IT'S PROBABLY the only time this year you'll see Hiroshi Aoyama topping the timesheets, but listed below are the official times for Friday Free Practice from Estoril, ahead of this coming weekend's Portuguese GP.
Rain blighted the session, which was called-off after just a few minutes.
Makes us wonder what Checa was up to with a 37-minute lap. Running? Backwards?
Estoril MotoGP Free Practice (1)
1. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 2m 21.217s
2. Carlos Checa ESP Pramac Racing 37m 47.795s
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team No Time
Jorge Lorenzo ESP Fiat Yamaha Team No Time
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team No Time
Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team No Time
Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 No Time
Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini No Time
Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 No Time
Aleix Espargaro ESP Pramac Racing No Time
Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini No Time
Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP No Time
Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP No Time
Hector Barbera ESP Paginas Amarillas Aspar No Time
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team No Time
Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP No Time
Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team No Time