MotoGP
Ducati Team Jerez test notes, day two
STONER UNLUCKY AT JEREZ, MELANDRI HAPPY WITH HIS DAY Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri continued testing at Jerez today but the team's day was marred by a crash involving Stoner. The World Champion fell heavily at ...
Published: Nov 30, 2007, 9:18 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
STONER UNLUCKY AT JEREZ, MELANDRI HAPPY WITH HIS DAY
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri continued testing at Jerez today but the team's day was marred by a crash involving Stoner. The World Champion fell heavily at turn three, sustaining suspected ligament damage to his left shoulder. He was treated by Clinica Mobile staff who put his left arm in a sling, he then returned to his hotel to rest.
Melandri worked hard all day on chassis and suspension set-up, using only race tyres. By the end of the day he was happy with the set-up his crew had dialled into his Desmosedici. Tomorrow the Italian will focus on tyre testing.
Casey Stoner, 1m 40.833s (32 laps)
"Everything was going very well today. We were focusing on tyre testing, as we had planned, when I crashed at turn three. I hit the ground pretty heavily with my left shoulder. Straight away the injury was really painful, so I went to the Clinica Mobile where they fitted me with a sling and strapped the shoulder. We will wait and see how I feel tomorrow but I think it's going to be difficult to continue this test."
Marco Melandri, 1m 41.424s (77 laps)
"Today has been a long and tiring day but we got through a lot of work. This morning we continued working on chassis geometry, changing the weight distribution until we found a set-up I liked. Then we started on the suspension and we did a good job with that too. At that point the track temperature dropped, so we decided to postpone tyre testing until tomorrow. I'm happy with what we've done so far because my target is to understand the bike as well as possible, and if several riders hadn't used use qualifying tyres today the lap times would be closer." <pre> Today's lap times
1. Pedrosa (Honda) 1.39.993
2. Rossi (Yamaha) 1.40.134
3. Nakano (Honda) 1.40.251
4. De Angelis (Honda) 1.40.332
5. Dovizioso (Honda) 1.40.650
6. Hayden (Honda) 1.40.692
7. De Puniet (Honda) 1.40.820
8. Stoner (Ducati Marlboro Team) 1.40.883
9. Edwards (Yamaha) 1.40.833
10. Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1.40.883
11. Hopkins (Kawasaki) 1.40.393
12. Toseland (Yamaha) 1.41.278
13. Melandri (Ducati Marlboro team) 1.41.424
14. West (Kawasaki) 1.41.729
15. Canepa (Ducati) 1.42.188
16. Okada (Honda) 1.43.143
17. Guareschi (Ducati) 1.43.399
18. Itoh (Ducati) 1.43 869
-credit: ducati.com
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Yamaha Jerez test notes, day one
Next article Ducati Xerox Team Qatar test, day two
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Marco Melandri
Melandri steps down from Barni Ducati WSBK ride
World Superbike
World Superbike
Melandri steps down from Barni Ducati WSBK ride
“Regenerated” Melandri back in WSBK with Barni Ducati
World Superbike
World Superbike
“Regenerated” Melandri back in WSBK with Barni Ducati
Davies ill-suited to Ducati V4, says Melandri
World Superbike
World Superbike
Davies ill-suited to Ducati V4, says Melandri
More from
Ducati Team
Pedro Acosta: "I'm going to Ducati to learn from Marc Marquez, not to beat him on same bike"
MotoGP
MotoGP
Indonesian GP
15 h
Pedro Acosta: "I'm going to Ducati to learn from Marc Marquez, not to beat him on same bike"
Ducati rubbishes claim 2026 MotoGP bike built specifically for Marc Marquez
MotoGP
MotoGP
Indonesian GP
Ducati rubbishes claim 2026 MotoGP bike built specifically for Marc Marquez
Latest news
Max Verstappen on GTWC Europe debut: “We’re here to win”
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance
WCEE GT World Challenge Europe Endurance 2 h
Max Verstappen on GTWC Europe debut: “We’re here to win”
How to watch NASCAR at Phoenix II: Weekend schedule, start time, entry list, TV
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Phoenix II
2 h
How to watch NASCAR at Phoenix II: Weekend schedule, start time, entry list, TV
Ryan Ellis signs multi-year NASCAR O'Reilly deal with Alpha Prime Racing
NASCAR O'Reilly
NOAP NASCAR O'Reilly
Phoenix II
2 h
Ryan Ellis signs multi-year NASCAR O'Reilly deal with Alpha Prime Racing
Ayao Komatsu: Rafael Camara chosen for F1 2027 seat on speed, not Ferrari links
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
8 h
Ayao Komatsu: Rafael Camara chosen for F1 2027 seat on speed, not Ferrari links
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe