Spain 2009
THIRD RACE OF THE SEASON, THIRD DIFFERENT WINNER. VALENTINO ROSSI EVENTUALLY CAUGHT AND PASSED DANI PEDROSA AFTER HALF THE RACE AND WAS NEVER CHALLENGED FOR THE VICTORY.
DANI HAD MADE HIS TRADEMARK BRILLIANT START AND WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWED INITIALLY BY CASEY STONER AND JORGE LORENZO WITH VALENTINO 4TH. JORGE STARTED TO DROP BACK INTO VALENTINO'S CLUTCHES BUT CASEY MANAGED TO STAY WITH DANI.
VALENTINO WAS SOON ABLE TO OVERTAKE LORENZO AND THEN GRADUALLY ATE INTO CASEY'S ADVANTAGE, DESPATCHED HIM AND THEN WENT AFTER DANI. 4 LAPS FROM THE END, JORGE SLID OFF AND HAD TO RETIRE.
THIS SERIES OF REPORTS ONLY COVERS THE MOTOGP RACES BUT MENTION MUST BE MADE OF THE FIRST WIN FOR BRITAIN'S BRADLEY SMITH IN THE 125 RACE EARLIER THAT DAY. HE WAS NEVER CHALLENGED AFTER A FANTASTIC START AND A NUMBER OF TOP-RATED RIDERS CRASHED OUT TRYING TO CATCH HIM. HE WON AS HE PLEASED BY OVER 13 SECONDS AT THE LINE BUT HIS LEAD HAD EARLIER REACHED A MAXIMUM OF 20 SECONDS, SUCH WAS HIS DOMINANCE.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Jorge Lorenzo
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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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Valentino Rossi
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| 5.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 6.
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Loris Capirossi
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| 7.
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Colin Edwards
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| 8.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 9.
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Tony Elias
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| 10.
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Chris Vermeulen
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| 11.
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Marco Melandri
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| 12.
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Sete Gibernau
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| 13.
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Yuki Takahashi
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| 14.
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James Toseland
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| 15.
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Alex de Angelis
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| 16.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 17.
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Mika Kallio
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| 18.
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Niccolo Canepa
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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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Randy de Puniet
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| 5.
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Marco Melandri
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| 6.
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Loris Capirossi
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| 7.
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Colin Edwards
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| 8.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 9.
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Tony Elias
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Riders :
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| Valentino Rossi
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65
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| Casey Stoner
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54
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| Jorge Lorenzo
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41
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| =Dani Pedrosa
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41
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| Andrea Dovizioso
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30
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| Colin Edwards
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26
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| Randy de Puniet
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24
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| Marco Melandri
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23
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| Chris Vermeulen
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21
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Constructors :
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| Yamaha
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70
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| Ducati
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54
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| Honda
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47
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| Suzuki
|
28
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| Kawasaki
|
23
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Race Results posted by
David Little
4th May 2009
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