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Rossi hits back with Misano triumph
Sunday, 06 September 2009
It took Valentino Rossi just one week to bounce back from his Indianapolis disappointment with brilliant win at Misano on Sunday.
Misano 2009 - MotoGP Race Highlights
World Champion Valentino Rossi delighted the home crowd at Misano on Sunday with his second successive victory at the Italian circuit, to reassert his authority in the MotoGP title race.
A 2.4s win at the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini over his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was the perfect response to his Indy DNF and Rossi now leads the Spaniard by 30 points in the standings, with four rounds to go.
Lorenzo did his very best to stay with his illustrious team-mate over the course of the 28 lap contest, having overtaken Dani Pedrosa after a short battle, but The Doctor was unstoppable in the Italian sunshine.
Having held the lead in the early stages Repsol Hondaâ€s Pedrosa could not match the pace of the powerful Fiat Yamaha pair, eventually crossing the line ten seconds behind Lorenzo to complete the podium.
Early in the race there was drama - and heartbreak – when Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini) appeared to misjudge the first corner and crashed out, with American pair Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Marlboro) unfortunately sliding out with him.
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) and Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) had a fierce fight behind the rostrum finishers, with Dovizioso eventually coming out on top by two-tenths of a second for his third fourth place finish in a row.
The top ten was rounded off by early race leader Toni ElÃas (San Carlo Honda Gresini), Mika Kallio (Ducati Marlboro), Marco Melandri (Hayate Racing), Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) and James Toseland (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), whilst temporary Pramac Racing representative Aleix Espargaró did very well in eleventh place in just his second MotoGP race
GP CINZANO DI SAN MARINO E RIVIERA DI RIMINI
MotoGP Race
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44'32.882 159.371
2 20 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44'35.298 159.227 2.416
3 16 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 44'45.282 158.635 12.400
4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 44'59.212 157.816 26.330
5 11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 44'59.421 157.804 26.539
6 10 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 45'01.168 157.702 28.286
7 9 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 45'03.066 157.591 30.184
8 8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 45'04.639 157.500 31.757
9 7 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 45'04.791 157.491 31.909
10 6 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 45'11.229 157.117 38.347
11 5 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 45'19.555 156.636 46.673
12 4 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 45'24.923 156.327 52.041
13 3 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 45'36.080 155.690 1'03.198
14 2 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 45'55.229 154.608 1'22.347
Sunday, 06 September 2009
It took Valentino Rossi just one week to bounce back from his Indianapolis disappointment with brilliant win at Misano on Sunday.
Misano 2009 - MotoGP Race Highlights
World Champion Valentino Rossi delighted the home crowd at Misano on Sunday with his second successive victory at the Italian circuit, to reassert his authority in the MotoGP title race.
A 2.4s win at the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini over his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was the perfect response to his Indy DNF and Rossi now leads the Spaniard by 30 points in the standings, with four rounds to go.
Lorenzo did his very best to stay with his illustrious team-mate over the course of the 28 lap contest, having overtaken Dani Pedrosa after a short battle, but The Doctor was unstoppable in the Italian sunshine.
Having held the lead in the early stages Repsol Hondaâ€s Pedrosa could not match the pace of the powerful Fiat Yamaha pair, eventually crossing the line ten seconds behind Lorenzo to complete the podium.
Early in the race there was drama - and heartbreak – when Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini) appeared to misjudge the first corner and crashed out, with American pair Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Marlboro) unfortunately sliding out with him.
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) and Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) had a fierce fight behind the rostrum finishers, with Dovizioso eventually coming out on top by two-tenths of a second for his third fourth place finish in a row.
The top ten was rounded off by early race leader Toni ElÃas (San Carlo Honda Gresini), Mika Kallio (Ducati Marlboro), Marco Melandri (Hayate Racing), Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) and James Toseland (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), whilst temporary Pramac Racing representative Aleix Espargaró did very well in eleventh place in just his second MotoGP race
GP CINZANO DI SAN MARINO E RIVIERA DI RIMINI
MotoGP Race
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44'32.882 159.371
2 20 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44'35.298 159.227 2.416
3 16 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 44'45.282 158.635 12.400
4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 44'59.212 157.816 26.330
5 11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 44'59.421 157.804 26.539
6 10 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 45'01.168 157.702 28.286
7 9 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 45'03.066 157.591 30.184
8 8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 45'04.639 157.500 31.757
9 7 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 45'04.791 157.491 31.909
10 6 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 45'11.229 157.117 38.347
11 5 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 45'19.555 156.636 46.673
12 4 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 45'24.923 156.327 52.041
13 3 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 45'36.080 155.690 1'03.198
14 2 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 45'55.229 154.608 1'22.347