Sepang testing...

Po. Name TeamGap First
1MARQUEZ M.Repsol Honda Team2:01.357
2ROSSI V.Yamaha Factory Racing+0.227
3LORENZO J.Yamaha Factory Racing+0.242
4PEDROSA D.Repsol Honda Team+0.301
5BRADL S.LCR Honda MotoGP+0.432
6CRUTCHLOW C.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+0.789
7BAUTISTA A.Go & Fun Honda Gresini+0.880
8NAKASUGA K.Yamaha Factory+1.727
9AKIYOSHI K.HRC Test Team+1.827
10HAYDEN N.Ducati Team+1.979
11YOSHIKAWA W.Yamaha Factory+2.099
12SMITH B.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+2.379
13DOVIZIOSO A.Ducati Team+2.580

To put in perspective...

Last years Qually time
1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 323.8 2'00.334

and fastest time from Fp1/2/3
Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 322.9 2'01.186

latest..

1LORENZO J.Yamaha Factory Racing2:01.241
2PEDROSA D.Repsol Honda Team+0.073
3MARQUEZ M.Repsol Honda Team+0.116
4ROSSI V.Yamaha Factory Racing+0.343
5BRADL S.LCR Honda MotoGP+0.548
6CRUTCHLOW C.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+0.640
7BAUTISTA A.Go & Fun Honda Gresini+0.996
8AKIYOSHI K.HRC Test Team+1.731
9NAKASUGA K.Yamaha Factory+1.843
10HAYDEN N.Ducati Team+2.095
11YOSHIKAWA W.Yamaha Factory+2.215
12DOVIZIOSO A.Ducati Team+2.294
13SMITH B.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+2.495

Seems Rossi is back in the swing and Ducati still struggling.

Latest, latest . . .

1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 1.157s (Lap 48/49)
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 2m 1.241s (43/48)
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 1.357s (41/56)
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 2m 1.584s (30/56)
5. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 2m 1.789s (43/59)
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 1.881s (46/53)
7. Alvaro Bautista ESP Honda Gresini (RC213V) 2m 2.237s (31/49)
8. Kosuke Akiyoshi JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 2m 2.972s (46/60)
9. Katsayuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 3.084s (32/48)
10. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (GP13) 2m 3.336s (22/51)
11. Wataru Yoshikawa JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 3.456s (14/46)
12. Bradley Smith GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 3.460s (53/56)
13. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP13) 2m 3.535s (35/43)
14. Aleix Espargaro ESP Aspar (ART CRT) 2m 3.782s (54/55)
15. Randy De Puniet FRA Aspar (ART CRT) 2m 4.283s (42/43)
16. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (GP13) 2m 4.693s (44/45)
17. Ben Spies USA Pramac Racing (GP13) 2m 5.086s (19/21)
18. Takumi Takahashi JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 2m 5.188s (31/65)
19. Yonny Hernandez COL Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT) 2m 5.656s (39/45)
20. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB (ART CRT) 2m 5.694s (30/49)

This is only a test,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

It really makes you wonder if other riders weren't stuck on a Ducati, how they would have faired...
VR arguably the greatest of all time... no wins in his two years there...
Nicky Hayden... What could have been?
Casey Stoner... Who knows?

I'd love to see Marquez ride it, I think he'd win on it.

You Brits must be stoked, can you imagine Silverstone this year, the chant of, "Oh Valentino Rossi eeee's an english man" over the throbbing soundtrack of 20 thousand BMW GS's. Oh the humanity.

Go Brian Staring!
I got to see him race at the Kings of Waneroo at the end of last year.
Hope he does well on the bike... First time out and he is slowly getting faster.

Just goes to show how good stoner was to even place podiums on the ducati let alone win a championship

When Stoner won on the Ducati the thing was still under development,,stll is,,,however ALL the bike's that year were still under development,,,the Honda IMO was a bit further along than the YAMAHA at that time,,,,Stoner showed what kind of rider he was that year on that foul thing,,,next year all the rest caught up with development and left Ducati for dead,,,,,and Ducati thought Val ,,could, or would be the answer,,I think that after Val busted himself up ,,it spooked him and he wasn't willing to take chances with his life on that thing,,slow down and win another day,,I think he will,,,this should be a good season comming up fer sur,,,,,,,,,,

Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Prev. Gap Lead. Gap Laps Last lap
1 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 2:00.100 4 / 44
2 LORENZO, Jorge Yamaha Factory Racing 2:00.429 0.329 0.329 4 / 60
3 ROSSI, Valentino Yamaha Factory Racing 2:00.542 0.113 0.442 43 / 60
4 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 2:00.636 0.094 0.536 32 / 54
5 CRUTCHLOW, Cal Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.734 0.098 0.634 5 / 53
6 BRADL, Stefan LCR Honda MotoGP 2:01.003 0.269 0.903 14 / 43
7 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Go & Fun Honda Gresini 2:01.502 0.499 1.402 29 / 48
8 SMITH, Bradley Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:02.093 0.591 1.993 43 / 48
9 HAYDEN, Nicky Ducati Team 2:02.184 0.091 2.084 19 / 60
10 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 2:02.277 0.093 2.177 37 / 43
11 NAKASUGA, Katsayuki Yamaha Factory 2:02.616 0.339 2.516 12 / 21
12 ESPARGARO, Aleix Power Electronics Aspar 2:02.628 0.012 2.528 37 / 47
13 IANNONE, Andrea Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team 2:02.864 0.236 2.764 17 / 35
14 AKIYOSHI, Kosuke HRC Test Team 2:03.082 0.218 2.982 14 / 28
15 LAVERTY, Michael Paul Bird Motorsport 2:03.874 0.792 3.774 40 / 47
16 DE PUNIET, Randy Power Electronics Aspar 2:04.066 0.192 3.966 38 / 39
17 YOSHIKAWA, Wataru Yamaha Factory 2:04.137 0.071 4.037 5 / 18
18 BARBERA, Hector Avintia Blusens 2:04.211 0.074 4.111 31 / 41
19 TAKAHASHI, Takumi HRC Test Team 2:04.288 0.077 4.188 37 / 46
20 PETRUCCI, Danilo Came IodaRacing Project 2:04.531 0.243 4.431 32 / 34
21 ABRAHAM, Karel Cardion AB Motoracing 2:04.766 0.235 4.666 57 / 65
22 AOYAMA, Hiroshi Avintia Blusens 2:04.915 0.149 4.815 49 / 51
23 CORTI, Claudio NGM Mobile Forward Racing 2:05.107 0.192 5.007 13 / 41
24 PESEK, Lukas Came IodaRacing Project 2:05.321 0.214 5.221 39 / 40
25 HERNANDEZ, Yonny Paul Bird Motorsport 2:05.407 0.086 5.307 46 / 48
26 EDWARDS, Colin NGM Mobile Forward Racing 2:05.913 0.506 5.813 44 / 46
27 STARING, Bryan Go & Fun Honda Gresini 2:05.970 0.057 5.870 38 / 41

He's back.