Rizla Suzuki's Loris Capirossi is looking to end his disappointing start to the 2009 MotoGP season at Jerez this weekend and is hopeful of a good result because of the testing his team has done at the track.

The former 250GP champion crashed out of the opening Qatar round and finished mid-pack at Motegi last weekend, but the Italian recorded the third fastest lap during a timed 45-minute official practice session during recent tests at the Andalucian track.

"I have been very disappointed with the first two races because the weather has meant we haven't been able to get the work done that we have wanted to on the bike, so it is good to go to a track where we have done some testing at already this year," said Capirossi.

"We are going there with a good base setting and that should make the bike work pretty well straight out of the box. I am aiming for a high position this week, not just for me, but for all my crew and everyone at Suzuki because they really deserve it!"