VALENTINO ROSSI has ended the second 2010 MotoGP test at Sepang at the top of the leaderboard, beating his 2009 pole position time at the 5.5km.
The Italian, along with four other frontrunners, was the only rider to dip below the 2:01 barrier at the Malaysian Grand Prix venue.
Impressive performances from Ducati men Stoner and Hayden put the Australian and American duo in the top three, while the Tech 3 Yamaha pairing of Colin Edwards and MotoGP rookie Ben Spies clinched the fourth and fifth fastest times of the final session.
Sepang MotoGP: Friday 18:00 test times
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 2:00.271 sec (39 laps)
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro 2:00.512 sec (33 laps)
3. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro 2:00.703 sec (42 laps)
4. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.988 sec (35 laps)
5. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:01.014 sec (44 laps)
6. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2:01.320 sec (50 laps)
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda 2:01.439 sec (46 laps)
8. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda 2:01.478 sec (57 laps)
9. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 2:01.692 sec (50 laps)
10. Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2:01.732 sec (25 laps)
11. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 2:01.980 sec (58 laps)
12. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:02.078 sec (60 laps)
13. Hector Barbera SPA Paginas Amarillas Ducati 2:02.080 sec (52 laps)
14. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 2:02.082 sec (66 laps)
15. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 2:02.367 sec (49 laps)
16. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2min 3.689 sec (2 laps)
