MotoGP Barcelona, ​​Test: At mid-day the fastest is Stoner, Rossi 9th

In the day of collective testing of the MotoGP taking place today in Barcelona, ​​the fastest was in the middle of the day Casey Stoner. The tests stopped at 14pm for the lunch break and have now resumed for finish at 18.

Stoner with the Honda tactfully sets the fastest lap with 1.42.458 and a few tenths behind we find Pedrosa, Yamaha's satellite Dovizioso and the official one of Lorenzo. Fifth time for Hayden who is 8 tenths behind Casey, while Valentino Rossi in the middle of the day he finished 9th with a delay of 1.3 seconds from the first.

Stoner and Pedrosa are testing the new hard front tyre, the one that both of them never liked and which however will be the only one available from the next grand prix. Valentino Rossi has not yet tried the new aluminum swingarm and it seems that he will test it either this afternoon or directly on Wednesday in the other collective MotoGP test that will take place in Aragon. At Yamaha Lorenzo is testing a new engine, while Dovizioso tests the latest electronic developments.

It should be noted that today the morning was interrupted by two bad falls by Abraham and Crutchlow, which occurred in the same curve, damp after the rains that hit the area last night. Both crashed violently when they fell, destroying their motorbikes. The two pilots were taken to the Mobile Clinic for checks but everything is ok. To the MCN website Crutchlow said: “It was like a rain accident. I was straight and as soon as I braked I hit the ground. I flew away without understanding why. Luckily I wasn't injured even though I was in fourth gear and going very fast, it could have been much worse."

Here is the timing list at 14pm
1. Casey Stoner – Honda – 1'42″458 – 19 laps
2. Dani Pedrosa – Honda – 1'42″675 – 16
3. Andrea Dovizioso – Yamaha – 1'42″787 – 9
4. Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha – 1'42″904 – 28
5. Nicky Hayden – Ducati – 1'43″215 – 20
6. Ben Spies – Yamaha – 1'43″333 – 20
7. Alvaro Baustista – Honda – 1'43″382 – 15
8. Stefan Bradl – Honda – 1'43″673 – 18
9. Valentino Rossi – Ducati – 1'43″813 – 18
10. Hector Barbera – Ducati – 1'43″905 – 18
11. Cal Crutchlow – Yamaha – 1'44″287 – 4
12. Aleix Espargaro – ART-Aprilia – 1'44″727 – 11
13. Randy De Puniet – ART-Aprilia – 1'45″456 – 7
14. Yonny Hernandez – BQR-Kawasaki – 1'45″719 – 22
15. Colin Edwards – Suter-BMW – 1'45″802 – 10
16. Mattia Pasini – ART-Aprilia – 1'45″835 – 22
17. Michele Pirro – FTR-Honda – 1'46″170 – 13
18. Ivan Silva – BQR-Kawasaki – 1'47″026 – 16
19. James Ellison – ART-Aprilia – 1'48″817 – 18