is a bit cooler than in Indy because it was really too hot there. Last Sunday was my worst result this year, but I am still happy because it was still third and because it was very important for our goal, which is the Championship.”

Valentino Rossi – “Hoping to give the fans a good show”
“In Indianapolis we made some progress with our race setting but the conditions made me realise that I’m still not 100% fit. It’s hard going straight to Misano with no break but hopefully it will be a little bit cooler than Indy! Of course it’s my home race and it’s near my house so it’s always very special to race there, in front of all of my fans. I have won there the last two years but this year we come in slightly different circumstances. Still, we will be trying our hardest and I really hope I can give the fans a good show!”

Wilco Zeelenberg – “A track that he loves”
“Misano is straight away so it will be important that Jorge gets a couple of days of good rest before we get there. It’s a track that he loves and it will be a lot less bumpy than Indy so hopefully a bit easier on everyone. He’s been second there the last two years and our bike works very well there so we will be trying for the podium once again.”

Davide Brivio – “Going in the right direction”
“We were happy after Indy because despite the difficulties of the weekend it ended on a good note and Valentino was able to ride how he wanted in the race, even if it wasn’t for the whole race because of the heat and his physical condition. It shows that we’re going in the right direction towards our goal of a strong end to the season. Now we go to our ‘home’ track, close to our workshop and even closer to Vale’s house! We’ve had two great years there and we will be doing the best we can do put on another good show for all Valentino’s fans at Misano.”

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