Rain has hindered both free practices in preparation of the next MotoGP round that is taken place on the Italian circuit of the Mugello this weekend.Although showers had stopped before the morning's practice, the damped conditions greeted the riders who went on track. Kawasaki Racing's John Hopkins set the fastest time in front of Loris Capirossi of the Rizla Suzuki Team and his teammate Anthony West.The morning practice was dominated by riders using Bridgestone as veteran rider Tadayuki Okada made his GP return on a Repsol Honda after quitting the sport at the end of the Australian GP in 2000. Morning session times: Pos Rider Bike Time Gap 1. John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing 1:54.053 2. Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki 1:54.520 +0.467 3. Anthony West Kawasaki Racing 1:55.021 +0.968 4. Alex de Angelis Honda Gresini 1:55.141 +1.088 5. Shinya Nakano Honda Gresini 1:55.528 +1.475 6. Andrea Dovizioso JiR Honda 1:55.718 +1.665 7. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki 1:55.774 +1.721 8. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 1:55.805 +1.752 9. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro 1:58.618 +4.56510. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha 1:58.672 +4.61911. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1:59.240 +5.18712. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda 1:59.436 +5.38313. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1:59.899 +5.84614. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha 2:00.004 +5.95115. Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro 2:00.162 +6.10916. Sylvain Guintoli Alice Ducati 2:01.718 +7.66517. Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda 2:02.810 +8.75718. Toni Elias Alice Ducati 2:03.305 +9.25219. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 2:03.774 +9.721Rizla Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen went fastest in a very wet second free practice session for the Italian Grand Prix as Nicky Hayden on his Repsol Honda and World Champion Casey Stoner completed their day's work second and third. Second practice times: 1. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2:01.500 2. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 2:02.010 + 0.510 3. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 2:02.305 + 0.805 4. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 2:02.327 + 0.827 5. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 2:02.412 + 0.912 6. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 2:02.562 + 1.062 7. Andrea Dovizioso JiR Team Scot MotoGP 2:02.569 + 1.069 8. Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 2:03.568 + 2.068 9. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 2:03.586 + 2.086 10. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 2:03.699 + 2.199 11. Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:03.765 + 2.265 12. John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing Team 2:03.950 + 2.450 13. Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2:04.049 + 2.549 14. Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team 2:05.397 + 3.897 15. Shinya Nakano San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:05.634 + 4.134 16. Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda Team 2:06.103 + 4.603 17. Sylvain Guintoli Alice Team 2:06.257 + 4.757 18. Toni Elias Alice Team 2:08.980 + 7.480 19. Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro Team 2:14.112 + 12.612
MotoGP: Hopkins and Capirossi are the fastest at the Mugello