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R Fastest Lap of Each Rider Circuit de Catalunya Computerised results and timing service provided by TISSOT MotoGP GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA Race 4727 m. Fastest Lap of Each Rider 20 Rider NationTeam Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap 1 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'42.858 225 2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'42.874 4 25 0.016 0.016 3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'43.041 5 25 0.183 0.167 4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'43.276 4 25 0.418 0.235 5 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'43.306 5 25 0.448 0.030 6 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'43.335 5 25 0.477 0.029 7 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 1'43.433 3 25 0.575 0.098 8 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'43.771 5 25 0.913 0.338 9 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 1'43.779 2 9 0.921 0.008 10 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'43.836 4 25 0.978 0.057 11 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'43.883 5 25 1.025 0.047 12 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'43.898 4 25 1.040 0.015 13 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 1'43.945 4 25 1.087 0.047 14 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'44.047 4 25 1.189 0.102 15 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando DUCATI 1'44.053 5 25 1.195 0.006 16 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'44.272 5 25 1.414 0.219 17 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'44.534 4 25 1.676 0.262 18 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP HONDA 1'45.652 2 25 2.794 1.118 These data/results cannot be reproduced, stored and/or transmitted in whole or in part by any manner of electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, broadcasting or otherwise now known or herein after developed without the previous express consent by the copyright owner, except for reproduction in daily press and regular printed publications on sale to the public within 60 days of the event related to those data/results and always provided that copyright symbol appears together as follows below. © DORNA, 2009 Official MotoGP Timing by TISSOT www.motogp.com Barcelona, Sunday, June 14, 2009.
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