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MotoGP: Clear Honda domination in Qatar

3-15-2011

by moto123.com

The last official MotoGP test before the start of the upcoming 2011 season showed clearly the dominance of Honda as Casey Stoner edged out team-mate Dani Pedrosa on the second night of testing in Qatar.

Honda and its riders have led all eight days of winter testing the riders being the fastest were either Stoner or Pedrosa.

Ben Spies (Yamaha) was third, ahead of Gresini Honda's Marco Simoncelli and third factory Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso.

World champion Jorge Lorenzo was only seventh for Yamaha - but he fared better than Valentino Rossi, whose Ducati was back in 13th place.

The Italian had a crash during the second evening, but he was in good company, with a huge number of falls on a surface made treacherous by sand blown in on the night's strong winds.

MotoGP Qatar Test – Day 1
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap Laps

1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m56.271s 41
2. Casey Stoner Honda 1m56.414s + 0.143s 32
3. Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda 1m56.444s + 0.173s 59
4. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m56.563s + 0.292s 38
5. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m56.682s + 0.411s 60
6. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m56.742s + 0.471s 42
7. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m56.780s + 0.509s 56
8. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m57.038s + 0.767s 57
9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m57.137s + 0.866s 57
10. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m57.143s + 0.872s 39
11. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m57.226s + 0.955s 57
12. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m57.302s + 1.031s 61
13. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m57.325s + 1.054s 69
14. Loris Capirossi Pramac Ducati 1m57.437s + 1.166s 56
15. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m57.499s + 1.228s 49
16. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m57.737s + 1.466s 51
17. Toni Elias LCR Honda 1m58.250s + 1.979s 65

MotoGP Qatar Test – Day 2
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap Laps

1. Casey Stoner Honda 1m55.681s 46
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m55.745s + 0.064s 39
3. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m56.294s + 0.613s 45
4. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m56.433s + 0.752s 70
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m56.439s + 0.758s 58
6. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m56.445s + 0.764s 67
7. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m56.707s + 1.026s 48
8. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m56.716s + 1.035s 57
9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m56.726s + 1.045s 68
10. Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda 1m56.740s + 1.059s 73
11. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m56.798s + 1.117s 62
12. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m56.931s + 1.250s 63
13. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m56.988s + 1.307s 50
14. Loris Capirossi Pramac Ducati 1m57.345s + 1.664s 62
15. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m57.730s + 2.049s 28
16. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m57.846s + 2.165s 49
17. Toni Elias LCR Honda 1m58.536s + 2.855s 57