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2009-02-05 Loris Capirossi tops day 1 at Sepang
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 First day of testing in Sepang saw Loris Capirossi setting fastest time of the day, 0.38 seconds better than time set by Rossi in 2008. race. Second fastest was Casey Stoner, seeming fully recovered from hand operation, while Valentino Rossi managed to beat stitches in his left hand and foot. Chris Vermeulen set 4th time of the day, showing that new engine, a chassis and carbon fibre fairing of the 2009. Suzuki GSV-R were all step in the right direction.
Toni Elias was 5th on factory spec Honda, just over a second slower that Capirossi. Andrea Dovizioso was second fastest Honda behind Elias, with Colin Edwards being second fastest Yamaha rider. Dani Pedrosa was 8th, almost 1.5 seconds behind Capirossi. Sete Gibernau was fastest of non-Stoner Ducati's, around 1.9 seconds off the pace, demonstrating that Ducati Desmosedici continues to be hard best to conquer. Jorge Lorenzo completed top 10 testers in Sepang, 2 seconds off the pace.
Sepang test - day 1 times:
1 Loris Capirossi 2:01.869
2 Casey Stoner 2:02.038
3 Valentino Rossi 2:02.324
4 Chris Vermeulen 2:02.803
5 Toni Elias 2:02.886
6 Andrea Dovizioso 2:03.088
7 Colin Edwards 2:03.254
8 Dani Pedrosa 2:03.312
9 Sete Gibernau 2:03.750
10 Jorge Lorenzo 2:03.894
11 Nicky Hayden 2:04.002
12 Alex De Angelis 2:04.396
13 Mika Kallio 2:04.405
14 James Toseland 2:04.502
15 Randy De Puniet 2:04.882
16 Yamaha Test 2:05.024
17 Yuki Takahashi 2:05.098
18 Yamaha Test 2:05.140
19 Niccolo Canepa 2:05.270
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