Submitted by David Emmett on
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 |
Comments
Capirossi's plate
I've seen photos on GPone of Capirossi's bike, it seems he has twisted somehow his trademark 65 into a 6.5% figure. Does anyone know what he means ?
It's a sponsor
The 6.5% is a reference to a wind energy sponsor, Windreich. 6.5% is the guaranteed return on investment in the scheme. They also sponsor Stefan Bradl, whose number is also 65.
Thanks !
Thanks !
Typo
Your last sentence reads "Clouds are hanging in the hills to the northwest of the circuit, and there would seem to be a very good chance of during qualifying."
I guess you meant rain, right?
Fixed, Thanks!
Thanks for spotting that. I've fixed it now.
Fastest times..
were put up on slick tyres, I'm pretty sure. I think most guys didn't put them on untill the last 8 min. of the session.