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Monday Sepang test times compiled from press releases, which, let’s face it, for all we know could be sort of like horsepower ratings at the brochure:

1. Daijiro Kato, Honda, 2:05.02

2. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 2:05.3

3. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 2:05.76

4. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 2:06.0

5. Max Biaggi, Honda, 2:06.0

6. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 2:06.5

7. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 2:06.6

8. Shinichi Itoh, Honda, 2:07.5

9. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 2:07.76

10. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 2:09.2