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18-10-2009, 06:10pm
Well for you guys and gals that missed the race well you missed a beauty. So just for those people and anyone else that wants to read some more stuff about the MotoGp this weekend well here you go read to your hearts content but I haven't but that much in that you won't fall asleep.
Until next weekend.
Stoner continues home dominance
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Casey Stoner won for the third successive year at Phillip Island, with championship leader Valentino Rossi finishing second as Jorge Lorenzo crashed out on turn one at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix.
Phillip Island 2009 - MotoGP Race Highlights
Casey Stonerâ€s dominance of his home circuit continued on Sunday as the Australian won at Phillip Island for the third year in a row, leading Valentino Rossi over the finish line by a margin of 1.935s.
In his second Grand Prix back after a three-race absence, the 24 year-old celebrated his birthday weekend with an impressive win from pole position, his third race victory of the season, which took him to third in the championship standings.
A frustrating weekend for Jorge Lorenzo was compounded when the Spaniard crashed out at turn one of the first lap after touching bikes with Stonerâ€s Ducati Marlboro team-mate Nicky Hayden. Having struggled through the practice sessions and qualifying with both rear-grip issues and illness, Lorenzo was unable to continue after sliding off, although Hayden climbed back aboard his Desmosedici GP9 to finish 15th.
Rossiâ€s second place opened his lead at the top of the championship to 38 points over Fiat Yamaha team-mate Lorenzo with two races remaining, after it had been cut down to 18 following the latterâ€s win last time out at Estoril.
Dani Pedrosa secured his first podium at the circuit in the MotoGP class but came in 22.618s adrift of Rossi, while Alex de Angelis†fine weekend was completed with a fourth-placed classification.
Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) took fifth spot from fifth on the grid, and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) overcame his worst qualifying position since Germany – tenth – to take sixth place.
Marco Melandri (Hayate), Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda), Mika Kallio (Pramac Racing) and Toni ElÃas (San Carlo Honda Gresini) all also finished inside the top ten.
Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) came in twelfth after being demoted to the back of the grid after his team was penalised for using an extra engine outside its allocation.
Iveco AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX MotoGP
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 40'56.651 175.989
2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 40'58.586 175.851 1.935
3 16 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 41'19.269 174.384 22.618
4 13 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 41'29.353 173.677 32.702
5 11 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 41'32.536 173.456 35.885
6 10 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 41'35.133 173.275 38.482
7 9 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 41'41.112 172.861 44.461
8 8 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 41'41.592 172.828 44.941
9 7 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 41'50.996 172.180 54.345
10 6 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 41'57.856 171.711 1'01.205
11 5 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 42'02.068 171.425 1'05.417
12 4 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 42'02.601 171.388 1'05.950
13 3 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 42'14.602 170.577 1'17.951
14 2 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 42'14.636 170.575 1'17.985
15 1 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 41'27.127 167.395 1 Lap
Not finished 1st lap
99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha
Title within touching distance for Rossi
Sunday, 18 October 2009
With a 38-point advantage in the World Championship after his podium finish and a crash for rival Jorge Lorenzo at Phillip Island, Valentino Rossi knows a seventh premier class title is ever closer.
Second place at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix was enough for Valentino Rossi to extend his lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship standings, after title rival and Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo crashed out on lap one of the race.
Rossi saw his advantage at the summit of the rankings cut to 18 points after the Spaniardâ€s win at Estoril, but an eleventh podium of the season – comprised of six wins, four runner-up spots and a third place – stretched his lead to 38 points after Phillip Island.
Casey Stoner took victory at his home circuit for the third year in a row, and Rossi acknowledged the Australianâ€s quality as well as the significance of Lorenzoâ€s DNF.
“I read on my board that Lorenzo was out, so I tried for the victory. Casey set a good pace, but my bike setting was good so I tried to follow him at 100%, but also had to remember not to make any mistakes for the championship after Lorenzoâ€s crash. It was a great battle. I tried, at one part of the race it was possible to attack, but at the end it was too risky and anyway Casey had a great race.â€
“These 20 points are so important for my championship. I have to thank Yamaha and all the guys in my team because we worked well this weekend and now we have a 38-point advantage with two races to go and we will try to do better next week in Sepang.â€
Rossi knows that the 2009 title is imminent and that he could clinch it in Malaysia, “I think with 38 points itâ€s possible. Sepang is a great circuit, one of my favourites and I like it a lot. Usually the Yamaha is very strong over there, so Iâ€m quite confident. We have to keep the concentration. We have the first match point for the championship but we have to remain focused and try to improve the result. This is one of the best second places of my career.â€
Physical problems no longer an issue for Stoner
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Casey Stonerâ€s win at Phillip Island was evidence of the Australianâ€s return to full fitness, and he is pleased to have overcome the physical issue that halted his 2009 season.
A strong display on his home circuit at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix brought Casey Stoner victory at Phillip Island for the third successive year, and signalled his return to full fitness.
Having struggled with his endurance and requiring a three-race break, Stoner returned to action at Estoril where he secured second spot, before his third win of the season on his home track on Sunday.
Stoner enjoyed a battle with championship leader Valentino Rossi for the win and was victorious by a margin of 1.935s after starting from pole position, securing his first win since Mugello.
“Itâ€s not been our year to challenge for the championship and thatâ€s a little bit disappointing, but at least weâ€ve had a good run and learnt a lot of things. So itâ€s definitely not all bad,†said Stoner. “To come back in Portugal was a really nice result for us. Jorge (Lorenzo) was too quick on the day but we almost had the pace to win the race, and weâ€re very proud of the team to have come back that quickly. This race, after the warm up in Portugal, was just a run off of that. “
“We struggled all weekend with rear grip and were trying to get the bike hooked up a little bit better out of turns, but I think everybody was suffering from similar problems. So we did the best we could for the race, and the bike was working pretty well.â€
The 2007 World Champion went on to add, “Physically, I was able to do the same from start to finish, and I was just really happy with the way everything was working. Especially with my body; every lap I kept going past the point where I used to just hit my wall. It made me smile, and I enjoyed each lap after that. Itâ€s very nice to be back here, and I thank Marlboro for allowing me to use this livery and to the team and everybody for supporting me. To do three from three is a very nice way to end the year for me.â€
MotoGP World Championship
Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 270
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 232
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 195
4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 189
5 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 152
6 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 145
7 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 101
8 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 101
9 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 101
10 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 100
11 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 96
12 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 95
13 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 87
14 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team 82
15 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 58
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 38
17 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 17
18 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 12
19 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 9
20 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing 8
Until next weekend.
Stoner continues home dominance
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Casey Stoner won for the third successive year at Phillip Island, with championship leader Valentino Rossi finishing second as Jorge Lorenzo crashed out on turn one at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix.
Phillip Island 2009 - MotoGP Race Highlights
Casey Stonerâ€s dominance of his home circuit continued on Sunday as the Australian won at Phillip Island for the third year in a row, leading Valentino Rossi over the finish line by a margin of 1.935s.
In his second Grand Prix back after a three-race absence, the 24 year-old celebrated his birthday weekend with an impressive win from pole position, his third race victory of the season, which took him to third in the championship standings.
A frustrating weekend for Jorge Lorenzo was compounded when the Spaniard crashed out at turn one of the first lap after touching bikes with Stonerâ€s Ducati Marlboro team-mate Nicky Hayden. Having struggled through the practice sessions and qualifying with both rear-grip issues and illness, Lorenzo was unable to continue after sliding off, although Hayden climbed back aboard his Desmosedici GP9 to finish 15th.
Rossiâ€s second place opened his lead at the top of the championship to 38 points over Fiat Yamaha team-mate Lorenzo with two races remaining, after it had been cut down to 18 following the latterâ€s win last time out at Estoril.
Dani Pedrosa secured his first podium at the circuit in the MotoGP class but came in 22.618s adrift of Rossi, while Alex de Angelis†fine weekend was completed with a fourth-placed classification.
Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) took fifth spot from fifth on the grid, and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) overcame his worst qualifying position since Germany – tenth – to take sixth place.
Marco Melandri (Hayate), Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda), Mika Kallio (Pramac Racing) and Toni ElÃas (San Carlo Honda Gresini) all also finished inside the top ten.
Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) came in twelfth after being demoted to the back of the grid after his team was penalised for using an extra engine outside its allocation.
Iveco AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX MotoGP
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 40'56.651 175.989
2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 40'58.586 175.851 1.935
3 16 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 41'19.269 174.384 22.618
4 13 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 41'29.353 173.677 32.702
5 11 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 41'32.536 173.456 35.885
6 10 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 41'35.133 173.275 38.482
7 9 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 41'41.112 172.861 44.461
8 8 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 41'41.592 172.828 44.941
9 7 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 41'50.996 172.180 54.345
10 6 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 41'57.856 171.711 1'01.205
11 5 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 42'02.068 171.425 1'05.417
12 4 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 42'02.601 171.388 1'05.950
13 3 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 42'14.602 170.577 1'17.951
14 2 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 42'14.636 170.575 1'17.985
15 1 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 41'27.127 167.395 1 Lap
Not finished 1st lap
99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha
Title within touching distance for Rossi
Sunday, 18 October 2009
With a 38-point advantage in the World Championship after his podium finish and a crash for rival Jorge Lorenzo at Phillip Island, Valentino Rossi knows a seventh premier class title is ever closer.
Second place at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix was enough for Valentino Rossi to extend his lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship standings, after title rival and Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo crashed out on lap one of the race.
Rossi saw his advantage at the summit of the rankings cut to 18 points after the Spaniardâ€s win at Estoril, but an eleventh podium of the season – comprised of six wins, four runner-up spots and a third place – stretched his lead to 38 points after Phillip Island.
Casey Stoner took victory at his home circuit for the third year in a row, and Rossi acknowledged the Australianâ€s quality as well as the significance of Lorenzoâ€s DNF.
“I read on my board that Lorenzo was out, so I tried for the victory. Casey set a good pace, but my bike setting was good so I tried to follow him at 100%, but also had to remember not to make any mistakes for the championship after Lorenzoâ€s crash. It was a great battle. I tried, at one part of the race it was possible to attack, but at the end it was too risky and anyway Casey had a great race.â€
“These 20 points are so important for my championship. I have to thank Yamaha and all the guys in my team because we worked well this weekend and now we have a 38-point advantage with two races to go and we will try to do better next week in Sepang.â€
Rossi knows that the 2009 title is imminent and that he could clinch it in Malaysia, “I think with 38 points itâ€s possible. Sepang is a great circuit, one of my favourites and I like it a lot. Usually the Yamaha is very strong over there, so Iâ€m quite confident. We have to keep the concentration. We have the first match point for the championship but we have to remain focused and try to improve the result. This is one of the best second places of my career.â€
Physical problems no longer an issue for Stoner
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Casey Stonerâ€s win at Phillip Island was evidence of the Australianâ€s return to full fitness, and he is pleased to have overcome the physical issue that halted his 2009 season.
A strong display on his home circuit at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix brought Casey Stoner victory at Phillip Island for the third successive year, and signalled his return to full fitness.
Having struggled with his endurance and requiring a three-race break, Stoner returned to action at Estoril where he secured second spot, before his third win of the season on his home track on Sunday.
Stoner enjoyed a battle with championship leader Valentino Rossi for the win and was victorious by a margin of 1.935s after starting from pole position, securing his first win since Mugello.
“Itâ€s not been our year to challenge for the championship and thatâ€s a little bit disappointing, but at least weâ€ve had a good run and learnt a lot of things. So itâ€s definitely not all bad,†said Stoner. “To come back in Portugal was a really nice result for us. Jorge (Lorenzo) was too quick on the day but we almost had the pace to win the race, and weâ€re very proud of the team to have come back that quickly. This race, after the warm up in Portugal, was just a run off of that. “
“We struggled all weekend with rear grip and were trying to get the bike hooked up a little bit better out of turns, but I think everybody was suffering from similar problems. So we did the best we could for the race, and the bike was working pretty well.â€
The 2007 World Champion went on to add, “Physically, I was able to do the same from start to finish, and I was just really happy with the way everything was working. Especially with my body; every lap I kept going past the point where I used to just hit my wall. It made me smile, and I enjoyed each lap after that. Itâ€s very nice to be back here, and I thank Marlboro for allowing me to use this livery and to the team and everybody for supporting me. To do three from three is a very nice way to end the year for me.â€
MotoGP World Championship
Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 270
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 232
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 195
4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 189
5 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 152
6 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 145
7 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 101
8 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 101
9 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 101
10 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 100
11 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 96
12 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 95
13 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 87
14 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team 82
15 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 58
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 38
17 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 17
18 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 12
19 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 9
20 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing 8