Ducati have regularly featured in the top three throughout all of the pre-season tests, and Jerez was no different. Using qualifying tyres Loris Capirossi went fastest with a 1'39.411 and Sete Gibernau was second with a 1'39.663. On race tyres Capirossi would have still been around the top of the timesheets but Gibernau's best time with a race tyre would probably have seen him a fair bit lower.

On the whole though it seems to have been a successful few months for the Ducati team as they prepared for the 2006 season.

Loris Capirossi - 56 laps, qualifying tyres 1:39.411, race tyres: 1:40.296

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Three very positive days for us. We are well prepared for the season opener and I am very happy. My Desmosedici responded well to all the set-up modifications that we introduced and now i...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=191&Itemid=29)