As I said, perfect day for motorcycling, with a sun that has left me say charred face, but in which all those present we enjoyed as children, and I the first. But let that go, that's why we ... Casey have again shown that little thing is quite controlled and stopped the clock in 1:38.780. And I say controlled, because it seems off the clock at will when it suits him, as all the day was dominated by Jorge Lorenzo until that final blow.
A Lorenzo getting off the 1:39 bright and early, before noon and then could not improve, in particular remained in 1:38.953. And so far the only two drivers who have managed to shoot in 1:38, because the third, who was Dani Pedrosa, has stopped the clock in 1:39.157. Well anyway Dani and Jorge, who have been rolling all day long, fast. In fourth place we find Ben Spies closing that first group of pilot’s oficial Honda and Yamaha.
Already in the fifth place we see a great Cal Crutch low, the first official driver and you'll quickly see rolling on a bike, is impressive as she squirms over, and I still think (not new) that is one of the most spectacular drivers of the MotoGP grid. In sixth place, and taking a small step forward, Valentino Rossi, who has won at least be the fastest Ducati today and stay within a jiffy Stoner. And to complete the top ten to say that Andrea Dovizioso was seventh, eighth Nicky Hayden, Alvaro Bautista Stefan Bradl ninth and tenth. The first CRT was again that of Randy de Puniet in the thirteenth place, and we must prepare to attend this year to two parallel world: the world of official bike versus new CRT.
Emphasize again how much I have used this day pilots. For example, Nicky and Hector Barbera have 91 laps, while Rossi Jorge has 90 or 84. Just to name a few. There have been declines in the day, highlighting what has been Mattia Pasini in the absence of less than an hour to kill and forced to take a red flag for a few little minutes. Course, is perfectly Mattie. Others who have fallen have been Franco Battaini on the curve to the finish line and Alvaro Bautista, who went down in Dry Sack, but seeing them rush in stronger braking circuit no wonder that some brew a tad.
And here these three days of testing at Jerez, where he has gone back to see who calls the shots now in the category, and where we could get acquainted with new colors and new CRT. Of course, I do not quite completely, and I will share with you a gallery of all that I could see (and enjoy) in the circuit. I promise some pictures are worth, you'll see ...
For the rest, and yes we enter fully into the whirlwind weekend full of competition. Good! The next day, April 1 new round of the World Super bike opener and the CEV, while the eighth day we will see the sunset over the World Motorcycling Championship in Tasting. Touch to be putting little crosses on the calendar ...
Jerez MotoGP Classification third day
• 1. Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team) 1:38.780
• 2. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) 1:38.953 0173
• 3. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) 1:39.157 0377
• 4. Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) 1:39.495 0715
• 5. Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 1:39.585 0805
• 6. Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) 1:39.733 0953
• 7. Andrea Dovizioso (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 1:39.860 1080
• 8. Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) 1:39.919 1139
• 9. Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Gresini Honda) 1:40.017 1237
• 10. Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda) 1:40.098 1318
• 11. Hector Barbera (Pramac Racing Team) 1:40.287 1507
• 12. Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing) 1:40.579 1799
• 13. Randy de Puniet (Power Electronics Aspar) 1:40.601 1821
• 14. Aleix Espargaró (Power Electronics Aspar) 1:41.645 2865
• 15. Danilo Petrucci (Came Iodaracing Project) 1:41.926 3146
• 16. Franco Battaini (Ducati Team) 1:42.057 3277
• 17. Colin Edwards (NGM Mobile Forward Racing) 1:42.073 3293
• 18. Mattia Pasini (Speed Master) 1:42.184 3404
• 19. Michele Pirro (San Carlo Gresini Honda) 1:42.212 3432
• 20. James Ellison (Paul Bird Motorsport) 1:42.437 3657
• 21. Ivan Silva (Avintia MotoGP Racing) 1:42.446 3666
• 22. Yonny HERNANDEZ (Avintia MotoGP Racing) 1:42.906 4126