Casey Stoner took his best time on 1st free practice at Qatar MotoGP 1'55.752, 0.610 in front of his teammate Dani Pedrosa. A surprise came from Hector Barbera from Aspar Mapfire. Barbera took 3rd place, 0.669 behind Casey Stoner. 2010 MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo only on 7th place, or one place behind his new teammate Ben Spies.
Good progress came from Valentino Rossi with his Ducati on 5th place. Valentino Rossi took 1'23.493, behind Marco Simoncelli, the other Italian rider, on the 4th place.
Here the full result of 1st practice MotoGP Losail, Qatar
1. Casey Stoner, Honda, 1'55.752
2. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, 1'56.362
3. Hector Barbera, Aspar Ducati, 1'56.421
4. Marco Simoncelli, Gresini Honda, 1'56.441
5. Valentino Rossi, Ducati, 1'56.479
6. Ben Spies, Yamaha, 1'56.493
7. Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha, 1'56.586
8. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, 1'56.592
9. Randy de Puniet, Pramac Ducati, 1'56.790
10. Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1'56.879
11. Nicky Hayden, Ducati, 1'56.910
12. Hiroshi Aoyama, Gresini Honda, 1'56.987
13. Loris Capirossi, Pramac Ducati, 1'57.366
14. Cal Crutchlow, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1'57.429
15. Karel Abraham, Cardion Ducati, 1'57.821
16. Alvaro Bautista, Suzuki, 1'58.528
17. Toni Elias, LCR Honda, 1'59.087
