bwin GRANDE PREMIO DE PORTUGAL
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2010
Estoril, Friday, October 29, 2010
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 302.2 1'48.522  
2 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 311.6 1'48.657 0.135 / 0.135
3 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 301.7 1'48.883 0.361 / 0.226
4 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 299.6 1'49.061 0.539 / 0.178
5 11 Ben SPIES USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 304.6 1'49.721 1.199 / 0.660
6 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 307.5 1'49.784 1.262 / 0.063
7 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 298.4 1'50.043 1.521 / 0.259
8 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 304.2 1'51.283 2.761 / 1.240
9 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 291.9 1'52.294 3.772 / 1.011
10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 284.9 1'52.575 4.053 / 0.281
11 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 285.8 1'53.131 4.609 / 0.556
12 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 264.5 1'53.510 4.988 / 0.379
13 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 277.8 1'53.592 5.070 / 0.082
14 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 281.9 1'53.769 5.247 / 0.177
15 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 272.9 1'54.389 5.867 / 0.620
16 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 287.5 1'54.410 5.888 / 0.021
17 71 Carlos CHECA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 266.6 1'54.444 5.922 / 0.034


Instant improvement in comfort noted by Pedrosa
“Straight away I felt much better on the bike here than I did in Australia and the shoulder has recovered a lot, which is very positive,” said Pedrosa, who along with the majority of the premier class opted against riding in the first practice due to the wet weather conditions.
“I feel a little bit tired now, but basically I feel okay after riding today. It was a pity that we missed the whole practice this morning because of the rain, and also at the beginning of the afternoon session the track conditions were difficult, which limited what we could achieve. To be honest I didn’t feel totally at home on the bike today but I think this is normal after so long without riding, and this situation will improve.”
With the focus on re-establishing his comfort on the bike times were not on Pedrosa’s mind, as he completed 19 laps with a best time of 1’53.592 – just over five seconds off Jorge Lorenzo’s top time.
“Usually when you ride in wet conditions you take it easy and this was especially true for me today because I certainly didn’t want to take any unnecessary risks. It was good to be on the bike again and to see that I can ride more or less normally,” he explained, before adding a comment about the rearranged Saturday schedule which will see one hour dedicated to each of the final practice and qualifying sessions.
“Tomorrow we’ll see what the weather brings, but it’s good that we have two hours instead of two 45-minute sessions, and we’ll make the most of that extra time,” he concluded.