In the first of two days of night-time in Losail Circuit (Qatar) Dani Pedrosa is the fastest with a best lap of 1'56.271. Just 0.143s behind and in second place was Casey Stoner and third was  Hiroshi Aoyama. The top three is Honda. Factory Yamaha Racing rider Ben Spies (1'56.563) placed fourth with team-mate and World Champion Jorge Lorenzo fifth. Valentino Rossi and his Ducati Team colleague Nicky Hayden was eighth and ninth . The italian riders Andrea Dovizioso, Marco Simoncelli and Loris Capirossi was 7th 11th and 14th .  
This session, the last before the beginning of the championships, goes on this night.