Stoner top again on third day in Sepang

Added on Thursday, February 24th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor

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 14^th 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