Rossi primo anche nelle libere del sabato al mugello…

Valentino rossi si conferma il più veloce sulla pista toscana, dietro a lui Kenny Roberts, quarto Loris Capirossi e attardato Max Biaggi solo ottavo.

Questi i tempi della 500:

1. 46 HONDA Valentino ROSSI ITA 1’52.743 23 23 Nastro Azzurro Honda

2. 1 SUZUKI Kenny ROBERTS USA 1’52.832 23 23 0.089 0.089 Telefonica Movistar Suzuki

3. 11 HONDA Tohru UKAWA JPN 1’53.671 27 27 0.928 0.839 Repsol YPF Honda Team

4. 65 HONDA Loris CAPIROSSI ITA 1’53.789 21 25 1.046 0.118 West Honda Pons

5. 4 HONDA Alex BARROS BRA 1’53.825 23 23 1.082 0.036 West Honda Pons

6. 6 YAMAHA Norick ABE JPN 1’53.983 23 28 1.240 0.158 Antena 3 Yamaha-d’Antin

7. 56 YAMAHA Shinya NAKANO JPN 1’54.011 24 25 1.268 0.028 Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3

8. 3 YAMAHA Max BIAGGI ITA 1’54.025 19 24 1.282 0.014 Marlboro Yamaha Team

9. 17 PROTON KR Jurgen vd GOORBERGH NED 1’54.402 8 24 1.659 0.377 Proton TEAM KR

10. 7 YAMAHA Carlos CHECA SPA 1’54.414 22 24 1.671 0.012 Marlboro Yamaha Team

11. 15 SUZUKI Sete GIBERNAU SPA 1’54.626 5 22 1.883 0.212 Telefonica Movistar Suzuki

12. 41 YAMAHA Noriyuki HAGA JPN 1’54.766 22 22 2.023 0.140 Red Bull Yamaha WCM

13. 28 HONDA Alex CRIVILLE SPA 1’54.795 20 20 2.052 0.029 Repsol YPF Honda Team

14. 10 YAMAHA Jose Luis CARDOSO SPA 1’55.132 24 25 2.389 0.337 Antena 3 Yamaha-d’Antin

15. 8 HONDA Chris WALKER GBR 1’55.722 17 19 2.979 0.590 Shell Advance Honda

16. 12 HONDA Haruchika AOKI JPN 1’56.474 9 20 3.731 0.752 Arie Molenaar Racing

17. 14 HONDA Anthony WEST AUS 1’57.567 20 22 4.824 1.093 Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team

18. 16 SABRE V4 Johan STIGEFELT SWE 1’58.297 17 17 5.554 0.730 Sabre Sport

19. 21 HONDA Barry VENEMAN NED 1’58.321 19 23 5.578 0.024 Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team

20. 24 PULSE Jason VINCENT GBR 1’58.364 20 20 5.621 0.043 Pulse GP

21. 68 PULSE Mark WILLIS AUS 1’59.445 13 17 6.702 1.081 Pulse GP

22. 26 PATON Vladimir CASTKA SLK 2’02.780 14 15 10.037 3.335 Slovnaft-Paton Gran