British GP: Andrea Dovizioso goes fastest in 250 FP1 at a damp Donington Park

Koporon Team Scott Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso put in the fastest time of the first 250 practice session from the British GP, leading his closest rival by three tenths of a second.

In the last ten minutes of the morning session three riders continuously changed position; Dovizioso, Alvaro Bautista and Hiroshi Aoyama.

With just three minutes left Bautista went to the top with a 1.46.910 but was toppled moments later by Dovizioso who crossed the line seconds later scoring a 1.46.134.

Bautista edged closer next time round with a 1.46.873 on his Master Aprilia but was relegated another place by Aoyama on his KTM who put in a lap of 1.46.862 at the chequered flag.

Bautista squeezed in one more lap and jumped ahead of Aoyama on the timing sheets with a 1.46.440 but was still three tenths slower than Dovizioso.

Bautista’s team-mate Alex De Angelis had a less eventful session, highsiding at the first of the double apexes at Coppice half way through the hour long practice.

Hector Barbera also had a spill, Shuhei Aoyama ran off exiting Coppice and British hopeful Eugene Laverty lowsided at Redgate with 24 minutes remaining after a promising start to the session.

STANDINGS

1. Dovizioso  Honda  1.46.134
2. Bautista  Aprilia  1.46.440
3. H Aoyama  KTM  1.46.862
4. Kallio   KTM  1.47.117
5. Lorenzo  Aprilia  1.47.415
6. Simoncelli  Gilera  1.47.532
7. Lai   Aprilia  1.47.850
8. De Angelis  Aprilia  1.47.851
9. Takahashi  Honda  1.47.919
10. Toth  Aprilia  1.48.056
11. Simon  Honda  1.48.189
12. S Aoyama  Honda  1.48.335
13. Baldolini  Aprilia  1.48.420
14. Luthi  Aprilia  1.48.761
15. Heidolf  Aprilia  1.49.096
16. Abraham  Aprilia  1.50.095

GBR
 
22. Laverty  Honda  1.51.817
24. Linfoot  Aprilia  1.52.179
25. Markham  Yamaha 1.52.429
26. Sawford  Yamaha 1.54.102
27. Kenshington Yamaha 1.56.185
29. Lawrence  Honda  1.58.786