Pedrosa fully utilised his new specification RC213V with updated engine and chassis to lap three-tenths under the circuit record. His best lap time was 1'21.088, while Stoner, who also worked with the new engine but mounted on the 'standard' chassis, recorded a fastest lap of 1'21.457.
Dani Pedrosa
"We did a good job today, we managed to get a good lap time in the morning and improved it in the afternoon, although the grip level was very poor and we struggled a bit with the rear. The tyres were working a little better in the afternoon, but it was hard to work on the consistency due to the lack of grip. I hope to be able to work on the pace tomorrow to prepare the race. The new bike is working good here, I will continue working on the set up tomorrow."
Casey Stoner
"It hasn't been a particularly eventful day, we didn't really get the package we were hoping for. We struggled a little this morning with stability on the soft tyre; we improved it slightly this afternoon on the hard tyre but found the bike to be quite aggressive and there wasn't much grip. We have a few things to try tomorrow morning; if we can make some small improvements then we'll be very happy with the bike. As it is now, we need to improve before we can say if we're competitive or not."
Laguna Seca MotoGP Second Practice
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap 1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m21.088s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m21.422s + 0.334s 3. Casey Stoner Honda 1m21.457s + 0.369s 4. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m21.708s + 0.620s 5. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.021s + 0.933s 6. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.258s + 1.170s 7. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m22.434s + 1.346s 8. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 1m22.568s + 1.480s 9. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m22.772s + 1.684s10. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 1m22.853s + 1.765s11. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia 1m23.835s + 2.747s12. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia 1m23.870s + 2.782s13. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW 1m24.732s + 3.644s14. Toni Elias Pramac Ducati 1m24.739s + 3.651s15. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 1m24.774s + 3.686s16. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m24.849s + 3.761s17. Mattia Pasini Speed Master Aprilia 1m25.000s + 3.912s18. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda 1m25.065s + 3.977s19. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia 1m25.166s + 4.078s20. Ivan Silva Avintia Inmotec-Kawasaki 1m25.405s + 4.317s21. Danilo Petrucci Ioda-Aprilia 1m25.422s + 4.334s22. Steve Rapp Attack-Kawasaki 1m28.016s + 6.928s
Laguna Seca MotoGP First Practice
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap 1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m21.424s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m21.498s + 0.074s 3. Casey Stoner Honda 1m21.829s + 0.405s 4. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m21.939s + 0.515s 5. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.609s + 1.185s 6. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.672s + 1.248s 7. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m23.216s + 1.792s 8. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 1m23.249s + 1.825s 9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m23.310s + 1.886s10. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 1m23.537s + 2.113s11. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW 1m24.905s + 3.481s12. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia 1m25.169s + 3.745s13. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m25.215s + 3.791s14. Mattia Pasini Speed Master Aprilia 1m25.488s + 4.064s15. Toni Elias Pramac Ducati 1m25.816s + 4.392s16. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 1m25.904s + 4.480s17. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia 1m25.931s + 4.507s18. Danilo Petrucci Ioda-Aprilia 1m26.125s + 4.701s19. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda 1m26.421s + 4.997s20. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia 1m26.703s + 5.279s21. Ivan Silva Avintia Inmotec-Kawasaki 1m27.102s + 5.678s22. Steve Rapp Attack-Kawasaki 1m29.814s + 8.390s
