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MotoGP: Casey Stoner dominates last pre season test day at Jerez

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Khatir Soltani
Casey Stoner dominated MotoGP's last official pre season test, held on Sunday at Jerez, in Southern Spain. Stoner won the traditional Fast-Lap prize of a new BMW road car for his performance in the morning shoot-out.

Weather and on-track incidents ruined Valentino Rossi's quick runs, so that the huge advantage shown by Stoner may have shrunk back down to one tenth of a second by the time real racing starts. The Stoner Ducati carbon fiber chassis showed up well, after making that bike competitive again halfway through the 2008 season, and promising us some hard battles with Vale's Yamaha, which did not show how strong it may really be today.

Fast-Lap Shootout

Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:38.646
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha + 0.719
3. Loris Capirossi Suzuki + 1.111
4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 1.183
5. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki + 1.202
6. Mika Kallio Ducati + 1.503
7. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 1.522
8. Sete Gibernau Ducati + 1.582
9. Toni Elias Honda + 1.620
10. Colin Edwards Yamaha + 1.659
11. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 1.755
12. Marco Melandri Kawasaki + 1.759
13. Randy de Puniet Honda + 2.000
14. Yuki Takahashi Honda + 2.168
15. Alex de Angelis Honda + 2.223
16. James Toseland Yamaha + 2.779
17. Vittoriano Guareschi Ducati + 2.839
18. Niccolo Canepa Ducati + 2.905
19. Kosuke Akiyoshi Honda + 3.560
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Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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