Don’t forget: Saturday is the Rio GP

Free practice for the MotoGP class has just ended in Rio ahead of Saturday’s Grand Prix, and it’s Valentino Rossi topping the timing sheets.

1)V Rossi (1:52.359) 2)N Abe (1:52.712) 3)M Biaggi (1:52.737) 4)A Barros 5)L Capirossi 6)K Roberts 7)D Kato 8)C Checa 9)O Jacque 10)T Ukawa 11)G McCoy 12)S Nakano13)J McWilliams 14)S Gibernau 15)T Harada 16)N Aoki 17)JL Cardoso 18)J Hopkins 19)J van de Goorbergh 20)R Laconi

Don’t get caught out – the Brazilian Grand Prix takes place this Saturday, September 21 in Rio and we could see Valentino Rossi lift the maiden MotoGP title.

TV schedule: Coverage starts on Eurosport from 2.30pm, with the MotoGP race at 5.30pm, which is when the action begins over on Channel Five.