Hopkins flies at Motegi

125cc Qualifying Practice 1:

1. Kallio 1:59.137.

2. Simoncelli 1:59.682.

3. Poggiali 1:59.698.

4. Pasini 1:59.821.

5. Talmacsi 1:59.821.

6. Faubel 1:59.937.

7. Lai 1:59.982.

8. Koyama 1:59.984.

9. Bautista 2:00.142.

10. Luthi 2:00.272.

11. Kuzuhara 2:00.643.

12. Gadea 2:00.678.

13. Cortese 2:00.848.

14. Toth 2:01.030.

15. Simon 2:01.157.

16. Nieto 2:01.233.

17. De Rosa 2:01.337.

18. Masbou 2:01.389.

19. Di Meglio 2:01.427.

20. Olive 2:01.443.

21. Tunez 2:01.448.

22. Espargaro 2:01.663.

23. Iannone 2:01.706.

24. Hernandez 2:02.028.

25. Abraham 2:02.043.

26. Jerez 2:02.094.

27. Zanetti 2:03.321.

28. Pesek 2:02.490.

29. carchano 2:02.770.

30. pirro 2:02.885.

31. Sani 2:02.976.

32. Hamamoto 2:03.171.

33. Mori 2:03.226.

34. Takahashi 2:03.329.

35. Kuzuhara 2:03.335.

36. braillard 2:03.341.

37. Bonache 2:03.778.

38. Hanafusa 2:04.726.

39. Iwata 2:05.016.

40. Hommel 2:05.370.

DNQ: Giuseppetti.

John Hopkins has put himself at the top of the times for the second free practice session at Motegi, over 0.5 seconds inside the current lap record.

Hopkins recored a time of 1:47.952 in preparation for the race in Sunday, and heads a trio of Bridgestone riders. After signing to stay at Ducati for 2006, Loris Capirossi went second fastest with 1:48.053. Meanwhile Hopkin’s team-mate Kenny Roberts Jnr was third quickest with 1:48.263.

Fastest Michelin runner was Valentino Rossi in fourth, who only needs to finish the race on Sunday in a similar position to take the world championship for a fifth successive season.

MotoGP free practice 2:

1. Hopkins 1:47.952.

2. Capirossi 1:48.053.

3. Roberts 1:48.362.

4. Rossi 1:48.574.

5. Gibernau 1:48.582.

6. Hayden 1:48.646.

7. Biaggi 1:48.718.

8. Melandri 1:48.751.

9. Tamada 1:48.776.

10. Barros 1:48.782.

11. Edwards 1:48.985.

12. Checa 1:49.062.

13. Ukawa 1:49.238.

14. Hofmann 1:49.504.

15. Nakano 1:49.566.

16. Elias 1:49.842.

17. Rolfo 1:50.490.

18. Matsudo 1:50.577.

19. Xaus 1:51.358.

20. Battaini 1:52.491.

21. Ellison 1:55.245.

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250cc Qualifying Practice 1:

1. Aoyama 1:52.556.

2. De ANgelis 1:52.733.

3. Aoyama 1:52.810.

4. Dovizioso 1:53.036.

5. Porto 1:53.126.

6. Lorenzo 1:53.308.

7. Stoner 1:53.471.

8. Takahasi 1:53.690.

9. uintoli 1:53.803.

10. Barbera 1:53.955.

11. West 1:54.082.

12. De Puniet 1:54.090.

13. Debon 1:54.245.

14. Pedrosa 1:54.445.

15. Smrz 1:54.458.

16. Yokoe 1:54.595.

17. Locatelli 1:54.774.

18. Sekiguchi 1:55.179.

19. Tokudome 1:55.206.

20. Heidolf 1:55.277.

21. Davies 1:55.299.

22. Jenkner 1:55.316.

23. Corsi 1:55.481.

24. Giansanti 1:55.542.

25. Baldolini 1:55.789.

26. Rous 1:55.962.

27. cardenas 1:56.273.

28. Takahasi 1:56.319.

29. Akiya 1:56.647.

30. Vincent 1:56.936.

31. Ballerini 1:57.595.

32. Gines 1:58.329.

33. Cajback 1:59.899.

DNQ: Todorov. Ferro.