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Best Overall 125cc Lap Times From IRTA Test At Catalunya:

1. Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia, 1:50.922
2. Fabrizio Lai, Gilera, 1:51.626
3. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, 1:51.685
4. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, 1:51.698
5. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:51.753
6. Youichi Ui, Aprilia, 1:51.884
7. Mike Di Meglio, Aprilia, 1:52.144
8. Andrea Ballerini, Aprilia, 1:52.154
9. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 1:52.503
10. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:52.537
11. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:52.540
12. Mattia Pasini, Aprilia, 1:52.870
13. I. Toth, Aprilia, 1:52.912
14. Mirko Giansanti, Aprilia, 1:52.967
15. Marco Simoncelli, Aprilia, 1:52.991
16. Casey Stoner, KTM, 1:53.001
17. Jorge Lorenzo, Derbi, 1:53.036
18. Thomas Luthi, Honda, 1:53.070
19. Julian Simon, Honda, 1:53.249
20. Stefano Perugini, Gilera, 1:53.528

22. Gabor Talmacsi, Malaguti, 1:53.815
23. Alex Rodriguez, Derbi, 1:53.958
24. Mika Kallio, KTM, 1:54.034

26. Simone Corsi, Honda, 1:54.443


More, from a press release issued by KTM:

IRTA Test: 2nd day free practice 125cc, Barcelona
24.03.2004

The second day of the IRTA TEST was again under the sun. The 125class closed the second day of practice in Barcelona Circuit, having the Spaniard Alvaro Bautista first. KTM took the 16th result with the Australian Casey Stoner while the Finnish Mika Kallio finished 24th.

Stoner- I’m happy with the test. This morning we tried a different direction with the chassis: we are learning all the time.

Kallio- Even if the engine was always very good we had two difficult days trying to find the right setting here in Barcelona. I hope that in Jerez next Satruday & Sunday we’ll find a better setting.

Bartol – I’m happy for the engine but not for the chassis.We’ll have to work on that.