MotoGP: Qatar Test Day Two Results

MotoGP’s last pre-season test concluded today in Qatar, as riders finished their second day of lapping around the Losail International Circuit. Conditions were colder than yesterday, and the wind made its presence known earlier in the day than before. At the start of the session, riders seemed reluctant to take to the track, but it wasn’t long before testing was underway in earnest.

Once again the Hondas proved to be very fast, accounting for three out of the Top 5 fastest riders for the day. Unlike Sunday, the Yamaha camp was divided in progress, as Ben Spies was very comfortable with the day’s results, while Jorge Lorenzo, in the best of light, was frustrated with being unable to keep pace with Stoner and Pedrosa (and his teammate). The Ducatis continued to struggle in the windy conditions, again showing issues with turn-in. Sixth quickest, Randy de Puniet topped the time sheet for the Italian manufacturer, followed by Nicky Hayden (9th), Hector Barbera (11th), and then Valentino Rossi (13th). MotoGP’s testing at Qatar saw just about every Ducati end up in the gravel trap, with the majority doing so at Turn 2, a problem spot on the track in the past.

MotoGP riders will get Tuesday off from riding, and then go into a four-day program for this race weekend, taking to the track once again Thursday night. Stay tuned to Asphalt & Rubber, as we’ll will be here in Qatar for the rest of the week covering the first race of the 2011 MotoGP season.

Pos.	Rider	Team	Fastest lap	Prev. Gap	Lead. Gap	Laps
1	Casey Stoner	Repsol Honda Team	1:55.681	–	–	46
2	Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda Team	1:55.745	+0.064	+0.064	39
3	Ben Spies	Yamaha Factory Racing	1:56.294	+0.549	+0.613	45
4	Marco Simoncelli	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1:56.433	+0.139	+0.752	70
5	Andrea Dovizioso	Repsol Honda Team	1:56.439	+0.006	+0.758	58
6	Randy De Puniet	Pramac Racing Team	1:56.445	+0.006	+0.764	67
7	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha Factory Racing	1:56.707	+0.262	+1.026	48
8	Colin Edwards	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1:56.716	+0.009	+1.035	57
9	Nicky Hayden	Ducati Marlboro Team	1:56.726	+0.010	+1.045	68
10	Hiroshi Aoyama	San Carlo Honda Gresini	1:56.740	+0.014	+1.059	73
11	Hector Barbera	Mapfre Aspar Team	1:56.798	+0.058	+1.117	62
12	Alvaro Bautista	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	1:56.931	+0.133	+1.250	63
13	Valentino Rossi	Ducati Marlboro Team	1:56.988	+0.057	+1.307	50
14	Loris Capirossi	Pramac Racing Team	1:57.345	+0.357	+1.664	62
15	Cal Crutchlow	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	1:57.730	+0.385	+2.049	28
16	Karel Abraham	Cardion AB Motoracing	1:57.846	+0.116	+2.165	49
17	Toni Elias	LCR Honda MotoGP	1:58.536	+0.690	+2.855	57