Stoner top again on third day in Sepang
Added on Thursday, February 24th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Stoner top again on third day in Sepang
Casey Stoner once again topped the time sheets in Sepang, as he and Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa posted sub-two minute laps in the second MotoGP test.
Honda’s dominance in pre-season was there for all to see once again on the third day of testing, with the RC212V in the top four positions at the close of testing on day three, with Gresini’s Marco Simoncelli and Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso completing the top four.
Yamaha trailed their Japanese riders with Ben Spies, Colin Edwards and Jorge Lorenzo posting the fifth, sixth and seventh fastest times respectively.
Valentino Rossi returned to action after missing Wednesday’s action through illness, posting an identical time to that set by Nicky Hayden.
Cal Crutchlow was 14th fastest with a time of 2:02.034.
Sepang Test: Day Three Times
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Casey Stoner | Repsol Honda | 1:59.665 | 37 |
| 2 | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda | 1:59.803 | 38 |
| 3 | Marco Simoncelli | San Carlo Gresini Honda | 2:00.163 | 46 |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Repsol Honda | 2:00.541 | 45 |
| 5 | Ben Spies | Yamaha Racing | 2:00.678 | 32 |
| 6 | Colin Edwards | Monster Tech 3 Yamaha | 2:00.966 | 29 |
| 7 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha Racing | 2:01.003 | 48 |
| 8 | Alvaro Bautista | Rizla Suzuki | 2:01.194 | 34 |
| 9 | Hiroshi Aoyama | San Carlo Gresini Honda | 2:01.328 | 48 |
| 10 | Hector Barbera | Aspar Ducati | 2:01.346 | 21 |
| 11 | Valentino Rossi | Ducati | 2:01.469 | 59 |
| = | Nicky Hayden | Ducati | 2:01.469 | 71 |
| 13 | Loris Capirossi | Pramac Ducati | 2:01.493 | 39 |
| 14 | Cal Crutchlow | Monster Tech 3 Yamaha | 2:02.034 | 50 |
| 15 | Randy de Puniet | Pramac Ducati | 2:02.155 | 42 |
| 16 | Toni Elias | LCR Honda | 2:02.410 | 57 |
| 17 | YAMAHA TEST RIDER 1 | Yamaha Racing | 2:02.457 | 40 |
| 18 | Karel Abraham | Cardion AB Ducati | 2:02.506 | 55 |
| 19 | YAMAHA TEST RIDER 2 | Yamaha Racing | 2:03.016 | 13 |








