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TWO QUALIFYING RIDES ON SATURDAY IN PARTICULAR DESERVE PRAISE - COLIN EDWARDS BLITZED THE REST WITH A STUNNING POLE POSITION WHILST JORGE LORENZO MANAGED A HARD-EARNED 4TH. BEARING IN MIND HE HAD FRACTURED BONES IN BOTH ANKLES FOLLOWING A HIGH-SIDE ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY MORNING AND COULD NOT WALK - THE TEAM KEPT HIM SAT ON THE BIKE - IT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF MIRACULOUS. HE AT LEAST FINISHED THE RACE IN THE SAME 4TH PLACE WHEREAS COLIN, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, OUT-BRAKED HIMSELF AT THE END OF THE LONG STRAIGHT AND LOST GROUND TO FINISH 7TH. THE TAIL-WIND DOWN THE STRAIGHT WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS - THE TOP SPEEDS WERE ALMOST AN ALL-TIME RECORD FOR MOTOGP BIKES.
THE RACE WAS CHARACTERISED BY AN ALMOST RACE-LONG BATTLE BETWEEN VALENTINO ROSSI AND DANNY PEDROSA WITH VALENTINO EVENTUALLY OVERCOMING DANNY'S ATTENTIONS TO TAKE HIS FIRST VICTORY IN THE LAST 9 RACES - A PERSONAL RECORD THAT HE HAS NOT ENJOYED! CASEY STONER MADE A WELCOME RETURN TO THE PODIUM - HIS FIRST SINCE HIS WIN AT THE OPENING ROUND OF THE SEASON. BUT HE HAD A VERY LONELY RACE BECAUSE THE TWO FRONT-RUNNERS WERE A LONG WAY AHEAD. HIS TEAM-MATE, MARCO MELANDRI, ALSO PUT IN A WELCOME RETURN TO FORM WITH A FINE 5TH PLACE.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Colin Edwards
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| 2.
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Valentino Rossi
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| 3.
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Casey Stoner
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| 4.
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Jorge Lorenzo
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| 5.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 6.
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Loris Capirossi
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| 7.
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James Toseland
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| 8.
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Chris Vermeulen
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| 9.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 10.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 11.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 12.
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Marco Melandri
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| 13.
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Shinya Nakano
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| 14.
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John Hopkins
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| 15.
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Tony Elias
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| 16.
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Alex de Angelis
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| 17.
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Sylvain Guintoli
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| 18.
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Anthony West
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Valentino Rossi
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| 2.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 3.
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Casey Stoner
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| 4.
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Jorge Lorenzo
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| 5.
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Marco Melandri
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| 6.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 7.
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Colin Edwards
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| 8.
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Tony Elias
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| 9.
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Loris Capirossi
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Riders :
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| Dani Pedrosa
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81
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| Jorge Lorenzo
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74
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| Valentino Rossi
|
72
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| Casey Stoner
|
56
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| Loris Capirossi
|
33
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| =James Toseland
|
33
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| Colin Edwards
|
31
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| Nicky Hayden
|
29
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| Andrea Dovizioso
|
26
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Constructors :
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| Yamaha
|
90
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| Honda
|
81
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| Ducati
|
56
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| Suzuki
|
34
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| Kawasaki
|
26
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Race Results posted by
David Little
5th May 2008
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