Both practice sessions for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island were held under different conditions as Ducati's Casey Stoner lead the way in the morning on a dry track while Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden did the best time in the afternoon in wet conditions.

Stoner set a blistering pace in the morning and only newly crowned MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi could manage a time close to the one set by the Australian.

In the afternoon, conditions turned for the worst as riders had to content with a wet track. Nicky Hayden posted the best time but he had to wait until the last minutes of the session to beat Andrea Davizioso (Honda) who had lead most of the time but had finally to settle to second.

Morning practice
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:30.094
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:30.764 + 0.670
3. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 1:31.043 + 0.949
4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:31.051 + 0.957
5. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:31.070 + 0.976
6. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) 1:31.161 + 1.067
7. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:31.221 + 1.127
8. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:31.235 + 1.141
9. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:31.248 + 1.154
10. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:31.277 + 1.183
11. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:31.284 + 1.190
12. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:31.368 + 1.274
13. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:31.532 + 1.438
14. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:31.719 + 1.625
15. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:31.803 + 1.709
16. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:31.814 + 1.720
17. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:32.211 + 2.117
18. Toni Elías Ducati (B) 1:32.415 + 2.321

Afternoon practice
1. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:38.820
2. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:39.575 + 0.755
3. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:39.824 + 1.004
4. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:40.585 + 1.765
5. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:40.804 + 1.984
6. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:40.892 + 2.072
7. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:40.948 + 2.128
8. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) 1:41.638 + 2.818
9. Toni Elías Ducati (B) 1:41.788 + 2.968
10. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:41.834 + 3.014
11. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 1:42.408 + 3.588
12. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:42.905 + 4.085
13. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:43.006 + 4.186
14. John Hopkins Kawasaki (M) 1:43.221 + 4.401
15. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:43.248 + 4.428
16. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:43.937 + 5.117
17. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:44.084 + 5.264
18. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:44.509 + 5.689


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