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The eighth race of the MotoGP championship is under high tension: Rossi is competing there for his 200th Grand Prix, Pedrosa would like to sign his first double and Stoner seems to have gathered the assets to relaunch in the race for the title… Round by round !

It has now been 27 years since an English driver won at home in a top class race! Wishing to follow in the footsteps of his idol Barry Sheene, holder of this last "100% British" victory, James Toseland arrived on his land by conquering, declaring with aplomb that he had now taken the measure of his M1 equipped with Michelin and feeling ready. to play spoilers at the head of the race !

Alas … if the pilot was able to capture the attention of his audience during the traditional "Day of Champions" (which allows pilots to auction items for the benefit of a charity, and where English has led a bike ride on the circuit before playing a few songs with his group Crash), the friendly double world champion WSBK did not seem to find the instructions for his Yamaha under the deluge accompanying the Saturday sessions : n ° 52 ends the qualifying session with two heavy crashes which relegate him to 16th place…

It was the Australian Casey Stoner who took the opportunity to take pole position with authority. The reigning world champion has visibly recovered all his feeling with his red ball, since he gave himself the best time in each of his outings (only Andrea Dovizioso took the best time on Saturday morning) !

The n ° 1 precedes Valentino Rossi and the "Wet Magician", Chris Vermeulen. The choice of the pneumatic recoil motor seems to have succeeded for Nicky Hayden, since the American signs the fourth place, five positions ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa.

Sylvain Guintoli signs an encouraging 12th place and Randy de Puniet will start from 14th position: the Parisian pilot is not really confident after two crashes during the Saturday morning session…

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The "new comer" Ben Spies : turning less than three seconds from pole in the dry, the American Superbike champion stood out with his 8th place in qualifying on a wet track, just 2.012 seconds behind the untouchable Stoner! “Everything is different! The MotoGP machine is easier to ride, but the pace is harder to pick up to go fast. I think we are doing a good job and the rain has made up for my lack of knowledge of the track a bit. I am confident for tomorrow and I find that the bike is getting better and better "…

The race !

Departure : Casey Stoner is the fastest to start from his position, followed like his shadow by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden. James Toseland got off to a good start at the first corner: the Englishman could however start again, but this weekend will definitely not be a milestone for “JT”. Andrea Dovizioso overtakes Rossi, but the n ° 46 fights and passes again! Hayden, Pedrosa and Vermeulen follow a few lengths. Sylvain Guintoli occupies an honest 10th place, while Randy de Puniet has not gained any positions and appears in 14th place.

2nd and 3rd rounds : Stoner leads and seeks to escape past Rossi, Dovizioso, Hayden, Pedrosa, Vermeulen, Edwards, Nakano, West and Lorenzo. San Marino Alex de Angelis falls at the hairpin but gets up.

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Lorenzo quite easily passes Anthony West at the entrance of a right, while his compatriot Dani Pedrosa makes short work of Nicky Hayden and immediately sets out to attack Dovizioso.

4th and 5th rounds : The world champion continues to increase his lead over No. 46 but behind, Pedrosa comes back fairly quickly. "Vale" does not seem able to keep up with the breakneck pace of the Ducati and the Yamaha makes nearly three tenths per lap at the Bologna machine !

Sylvain and Randy explain themselves in 11th and 12th position, just ahead of the astonishing American Ben Spies: this one offers us a real driving festival "made in Superbike": elbows wide and upper body very grouped behind his bubble, the young Yankee gives everything !

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6th, 7th, 8th and 9th laps : Stoner prances ahead of Rossi, Dovizioso, Pedrosa, Hayden, Vermeulen, Edwards and Nakano. The little Spaniard from the HRC is looking for the flaw in Andrea Dovizioso, who seems more comfortable on the braking phases: the n ° 2 must boil under his helmet, because his lap times are faster than the pilots who precede him! Finally passing the Italian, Dani goes hunting for Rossi which gives him nearly 4 tenths per lap…

10th and 11th laps : Stoner and his Ducati go it alone in front, while Pedrosa continues to tease Rossi. Nicky Hayden in turn attacks Andrea Dovizioso but, poorly placed to accelerate again, the American must finally give up his place! The Kentucky Kid does not let it be fooled and returns to the Italian a few bends later !

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12th, 13th, 14th and 15th laps : The gaps are widening and the n ° 1 is now two seconds ahead of Rossi and Pedrosa. Randy de Puniet is now 12th behind his ex-teammate, Anthony West.

The HRC official overtook his rival’s Yamaha under braking on the short straight, but the Doctor responded at the next turn by slipping inside! From the next lap, "Asimo" Pedrosa repeated his maneuver and managed to keep his position … until a small error by the Spaniard entering the chicane benefited Rossi !

16th and 17th rounds : For his part, Casey Stoner takes advantage of these weapon passes to forge a considerable lead. In view of his lap times and his formidable tests, one thinks that the Australian is "Caseyment" unbeatable this weekend: "my machine is a little softer and a little easier to control for several days. am very confident for Sunday ", confided the Ducati rider before the race.

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John Hopkins is the victim of another breakage of his Kawasaki: "it’s hard to explain how frustrated I am … The machine suddenly stopped at the" Old Pin "Obviously we have to be careful to what happened. I prefer to focus on Assen next week ", loose the n ° 21 who must more and more regret the reliability (and the performances!) of his Suzuki … Meanwhile, Colin Edwards leaves the big game and easily passes Andrea Dovizioso.

18th and 19th laps : Casey Stoner leads widely in front of Valentino Rossi who has somewhat let go of Dani Pedrosa: the Doctor’s stubbornness in returning blow for blow to the attacks of the Spanish discouraged Alberto Puig’s protege? Follow Colin Edwards and Andrea Dovizioso: "in general, I managed to keep a fairly regular pace in 1’29, but the machine still showed problems of balance, as during the day of Friday", will regret the Honda-JIR rider after the race…

20th, 21st and 22nd laps : While his teammate has nearly five seconds ahead of his pursuers, Marco Melandri is dead last at one minute! The Italian is definitely not getting used to his GP8 and his future appears to be more and more compromised within the Bologna plant … Some rumors – not denied by the main interested party – also point to a certain … Nicky Hayden on the Desmoscedici from next year !

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"I am very honored by the fact that Ducati, the world champion manufacturer, is talking about me in its ranks", even enthuses Nicky Hayyden: "Having said that, I have not yet started talking to them. Next week , on the other hand, I see people from Honda talking about the future. The Ducati is an interesting motorcycle, even if seen from the outside, I cannot say much about it … Except that some riders exploit it better than others! "

But for the moment the n ° 69 offers a superb battle for the sixth place with Chris Vermeulen while in front, the Honda of Pedrosa returns on the Yamaha of Rossi…

23rd and 24th laps : The order of the first nine is unchanged! Stoner is ahead of Rossi, Pedrosa, Edwards, Dovizioso, Vermeulen, Hayden, Lorenzo and Nakano. Pedrosa’s teammate has overtaken Vermeulen’s Suzuki on several occasions, but he passes it again each time! This little game benefits Lorenzo who has returned to Vermeulen’s nozzles that he doubles at the entrance of a right !

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25th and 26th laps : Jorge Lorenzo immediately passes Nicky Hayden braking the pit straight line and despite his statements of caution, we feel that the Spaniard has lost none of his enthusiasm! Incredible progression of n ° 48, who goes from 17th place to 6th position despite his injuries and all the apprehension that results !

27th and 28th laps : Behind Stoner, the battle continues between Rossi and Pedrosa: for the moment to the advantage of the Italian, the fight between the two men will have lasted the whole race! Colin Edwards is solid fourth ahead of the surprising rookies Dovizioso and Lorenzo. Anthony West has his best race of the season and is heading towards the points for tenth place, which corresponds to his team’s expectations on the dry track (read our).

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Last round : Stoner is heading towards his twelfth victory in the premier class: the improvements made to his machine’s electronics seem to suit him well! This victory revived him in the general classification, even if the Australian is still 45 points behind the leader, Valentino Rossi, who consolidates his position in the world championship by finishing second in front of his HRC rival, Dani Pedrosa..

Nice first race for the American Ben Spies, who takes a nice 14th place ahead of Alex de Angelis (left after his crash), Marco Melandri (who succeeds "the feat" of being overtaken by a driver who crashed at the start race!) and local James Toseland, who finished very far from his initial aspirations: "It’s very difficult to explain how disappointed I am. I really wanted to get a good result for my national GP … J ‘ve got off to a good start, I passed a number of riders and I don’t think I got into the first corner too quickly, but the rear left and I fell ", explains Herve’s protege Poncharal … Courage James: revenge next Saturday in Assen !

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They explain themselves

Casey Stoner (1st) : "It’s good for us to win here, because now we know that we can be better for the next few times. The first races after Qatar were disastrous. We were off to a good start from the first session and we were competitive in dry conditions. like on a wet track. I have to thank my mechanics, they worked very hard to solve our problems and I hope that we will continue like this for the next races, not just on the tracks where we tested! "

Valentino Rossi (2nd) : "I tried to stay with Casey at the start of the race, but it was not possible. I knew Dani could come back to me and when I saw his name on the board our duel started. some corners we weren’t fast enough, and as always it was difficult. The 20 points are important for the championship and I hope to get a better result in Assen! "

Dani Pedrosa (3rd) : "I’m satisfied because it was a tough race. I started a long way, got a good start and passed the other drivers. I knew Stoner and Rossi were going fast. Third is a good result. , but we have to improve. Anyway I’m happy, because the weekend was pretty tough. ".

MotoGP Ranking
1- STONER C. 6- LORENZO J. 11- ELIAS T.
2- ROSSI V. 7- HAYDEN N. 12- DE PUNIET R.
3- PEDROSA D. 8- VERMEULEN C. 13- GUINTOLI S.
4- EDWARDS C. 9- NAKANO S. 14- SPIES B.
5- DOVIZIOSO A. 10- WEST A. 15- FROM ANGELIS TO.

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