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Summary Stoner was the only rider to break the 1 minute, 30-second mark with his fastest lap of 1:29.999.
Casey Stoner was fastest in both MotoGP practice sessions Friday for Sundays Australian Grand Prix, the 27-year-old Australians final home race before he retires.Aiming for his sixth successive win at Phillip Island and racing just weeks after surgery on his right ankle, Stoner clocked 1 minute, 30.374 in the morning session, faster than world championship contenders Jorge Lorenzo (1:31.279) and Dani Pedrosa (1:31.533).In the second session, Stoner was the only rider to break the 1 minute, 30-second mark with his fastest lap of 1:29.999. Honda teammate Pedrosa was second-fastest in 1:30.884 on the 4.445-kilometer (2.76-mile) Phillip Island circuit.Lorenzo leads Pedrosa by 23 points in the championship standings and the Spanish pair are the only riders who can win the title with two races remaining.
