Alex Barros led his teammate Loris Capirossi and Suzuki Telefonica\'s Kenny Roberts in fridays provisional qualifying for the Catalunyan Grand Prix in Spain.
FRIDAY QUALIFYING
1. Alex Barros (Honda), 1:45.914
2. Loris Capirossi (Honda), 1:46.110
3. Kenny Roberts Jr. (Suzuki), 1:46.828
4. Carlos Checa (Yamaha), 1:47.044
5. Nobuatsu Aoki (Suzuki), 1:47.135
6. Tadayuki Okada (Honda), 1:47.164
7. Alex Criville (Honda), 1:47.216
8. Max Biaggi (Yamaha), 1:47.239
9. Valentino Rossi (Honda), 1:47.242
10. Sete Gibernau (Honda), 1:47.293
Saturdays practice times and pole will be posted as soon as they come to hand.But these time would indicated we are in for some more close racing.