Repsol Honda dominated the first two Free Practice sessions in Japan as MotoGP hits Motegi.

Casey Stoner took the first free practice session with relative ease, and was hotly followed by Andrea Dovizioso. Surprise of the session came in the form of Nicky Hayden who stormed to 3rd position with only a minute left in the session.

The second session saw Dani Pedrosa assert his dominance, and Pedrosa was the first rider to break into the 1 minute 46 second mark. Only his Repsol team-mates could eventually set similar times.

There are 19 riders racing this weekend, with Damian Cudlin standing in for the injured Loris Capirossi in the Pramac Ducati team, and Honda are also fielding a couple of Japanese wildcards.

Free Practice 1:
1. Casey Stoner Honda 1m47.289s
2. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m47.566s + 0.277s
3. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m47.732s + 0.443s
4. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m47.836s + 0.547s
5. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m47.912s + 0.623s
6. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m47.942s + 0.653s
7. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m48.169s + 0.880s
8. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m48.197s + 0.908s
9. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m48.406s + 1.117s
10. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m48.667s + 1.378s
11. Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda 1m48.776s + 1.487s
12. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m48.880s + 1.591s
13. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m48.892s + 1.603s
14. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m49.385s + 2.096s
15. Toni Elias LCR Honda 1m49.415s + 2.126s
16. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m49.813s + 2.524s
17. Kousuke Akiyoshi LCR Honda 1m50.688s + 3.399s
18. Shinichi Itoh Honda 1m51.461s + 4.172s
19. Damian Cudlin Pramac Ducati 1m53.218s + 5.929s

Free Practice 2:
1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m46.790s
2. Casey Stoner Honda 1m46.844s + 0.054s
3. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m46.952s + 0.162s
4. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m47.188s + 0.398s
5. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m47.310s + 0.520s
6. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m47.381s + 0.591s
7. Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda 1m47.765s + 0.995s
8. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m47.975s + 1.185s
9. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m48.055s + 1.265s
10. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m48.076s + 1.286s
11. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m48.097s + 1.307s
12. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1m48.374s + 1.584s
13. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m48.379s + 1.589s
14. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m48.567s + 1.777s
15. Toni Elias LCR Honda 1m48.743s + 1.953s
16. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m49.305s + 2.515s
17. Kousuke Akiyoshi LCR Honda 1m49.464s + 2.674s
18. Shinichi Itoh Honda 1m49.673s + 2.883s
19. Damian Cudlin Pramac Ducati 1m51.349s + 4.559s

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