As you’ve probably seen by now, hometown riders tend to get a little over-excited and don’t always think before they make a move in their home GP. As Colin Edwards put it (bluntly), Alex de Angelis took this one step further, with the “dumbass trying to do something heroic in his home race”, which, of course, failed and sadly, Edwards and Nicky Hayden were caught up in the chain reaction. Nicky made sure he gave de Angelis a piece of his mind in the gravel trap, though stopped short of throwing a punch in his direction. (Much classier than the headbutting witnessed by Andrea Iannone in the 125cc race earlier on.)

Nicky looked in good shape for a big points score today, but instead, loses 2 positions in the championship… better luck next time, and hope de Angelis is far behind him on the grid!

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44′32.882 159.371
2 20 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44′35.298 159.227 2.416
3 16 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 44′45.282 158.635 12.400
4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 44′59.212 157.816 26.330
5 11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 44′59.421 157.804 26.539
6 10 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 45′01.168 157.702 28.286
7 9 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 45′03.066 157.591 30.184
8 8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 45′04.639 157.500 31.757
9 7 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 45′04.791 157.491 31.909
10 6 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 45′11.229 157.117 38.347
11 5 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 45′19.555 156.636 46.673
12 4 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 45′24.923 156.327 52.041
13 3 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 45′36.080 155.690 1′03.198
14 2 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 45′55.229 154.608 1′22.347

Not finished 1st lap
15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati

Source: MotoGP.com

Nicky’s looking good for some big points today, taking 5th place in this morning’s warm up session at Misano!

1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′34.894 269.797
2 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′35.222 276.356 0.328
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′35.487 272.108 0.593
4 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′35.580 269.528 0.686
5 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′35.608 271.493 0.714
6 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′35.639 272.177 0.745
7 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1′35.913 270.270 1.019
8 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′36.115 274.739 1.221
9 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′36.328 274.459 1.434
10 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1′36.510 270.608 1.616
11 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′36.608 272.452 1.714
12 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′36.611 267.591 1.717
13 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1′36.796 269.125 1.902
14 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′36.840 270.676 1.946
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′36.858 269.528 1.964
16 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 1′37.304 269.326 2.410
17 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1′37.371 269.662 2.477

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After qualifying in 6th place at Misano, Nicky talked about his session and what we can expect from him and the Ducati tomorrow.

Nicky Hayden – 6th
“This morning I had a really good feeling with the bike and put together a good rhythm – I was fastest in T4 and that’s the first time this year I’ve been fastest at anything in the dry! I’d hoped to improve and do my best dry qualifying of the year this afternoon but to begin with the track was a little warmer and I didn’t get that same level of feeling, so we had to make some tweaks to the set-up. Like I say, I’d hoped to do better than what I did but we got on the second row and our focus turns to tomorrow. I need to get a great start because those first two or three turns are going to be harsh – everybody will be fighting for positions and there’s a good chance of some drama there! We want to get through that cleanly and as high up the order as possible in the early stages. From there it’s a case of giving my maximum for all the Italian fans and trying to put their bike up front. It is great to have their support here and all the staff from Bologna – Claudio (Domenicali), Filippo (Preziosi), Vitto (Guareschi), Alan (Jenkins)… It’s fun and I’m enjoying having them around so hopefully we can celebrate a result together tomorrow.”

Source: MotoGP.com

Nicky will start from 6th on the grid for the San Marino GP!

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′34.338 267.790
2 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′34.560 276.144 0.222
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′34.808 268.656 0.470
4 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′34.907 273.348 0.569
5 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′35.184 266.600 0.846
6 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′35.223 267.459 0.885
7 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′35.343 273.210 1.005
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′35.492 269.865 1.154
9 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1′35.554 268.523 1.216
10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′35.561 270.135 1.223
11 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′35.601 273.903 1.263
12 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1′35.785 270.608 1.447
13 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′35.790 266.140 1.452
14 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′36.070 266.930 1.732
15 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 1′36.228 266.732 1.890
16 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1′36.264 267.392 1.926
17 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1′37.091 265.682 2.753

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′34.528 270.948
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′34.732 273.210 0.204
3 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′35.001 279.720 0.473
4 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1′35.289 273.003 0.761
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′35.340 275.299 0.812
6 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′35.382 273.417 0.854
7 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′35.479 270.608 0.951
8 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′35.584 276.852 1.056
9 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′35.966 275.650 1.438
10 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 1′35.999 271.493 1.471
11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′36.002 275.089 1.474
12 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′36.187 269.461 1.659
13 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′36.247 276.356 1.719
14 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1′36.491 269.058 1.963
15 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′36.513 270.880 1.985
16 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1′36.518 273.764 1.990
17 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1′37.794 270.337 3.266

Source: MotoGP.com