A couple of interesting things here.
1) The 800's aren't that far off of the 990's in terams of lap time!
2) Pitty was riding the Ilmor. Could we see Pitty and McCoy reunite next year?
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team (990cc) 1min 32.70 secs
2. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda (990cc) 1min 32.73 secs
3. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda (990cc) 1min 32.90 secs
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team (800cc) 1min 33.10 secs
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (800cc) 1min 33.11 secs
6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (800cc) 1min 33.14 secs
7. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (800cc) 1min 33.18 secs
8. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (800cc) 1min 33.21 secs
9. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (800cc) 1min 33.41 secs
10. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (990cc) 1min 33.64 secs
11. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (800cc) 1min 33.66 secs
12. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor SRT (800cc) 1min 35.80 secs
13. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor SRT (800cc) 1min 36.60 secs