Australia 2009
CASEY STONER DOMINATED IN PHILLIP ISLAND FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. HE CLAIMED POLE POSITION ON SATURDAY AND, APART FROM A SHORT TIME AT THE START OF THE RACE WHEN DANI PEDROSA MADE HIS TRADEMARK ELECTRIC START, HE LED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLAG.
VALENTINO ROSSI WAS CLEARLY DETERMINED TO PUT JORGE LORENZO IN HIS PLACE THIS WEEKEND BUT ROSSI WOULD HAVE BEEN AMAZED TO SEE HIS PIT-BOARD AT THE END OF LAP 1 - LORENZO OUT! NEVERTHELESS, TRY AS HE MIGHT, HE NEVER GOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO CASEY TO EVEN ATTEMPT A PASS. BOTH RIDERS WERE ON THE LIMIT FOR THE WHOLE RACE SUCH WAS THEIR DETERMINATION.
JORGE WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED BY NICKY HAYDEN'S BRAKING AT TURN 1 AND TOUCHED NICKY'S DUCATI. NICKY WENT OFF INTO THE GRAVEL BUT STAYED UPRIGHT AND REJOINED TO EVENTUALLY TAKE 14TH PLACE. JORGE, ON THE OTHER HAND, TRIED TO TAKE TURN 1 BUT FOUND THAT HE HAD NO FRONT BRAKE - SO HE ALSO WENT INTO THE GRAVEL BUT BOTH HE AND THE BIKE WERE HORIZONTAL AS THEY SLID INTO THE GRAVEL AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START.
DANI PEDROSA MAINTAINED A RATHER LONELY 3RD POSITION THROUGHOUT AND TOOK THE FINAL PODIUM SPOT. CONSIDERING THE SCALE OF HIS CRASH IN QUALIFYING, HE WOULD REGARD THIS AS A MORE THAN SATISFACTORY RESULT. NICCOLO CANEPA WAS UNLUCKY IN FREE PRACTICE ON FRIDAY TO HIT ONE OF THE MANY SEAGULLS, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH AND HE REQUIRED SKIN GRAFTS SO DID NOT RACE AND WILL MISS SEPANG AS WELL.
SO VALENTINO INCREASED HIS LEAD OVER JORGE TO 38 POINTS AND, UNLESS A MOST UNUSUAL SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES PREVAIL AT THE FINAL TWO RACES AT SEPANG AND VALENCIA, IT IS LIKELY HE WILL TAKE YET ANOTHER WORLD TITLE.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Casey Stoner
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| 2.
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Valentino Rossi
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| 3.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 4.
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Jorge Lorenzo
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| 5.
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Colin Edwards
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| 6.
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Alex de Angelis
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| 7.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 8.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 9.
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Mika Kallio
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| 10.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 11.
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Tony Elias
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| 12.
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James Toseland
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| 13.
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Marco Melandri
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| 14.
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Chris Vermeulen
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| 15.
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Gabor Talmasci
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| 16.
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Loris Capirossi
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Casey Stoner
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| 2.
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Valentino Rossi
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| 3.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 4.
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Alex de Angelis
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| 5.
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Colin Edwards
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| 6.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 7.
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Marco Melandri
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| 8.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 9.
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Mika Kallio
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Riders :
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| Valentino Rossi
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270
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| Jorge Lorenzo
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232
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| Casey Stoner
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195
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| Dani Pedrosa
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189
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| Andrea Dovizioso
|
152
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| Colin Edwards
|
145
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| Alex de Angelis
|
101
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| =Randy de Puniet
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101
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| =Loris Capirossi
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101
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Constructors :
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| Yamaha
|
350
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| Honda
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252
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| Ducati
|
236
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| Suzuki
|
131
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| Kawasaki
|
100
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Race Results posted by
David Little
19th October 2009
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