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French GP: Qualifying times

Pos Driver Nat Team Time Gap To 1st --- ---------------------- --- ------------------------- -------- ------- ------- 1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1:33.990 2. Shinya Nakano ...

Published: May 21, 2006, 5:29 AM

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Pos Driver                 Nat Team                          Time     Gap  To 1st
--- ---------------------- --- ------------------------- -------- ------- -------
 1. Dani Pedrosa           SPA Repsol Honda Team         1:33.990
 2. Shinya Nakano          JPN Kawasaki Racing Team      1:34.201   0.211   0.211
 3. John Hopkins           USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP       1:34.636   0.435   0.646
 4. Randy de Puniet        FRA Kawasaki Racing Team      1:34.780   0.144   0.790
 5. Marco Melandri         ITA Fortuna Honda             1:34.795   0.015   0.805
 6. Loris Capirossi        ITA Ducati Marlboro Team      1:34.802   0.007   0.812
 7. Valentino Rossi        ITA Camel Yamaha Team         1:34.840   0.038   0.850
 8. Sete Gibernau          SPA Ducati Marlboro Team      1:34.870   0.030   0.880
 9. Colin Edwards          USA Camel Yamaha Team         1:34.970   0.100   0.980
10. Nicky Hayden           USA Repsol Honda Team         1:34.988   0.018   0.998
11. Casey Stoner           AUS Honda LCR                 1:35.430   0.442   1.440
12. Chris Vermulen         AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP       1:35.705   0.275   1.715
13. Makoto Tamada          JPN Konica Minolta Honda      1:36.058   0.353   2.068
14. Carlos Checa           SPA Tech 3 Yamaha             1:36.260   0.202   2.270
15. Kenny Roberts          USA Team Roberts              1:36.501   0.241   2.511
16. Toni Elias             SPA Fortuna Honda             1:36.582   0.081   2.592
17. James Ellison          GBR Tech 3 Yamaha             1:37.019   0.437   3.029
18. Alex Hofmann           GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP     1:37.267   0.248   3.277
19. Jose Luis Cardoso      SPA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP     1:37.812   0.545   3.822

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