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Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice Times From Suzuka:

1. Valentino Rossi, Honda RC211V, 2:04.748, 306.3 kph
2. Akira Ryo, Suzuki GSV-R, 2:04.761, 302.8 kph
3. Loris Capirossi, Honda NSR500, 2:04.775, 297.1 kph
4. Tohru Ukawa, Honda RC211V, 2:05.079, 306.1 kph
5. Carlos Checa, Yamaha YZR-M1, 2:05.191, 300.5 kph
6. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki GSV-R, 2:05.242, 300.0 kph
7. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki GSV-R, 2:05.259, 295.5 kph
8. Daijiro Katoh, Honda NSR500, 2:05.329, 296.6 kph
9. Norick Abe, Yamaha YZR500, 2:05.667, 295.4 kph
10. Shinichi Itoh, Honda RC211V, 2:05.884, 304.4 kph
11. Alex Barros, Honda NSR500, 2:05.947, 295.4 kph
12. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha YZR500, 2:06.028, 294.7 kph
13. Max Biaggi, Yamaha YZR-M1, 2:06.094, 298.5 kph
14. Regis Laconi, Aprilia RS3, 2:06.227, 305.6 kph
15. Olivier Jacques, Yamaha YZR500, 2:06.365, 296.9 kph
16. John Hopkins, Yamaha YZR500, 2:06.761, 295.1 kph
17. Garry McCoy, Yamaha YZR500, 2:07.240, 293.2 kph
18. Tetsuya Harada, Honda NSR500, 2:07.273, 291.1 kph
19. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton KR3, 2:07.420, 281.6 kph
20. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton KR3, 2:07.533, 283.5 kph
21. Jurgen van der Goorbergh, Honda NSR500, 2:07.797
22. Pere Riba, Yamaha YZR500, no time available.