Casey Stoner started FP3 at Misano with a bang, answering back to Jorge Lorenzo’s already devasting Friday’s lap of 1.33.929, with an even more stunning 1.33.567 on his fourth lap out and just 0.2s from his own 2008 pole record which was set on qualifying tyres.

Repsol Honda team mate Dani Pedrosa was the only other rider to get close to Stoner and he was just 0.099s adrift with his flying lap. Jorge Lorenzo ended up third and little more than three tenths off pace which won’t make him happy, however his race pace is still impressive. Ben Spies moved up to fourth this morning, while Colin Edwards who announced yesterday he’ll be riding for a CRT squad next season grabbed fifth on his last lap, pipping even Honda RC212V riders Andrea Dovizioso and Marco Simoncelli who were sixth and seventh, respectively.

Hector Barbera was once again the best Ducati rider with his eighth spot, while Cal Crutchlow broke into the top ten after yesterday’s 15th place, confirming that his lap times didn’t show his real potential.

Closing out the top ten was Nicky Hayden on the GP11.1 while team mate Valentino Rossi ended up in 12th and 1.366 from the top of the timesheets and he was pushing because he went off track twice during the session.

The only crash was a lowside by Karel Abraham in the final minutes and he finished in 14th.

MotoGP Misano FP3 results:

01- Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’33.567
02- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.099
03- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.323
04- Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.718
05- Colin Edwards – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.754
06- Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.853
07- Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1.039
08- Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.092
09- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.230
10- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 – + 1.352
11- Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – + 1.357
12- Valentino Rossi – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 – + 1.366
13- Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.496
14- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.754
15- Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1.790
16- Loris Capirossi – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.991
17- Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – + 2.780

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