Most riders are testing for two days straight after the Valencia MotoGP, including rookies, as well as the more established hands on their new machines i.e. Hayden tests the Ducati for the first time, Marco Melandri gets on the Kawasaki, and Sete Gibernau returns after two years to jump back on a Ducati.

Video footage and lap times from the first day of testing in Valencia below.

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 32.464 sec
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1min 32.672 sec
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 32.921 sec
4. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 33.142 sec
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 33.325 sec
6. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 33.375 sec
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 33.550 sec
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1min 33.676 sec
9. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 33.760 sec
10. Marco Melandri ITA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 33.782 sec
11. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (B) 1min 33.832 sec
12. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 33.960 sec
13. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 34.129 sec
14. Sete Gibernau SPA Onde 2000 Ducati (B) 1min 34.451 sec
15. Mika Kallio FIN Alice Team (B) 1min 34.793 sec
16. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 1min 34.925 secs
17. Niccolo Canepa ITA Alice Team (B) 1min 34.995 sec
18. Yuki Takahashi JPN Team Scot (B) 1min 35.203 sec

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