From MotoGP files Australian Casey Stoner was on top at the qualifying session in Spain on Sunday. Te MotoGP Champion had even a 1.3 seconds advantage on the runner-up. Track conditions were not at their best, and Stoner set his best time early in the session. Stoner was rewarded with a brand new BMW road car. His nearest challenger was Valentino Rossi who could only get within 1.317 seconds with a late-lap effort. Nicky Hayden of the Repsol Honda team ended up third quickest, with Anthony West taking fourth for Kawasaki Racing.The injured Dani Pedrosa abandoned testing completely, though, with the swelling from his injured hand having not subsided as much as he would have liked. Sunday's times Pos Rider Bike Time Laps 1. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:49.263 9 2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:50.580 + 1.317 17 3. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:50.785 + 1.522 16 4. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:50.799 + 1.536 15 5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:51.312 + 2.049 15 6. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:51.594 + 2.331 16 7. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:51.894 + 2.631 15 8. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:51.979 + 2.716 10 9. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:52.058 + 2.795 1410. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:52.238 + 2.975 1511. Alex De Angelis Honda (B) 1:52.463 + 3.200 1312. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:52.755 + 3.492 1113. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:52.779 + 3.516 1314. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:52.826 + 3.563 1015. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki (B) 1:53.283 + 4.020 916. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:53.292 + 4.029 1117. V. Guareschi Ducati (B) 1:54.694 + 5.431 1118. Niccolo Canepa Ducati (B) 1:57.453 + 8.190 1319. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 1:57.698 + 8.435 7
Stoner still the One