Repsol Honda are taking the unusual step of having three riders

Casey Stoner's new Repsol Honda team enjoyed another encouraging day as the first official MotoGP test session of 2011 continued at Sepang in Malaysia.

Former world champion Stoner followed up his first-place finish on Tuesday with a second place on Wednesday, behind team-mate Dani Pedrosa.

Fiat Yamaha rider Ben Spies was third fastest, one ahead of the third Repsol Honda rider, Andrea Dovizioso.

Valentino Rossi was 13th as he makes his comeback after shoulder surgery.

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo, who was second fastest in Tuesday's session, had to settle for seventh place.

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The lone British rider in MotoGP, debutant Cal Crutchlow, improved one place on his Tuesday showing, clocking the 15th fastest time on the day.

The 2011 season starts at Losail in Qatar on 20 March, with coverage of qualifying and all the season's races across the BBC, on television, the red button and on the BBC Sport website.

Pre-season testing results, day two, Sepang:

1 D Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) 2:00.770
2 C Stoner (Repsol Honda) 2:01.434
3 B Spies (Yamaha) 2:01.508
4 A Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) 2:01.512
5 M Simoncelli (Gresini Honda) 2:01.522
6 H Aoyama (Gresini Honda) 2:01.534
7 J Lorenzo (Yamaha) 2:01.563
8 A Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) 2:01.687
9 C Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3) 2:01.722
10 H Barbera (Aspar) 2:02.093
11 N Hayden (Ducati) 2:02.379
12 R de Puniet (Pramac Racing) 2:02.426
13 V Rossi (Ducati) 2:02.597
14 K Akiyoshi (HRC Test Team) 2:02.619
15 C Crutchlow (Tech 3 Yamaha) 2:03.032
16 L Capirossi (Pramac) 2:03.047
17 K Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing) 2:03.466
18 Yamaha Test rider 1 2:03.910
19 T Elias (LCR Honda) 2:04.026
20 Yamaha test rider 2 2:04.142

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