2011 Estoril MotoGP FP3 Result: Capirossi Tops Damp Session

Submitted by David Emmett on Sat, 2011-04-30 10:14

Loris Capirossi has topped the third session of free practice at the Estoril circuit, and the fact that the man who has so far struggled to tame the Pramac Ducati was the fastest in the session was a sign of how mixed the conditions were. The track slowly dried out throughout the course or practice, but large sections remained slick, with damp patches throughout. Most of the riders chose to remain in the pits for much of the session, with only a few circulating on track.

At the end of the session, it was Loris Capirossi who posted the fastest time, half a second ahead of Jorge Lorenzo, who was in turn faster than the Marlboro Ducatis of Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi. Clouds are hanging in the hills to the northwest of the circuit, and there would seem to be a very good chance of rain during qualifying.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Diff Previous
1	65	Loris CAPIROSSI	DUCATI	1'44.515
2	1	Jorge LORENZO	YAMAHA	1'45.079	0.564	0.564
3	69	Nicky HAYDEN	DUCATI	1'45.955	1.440	0.876
4	46	Valentino ROSSI	DUCATI	1'46.481	1.966	0.526
5	27	Casey STONER	HONDA	1'47.676	3.161	1.195
6	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	HONDA	1'47.849	3.334	0.173
7	26	Dani PEDROSA	HONDA	1'48.102	3.587	0.253
8	24	Toni ELIAS	HONDA	1'48.140	3.625	0.038
9	58	Marco SIMONCELLI	HONDA	1'49.117	4.602	0.977
10	14	Randy DE PUNIET	DUCATI	1'50.896	6.381	1.779
11	17	Karel ABRAHAM	DUCATI	1'51.497	6.982	0.601
12	5	Colin EDWARDS	YAMAHA	1'51.611	7.096	0.114
Not qualified (Out 107%) 1'51.831
	11	Ben SPIES	YAMAHA	1'52.111	7.596	0.500
	8	Hector BARBERA	DUCATI	1'52.704	8.189	0.593
	7	Hiroshi AOYAMA	HONDA	1'53.670	9.155	0.966
	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	YAMAHA	1'53.872	9.357	0.202
	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SUZUKI