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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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