Germany 2008
ONCE AGAIN, CASEY STONER DOMINATED THE WEEKEND - IN FREE PRACTICE, QUALIFYING AND THE RACE ITSELF. HE WON HIS THIRD RACE IN A ROW, STARTING ON POLE, ALTHOUGH HE WAS HEADED FOR THE FIRST FOUR LAPS BY AN ELECTRIC DANI PEDROSA.
THE RACE WAS RUN IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO DETER DANI, WHO BUILT UP A 7-SECOND LEAD ON CASEY BY THE END OF THE FOURTH LAP, BUT YOU COULD NOT HELP THINKING THAT HE WAS CHANCING HIS LUCK. SURE ENOUGH, HE SLID OFF AT TURN 1 WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES.
CASEY HAD STARTED MORE CAUTIOUSLY UNTIL HIS TYRES CAME PROPERLY UP TO TEMPERATURE AND HE WAS NEVER HEADED FROM THEN ON. FROM 7TH ON THE GRID, VALENTINO ROSSI HAD MADE HIS WAY UP TO 2ND BY MID-RACE BUT COULD NOT CATCH THE DUCATI. NEVERTHELESS, HE NOW HEADS THE RACE FOR THE 2008 TITLE WITH DANI 2ND AND CASEY 3RD ONLY 20 POINTS BEHIND THE ITALIAN.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF RIDERS WHO CAME TO GRIEF IN THE CONDITIONS BUT THERE WERE ALSO SOME ENTERTAINING BATTLES ALONG THE WAY. THE CLOSEST OF THESE WAS FOR THIRD PLACE WITH CHRIS VERMEULEN HOLDING OFF ALEX DE ANGELIS FOR WHAT SEEMED AN ETERNITY. THEY WERE NEVER MORE THAN A FEW BIKE-LENGTHS APART BUT CHRIS MANAGED TO KEEP HIS NOSE IN FRONT RIGHT TO THE LINE.
SO A 'STORMING' RACE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE!
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Casey Stoner
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| 2.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 3.
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Colin Edwards
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| 4.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 5.
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Jorge Lorenzo
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| 6.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 7.
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Valentino Rossi
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| 8.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 9.
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Shinya Nakano
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| 10.
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Alex de Angelis
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| 11.
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James Toseland
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| 12.
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Tony Elias
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| 13.
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Loris Capirossi
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| 14.
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Chris Vermeulen
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| 15.
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Sylvain Guintoli
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| 16.
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Marco Melandri
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| 17.
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Anthony West
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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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Chris Vermeulen
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| 4.
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Alex de Angelis
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| 5.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 6.
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Sylvain Guintoli
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| 7.
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Loris Capirossi
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| 8.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 9.
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Shinya Nakano
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Riders :
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| Valentino Rossi
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187
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| Dani Pedrosa
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171
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| Casey Stoner
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167
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| Jorge Lorenzo
|
114
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| Colin Edwards
|
98
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| Andrea Dovizioso
|
90
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| Chris Vermeulen
|
73
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| =Nicky Hayden
|
73
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| James Toseland
|
65
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Constructors :
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| Yamaha
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216
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| Honda
|
184
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| Ducati
|
172
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| Suzuki
|
96
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| Kawasaki
|
47
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Race Results posted by
David Little
14th July 2008
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