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125cc Grand Prix Practice Times
Sepang, Malaysia
October 10

1. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, 2:14.991
2. Mirko GIANSANTI, Aprilia, 2:15.065
3. Masao AZUMA, Honda, 2:15.088
4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, 2:15.407
5. Steve JENKNER, Aprilia, 2:15.780
6. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 2:15.951
7. Arnaud VINCENT, Aprilia, 2:16.101
8. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, 2:16.112
9. Jorge LORENZO, Derbi, 2:16.206
10. Youichi UI, Gilera, 2:16.231
11. Gabor TALMACSI, Aprilia, 2:16.297
12. Pablo NIETO, Aprilia, 2:16.400
13. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, 2:16.410
14. Gino BORSOI, Aprilia, 2:16.451
15. Stefano PERUGINI, Aprilia, 2:16.760
16. Hector BARBERA, Aprilia, 2:16.797
17. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 2:16.815
18. Roberto LOCATELLI, KTM, 2:16.856
19. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Aprilia, 2:17.016
20. Fabrizio LAI, Malaguti, 2:17.086

22. Lucio CECCHINELLO, Aprilia, 2:17.202

24. Emilio ALZAMORA, Derbi, 2:18.241

33. Casey STONER, Aprilia, 2:21.313


More, from a press release issued by KTM:

Kallio Sixth Fastest for KTM Red Bull in Sepang Sauna

KTM Red Bull rider Mika Kallio continued his impressive late season form by qualifying sixth on the provisional grid for the Malaysian Grand Prix in today’s first qualifying session. Conducted in oppressively hot and humid conditions at Sepang this was a brilliant performance by the tearaway Finn who for the last minute of the session briefly sat on the front row with the fourth fastest time.

But even though he was bumped to sixth on the second row in the final seconds Kallio still recorded his best qualifying position since joining the KTM squad at the Czech GP. On the second KTM machine Italian Roberto LocatellI is 18th on the provisional grid after being delayed by a crash late in the session. Locatelli suffered only minor contusions in the fall and will ride in tomorrow’s final qualifying.

# 36 Mika Kallio
6th / 2:15.951

This is a very good start to the weekend for me and already I have comfortable settings for this track, it was easy to do this time and I’m hoping to improve tomorrow. Now it is quite cold in Finland but we have saunas there and that’s what it feels like riding at Sepang.

#10 Roberto Locatelli
18th /2:16.856

I was going for a fast lap towards the end of the session and just lost control and crashed. There is no major damage, I have bruised my knees a little but now I must start again tomorrow and improve my place on the grid.

Harald Bartol
Team Manager

Fortunately there is no serious injury to Roberto and apart from his crash this is an excellent performance by the team. Importantly Mika has set a fast time for the second row on day one, which is important here because of the unpredictable weather; if there is a rainstorm tomorrow this will be the grid.