250cc – Misano Warm Up – Hector Barbera at the top

In the 250 Warm Up at the Misano World Circuit, Hector Barbera set the best time in 1'39.383 on the Aprilia of the Pepe World Team. The Spanish rider who will move to MotoGP next year preceded the Thai Ratthapark Wilairot, second, and Alvaro Bautista, third ahead of Marco Simoncelli, by 3 tenths.

Behind them is Alex Debon and three other Italian riders: Mattia Pasini (Team Toth Aprilia), Raffaele De Rosa (Scot Racing Team) and Roberto Locatelli (Metis Gilera). Only in ninth position is the world championship leader who will start from pole position, Hiroshi Aoyama, who has only completed a few laps.

To complete the summary of the Italians, Alex Baldolini is 15th on the Aprilia of WTR San Marino, the home team at Misano.