1月24日下午,MOTO GP完成了在马来西亚雪邦赛道进行的第二轮测试。尽管不期而遇的降雨让赛道变得格外湿滑,然而不少车手依然创造出了比首轮测试更佳的成绩。
万宝路杜卡迪车队的吉布诺与卡普罗西驾驶Desmosedici GP6赛车,分别在赛道上录得2m1.66与2m1.83的圈速,这一成绩足以让他们名列本轮测试的前两位。此外,吉布诺的最快圈速也比前一日测试中罗西所创造的最快圈速快了0.48秒。而罗西在本轮测试中明显不在状态,在众多车手纷纷提高成绩的情况下,他却越跑越慢,2m 2.62的圈速注定了他只能获得第9的排名。
MOTO GP第二轮测试成绩
1. Sete Gibernau SPA Ducati Marlboro Team 2min 1.66 secs
2. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 2min 1.83 secs
3. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 2min 2 secs
4. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 2min 2.02 secs
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 2min 2.26 secs
6. John Hopkins USA Team Suzuki MotoGP 2min 2.4 secs
7. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 2min 2.55 secs
8. Casey Stoner AUS LCR Honda 2min 2.57 secs
9. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 2min 2.62 secs
10. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda 2min 2.65 secs
11. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 2min 2.65 secs
12. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 2min 3.22 secs
13. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda 2min 3.26 secs
14. Chris Vermulen AUS Team Suzuki MotoGP 2min 3.8 secs
15. James Ellison GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 4.15 secs
16. Alex Hofmann GER d'Antin Ducati Pramac 2min 4.49 secs
17. Jose Luis Cardoso SPA d'Antin Ducati Pramac 2min 6.06 secs