Valentino Rossi, cel mai rapid la antrenamentele libere în Australia

Pilotul de la Fiat Yamaha a fost cronometrat cu 1 minut si 31.032 secunde, fiind urmat la 0.135 secunde de Casey Stoner si la 0.496 secunde de spaniolul Pedrosa. Lorenzo, principalul contracandidat al lui Rossi pentru titlul mondial a inregistrat al saselea timp.

Rezultatele antrenamentelor libere de la MP al Australiei, clasa MotoGP: 1. Valentino ROSSI (Fiat Yamaha Team) 1'31.032 2. Casey STONER (Ducati Marlboro Team) +0.1353. Dani PEDROSA (Repsol Honda Team) +0.4964. Alex DE ANGELIS (San Carlo Honda Gresini) +0.7545. Colin EDWARDS (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +0.8146. Jorge LORENZO (Fiat Yamaha Team) +1.0457. James TOSELAND (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +1.2238. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Repsol Honda Team) +1.4709. Mika KALLIO (Pramac Racing) +1.54010. Loris CAPIROSSI (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) +1.57411. Nicky HAYDEN (Ducati Marlboro Team) +1.73912. Randy DE PUNIET (LCR Honda MotoGP) +1.77613. Toni ELIAS (San Carlo Honda Gresini) +2.27214. Marco MELANDRI (Hayate Racing Team) +2.39015. Chris VERMEULEN (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) +2.47216. Gabor TALMACSI (Scot Racing Team MotoGP) +2.78617. Niccolo CANEPA (Pramac Racing) +3.514