Estoril MotoGP: Simoncelli consistently fastest in FP2

San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Marco Simoncelli was consistently fastest in the second practice session at Estoril, despite finding the limit of the front end of his Honda and crashing at turn 3.

Simoncelli returned to the track on his second bike to maintain the fastest time, holding off an equally consistent Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factor Racing) in second and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) who finished in third.

Ducati rider Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) finished FP2 on identical laptimes of 1m 38.102s to take fourth and fifth respectively.

British rider Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) ended the session in thirteenth, ahead of Elias, Capirossi, De Puniet and Bautista, who is still recovering from his practice crash at Qatar. 

1. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 37.663s
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 37.724s
3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1m 37.727s
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 1m 38.102s
5. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 1m 38.102s
6. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 38.203s
7. Karel Abraham CZE Cardio AB Motoracing 1m 38.473s
8. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 38.563s
9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 1m 38.596s
10. Hector Barbera SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP 1m 38.611s
11. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 38.645s
12. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 38.658s
13. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 38.760s
14. Toni Elias SPA LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 39.912s
15. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 1m 39.021
16. Randy De Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 1m 39.137s
17. Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 40.173s