Španjolac Dani Pedrosa bio je najbrži na prva dva slobodna treninga u Laguna Seci, ispred Jorgea Lorenza i momčadskog kolege Caseyja Stonera.
Iza vodećeg trojca, četvrto vrijeme postavio je Ben Spies na tvorničkoj Yamahi, dok je Andrea Dovizioso završio kao peti, ispred momčadskog kolege Crutchlowa.
Valentino Rossi upisao je sedmo vrijeme na prvom treningu, završivši ispred momčadskog kolege Haydena i Nijemca Stefana Bradla na satelitskoj Hondi, dok je drugi trening završio na devetom mjestu, iza glavnih konkurenata.
1.trening 1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m21.424s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m21.498s + 0.074s 3. Casey Stoner Honda 1m21.829s + 0.405s 4. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m21.939s + 0.515s 5. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.609s + 1.185s 6. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.672s + 1.248s 7. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m23.216s + 1.792s 8. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 1m23.249s + 1.825s 9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m23.310s + 1.886s 10. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 1m23.537s + 2.113s 11. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW 1m24.905s + 3.481s 12. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia 1m25.169s + 3.745s 13. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m25.215s + 3.791s 14. Mattia Pasini Speed Master Aprilia 1m25.488s + 4.064s 15. Toni Elias Pramac Ducati 1m25.816s + 4.392s 16. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 1m25.904s + 4.480s 17. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia 1m25.931s + 4.507s 18. Danilo Petrucci Ioda-Aprilia 1m26.125s + 4.701s 19. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda 1m26.421s + 4.997s 20. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia 1m26.703s + 5.279s 21. Ivan Silva Avintia Inmotec-Kawasaki 1m27.102s + 5.678s 22. Steve Rapp Attack-Kawasaki 1m29.814s + 8.390s 2. trening 1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m21.088s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m21.422s + 0.334s 3. Casey Stoner Honda 1m21.457s + 0.369s 4. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m21.708s + 0.620s 5. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.021s + 0.933s 6. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m22.258s + 1.170s 7. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m22.434s + 1.346s 8. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 1m22.568s + 1.480s 9. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m22.772s + 1.684s 10. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 1m22.853s + 1.765s 11. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia 1m23.835s + 2.747s 12. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia 1m23.870s + 2.782s 13. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW 1m24.732s + 3.644s 14. Toni Elias Pramac Ducati 1m24.739s + 3.651s 15. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 1m24.774s + 3.686s 16. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m24.849s + 3.761s 17. Mattia Pasini Speed Master Aprilia 1m25.000s + 3.912s 18. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda 1m25.065s + 3.977s 19. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia 1m25.166s + 4.078s 20. Ivan Silva Avintia Inmotec-Kawasaki 1m25.405s + 4.317s 21. Danilo Petrucci Ioda-Aprilia 1m25.422s + 4.334s 22. Steve Rapp Attack-Kawasaki 1m28.016s + 6.928s
