LORENZO REMAINS THE FASTEST
13 February 2007 - Aprilia

NOTHWITHSTANDING THE RAIN

At Barcelona (his second home), Jorge Lorenzo registered the best time of the morning, stopping the chronometer at 1:48.0. He then unleashed a great performance in the afternoon rain thanks to his suspensionís setting. Just a few hundreds of a second behind the current world champion was another fresh international rider, Alvaro Bautista. He marked a great 1:48.2 atop his official RSW. Just two seconds behind them was Alex De Angelis who continues to work on the development of the new frame. Barbera and Espargaro also registered solid performances. On his home track, Espargaro clocked in an optimal 1:49.3 atop his RSW LE. First among the Italian riders was Fabrizio Lai with a time of 1:50.4.

TIMES OF THE 250CC CLASS
Day 1 (unofficial times)
1) Jorge Lorenzo
Fortuna Aprilia RSW 1:48.0
2) Alvaro Bautista
MartÌnez Aspar RSW 1:48.2
3) Alex De Angelis
Martinez Aspar RSW 1:48.4
4) Hector Barbera
Team Toth RSW -1:48.6
5) Alex Espargaro
BQR RSW LE 1:49.3
6) Thomas Luthi
Emmi CaffË Latte - RSW-1:49.5
7) Fabrizio Lai
Campetella Racing RS 1:50.4
8) Alex Baldolini
Kiefer Bos Racing RS 1:50.5
9) Imre Toth
Team Toth RSW LE 1:51.6
10) Dirk Heidolf
Kiefer Bos Racing RS 1:52.7

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