Here’s what Nicky had to say after the final FP1 session of the year-
Nicky Hayden – (Ducati MotoGP Team) (10th; 1’34.462)
“It was a tough session and I had certainly hoped to be a lot closer to the pace than that today. It’s a track I really like and we know the bike works well here so the team and I have a lot of work to do.
Track temperatures were quite low and I had a really hard time getting the tyres working on the front and rear. It’s also quite windy so I’m not sure if maybe a lot of sand and dirt has blown onto the track but it’s definitely tricky to find grip out there. That’s our target for tomorrow anyway.”
Nicky kicked off the season’s last round with a 10th at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia.
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′32.813 308.747
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′33.195 306.556 0.382
3 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′33.241 310.701 0.428
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′33.499 307.079 0.686
5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1′33.910 307.167 1.097
6 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′34.106 309.633 1.293
7 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′34.123 302.267 1.310
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′34.382 306.643 1.569
9 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′34.427 306.469 1.614
10 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′34.462 305.862 1.649
11 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1′34.696 308.924 1.883
12 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1′34.859 305.862 2.046
13 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′34.865 300.500 2.052
14 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′34.873 306.209 2.060
15 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1′35.052 306.556 2.239
16 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′35.131 301.591 2.318
17 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1′35.258 305.775 2.445
18 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 1′35.458 301.087 2.645
Nicky’s latest update about the end of the season race at Valencia-
Just left Ducati headquarters here in Bologna going through some things. I can say that they really do work over there, its really a small group compared to what ya may think but they make up for it with long hours . When I left in the evening it looked like most of the boss’s were grabbing another gear and still hard it. It was very impressive for a Tuesday in November.
Anyway its on to Valencia in the morning for the last go round of the year, I am kinda bummed the season is over, but also looking forward to starting over fresh. We need to go out strong and start building for next year.
I love the Valencia track and just that race and atmosphere in general so lets cross the fingers for a solid result.
I got a few random photos for yall, one is from on the way home from Malaysia in Tokyo airport hanging out with Ivan Basso and his liquidgas cycling team. They’re good guys and we had some pretty funny chit chat ’bout their racing and mine.
And had to throw in the McDonald’s delivery scooter’s. I dont see that everyday around the OWB!!! ciao Nicky
Better late than never, but here’s the Malaysian GP Results! Nicky took a great 5th on a wet track, where Valentino Rossi took his 9th world title!
I had a great time at Sepang, will post more on that later!
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 47′24.834 147.435
2 20 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 47′39.500 146.679 14.666
3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 47′44.219 146.437 19.385
4 13 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 47′50.684 146.107 25.850
5 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 48′03.539 145.456 38.705
6 10 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 48′05.895 145.337 41.061
7 9 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 48′13.389 144.961 48.555
8 8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 48′20.391 144.611 55.557
9 7 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 48′25.137 144.374 1′00.303
10 6 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 48′25.274 144.368 1′00.440
11 5 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 48′26.489 144.307 1′01.655
12 4 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 48′26.681 144.298 1′01.847
13 3 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 48′35.612 143.856 1′10.778
14 2 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 48′40.685 143.606 1′15.851
15 1 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 49′15.506 141.914 1′50.672
Not classified
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 31′59.321 7 Lap
14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2′28.718 20 Lap
Site updates will be put on hold for a week as I’m off to Malaysia for the GP! Best of luck to Nicky for Sepang, and hopefully no one will ram him off at the first corner again!
