Home hero Casey Stoner topped opening practice on Friday as he bids to win his sixth consecutive Australian MotoGP this weekend in his farewell season. The Repsol Honda rider, recovering from serious right leg injuries in a crash in August, was fastest by almost a second as the bikes took to the Phillip Island circuit for the first time. Stoner posted a best lap time of one minute 30.374 seconds, ahead of Spanish world championship contenders Jorge Lorenzo (1:31.279) and Dani Pedrosa (1:31.533). Lorenzo leads Pedrosa by 23 points heading into the penultimate round of the championship and can take his second MotoGP world title with victory in Sunday's race. Yamaha's Andrea Dovizioso was fourth quickest in 1:31.968, followed by Honda Gresini's Alvaro Bautista (1:32.039). Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi was down the charts with the ninth-fastest time of 1:32.655 on his Ducati. A second practice session was scheduled for later Friday, ahead of Saturday's qualifying.
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