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06-07-2009, 08:58am
Well people if you haven't seen the race don't read on as the results are after the reports of the warm up session.
Stoner shows pace again in warm-up
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Casey Stoner was ahead of his rivals in the warm-up session on Sunday at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.
Ducatiâ€s Casey Stoner almost matched his own pace from Saturday qualifying as he topped the timesheet in the final practice outing ahead of Sundayâ€s Laguna Seca race, putting down a 1â€21.918 marker to signal his intent.
Having put himself third on the grid yesterday Stoner suffered a huge highside crash towards the end of QP so his bruised body, which has also been severely fatigued in recent races, may be the only hindrance to him repeating his dominant 2007 Californian victory.
Also on the pace in the warm-up session and ahead of Stoner on the grid, Valentino Rossi was second fastest as the only other participant to lap under the 1â€22 mark.
Poleman Jorge Lorenzo showed he is fit to ride despite his right shoulder and foot injuries as he lapped in fifth place with a time of 1â€22.512s – so like Stoner his stamina in the race will be a key factor.
Lorenzo sat just behind Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) on the timing screen, as they went round third and fourth quickest respectively.
Pedrosaâ€s teammate Andrea Dovizioso and Edwards†Ducati-equipped compatriot Nicky Hayden were sixth and seventh
RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX
MotoGP Warm Up Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 1'21.918 258.311
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'21.998 261.248 0.080
3 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'22.252 257.326 0.334
4 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'22.459 258.992 0.541
5 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'22.512 252.868 0.594
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'22.514 256.227 0.596
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1'22.777 257.265 0.859
8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'23.051 253.164 1.133
9 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'23.136 253.759 1.218
10 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'23.208 253.580 1.290
11 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'23.281 257.695 1.363
12 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'23.360 253.580 1.442
13 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'23.421 255.319 1.503
14 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'23.624 255.500 1.706
15 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 1'23.683 255.621 1.765
16 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'24.163 247.139 2.245
17 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'24.271 250.115 2.353
Pedrosa ends Honda win drought in stunning fashion
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took a dominant win at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday in the Californian sunshine.
After more than a year without a victory for Honda, since his own win at Catalunya last season, Dani Pedrosa triumphed at Laguna Seca on Sunday, taking the holeshot from fourth on the grid and not looking back - to cross the finishing line ahead of his closest rival Valentino Rossi.
Following a string of crashes and injury problems Pedrosa was finally back to his very best, lapping at a pace which none of his opponents could match. At one stage he had built up a significant gap at the front and although Rossi chased him down on the final lap there were no mishaps this time.
Pedrosa still has some way to go if he is to challenge at the head of the standings however, as current leader Rossi picked up more good World Championship points in second place, whilst Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner were third and fourth respectively.
Riding with an injured shoulder and foot, Lorenzo had a chance to overtake Rossi for second with four laps to go but got his move wrong and had to settle for the final podium place. Stoner ran with the frontrunners for most of the race but although he tired in the final stages he stayed within touching distance of Fiat Yamaha pair Rossi and Lorenzo at the top of the standings courtesy of his fourth place.
A good ride from Nicky Hayden at his favourite track saw him register his first top five result since joining Ducati, the American rider finishing just ahead of a similarly revitalised Toni ElÃas (San Carlo Honda Gresini).
Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki), Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) and Marco Melandri (Hayate Racing) completed the top ten.
There was disappointment for Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) who lost ground in the championship when he crashed out for the second race in succession on lap seven. Indeed only twelve riders completed the race as the likes of Gabor Talmacsi (Scot Racing), Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki), Sete Gibernau (Grupo Francisco Hernando) and James Toseland (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) went home with DNFs to their names.
RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX
MotoGP Race Classification
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 44'01.580 157.433
2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44'01.924 157.412 0.344
3 16 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44'03.506 157.318 1.926
4 13 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 44'14.012 156.695 12.432
5 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 44'23.243 156.152 21.663
6 10 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 44'23.621 156.130 22.041
7 9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 44'31.781 155.653 30.201
8 8 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 44'34.437 155.498 32.857
9 7 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 44'41.905 155.065 40.325
10 6 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 44'49.608 154.621 48.028
11 5 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 44'50.390 154.576 48.810
12 4 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 45'20.111 152.887 1'18.531
Not classified
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 8'23.703 26 Lap
59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 8'32.190 26 Lap
65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 4'19.395 29 Lap
41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 4'22.278 29 Lap
Excluded
52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
World Championship
MotoGP
Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 151
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 142
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team 135
4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 92
5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 76
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 69
7 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 61
8 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 61
9 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 58
10 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 56
11 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 39
12 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team 38
13 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 37
14 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 36
15 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 26
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 16
17 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 12
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 9
Stoner shows pace again in warm-up
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Casey Stoner was ahead of his rivals in the warm-up session on Sunday at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.
Ducatiâ€s Casey Stoner almost matched his own pace from Saturday qualifying as he topped the timesheet in the final practice outing ahead of Sundayâ€s Laguna Seca race, putting down a 1â€21.918 marker to signal his intent.
Having put himself third on the grid yesterday Stoner suffered a huge highside crash towards the end of QP so his bruised body, which has also been severely fatigued in recent races, may be the only hindrance to him repeating his dominant 2007 Californian victory.
Also on the pace in the warm-up session and ahead of Stoner on the grid, Valentino Rossi was second fastest as the only other participant to lap under the 1â€22 mark.
Poleman Jorge Lorenzo showed he is fit to ride despite his right shoulder and foot injuries as he lapped in fifth place with a time of 1â€22.512s – so like Stoner his stamina in the race will be a key factor.
Lorenzo sat just behind Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) on the timing screen, as they went round third and fourth quickest respectively.
Pedrosaâ€s teammate Andrea Dovizioso and Edwards†Ducati-equipped compatriot Nicky Hayden were sixth and seventh
RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX
MotoGP Warm Up Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 1'21.918 258.311
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'21.998 261.248 0.080
3 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'22.252 257.326 0.334
4 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'22.459 258.992 0.541
5 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'22.512 252.868 0.594
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'22.514 256.227 0.596
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1'22.777 257.265 0.859
8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'23.051 253.164 1.133
9 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'23.136 253.759 1.218
10 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'23.208 253.580 1.290
11 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'23.281 257.695 1.363
12 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'23.360 253.580 1.442
13 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'23.421 255.319 1.503
14 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'23.624 255.500 1.706
15 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 1'23.683 255.621 1.765
16 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'24.163 247.139 2.245
17 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'24.271 250.115 2.353
Pedrosa ends Honda win drought in stunning fashion
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took a dominant win at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday in the Californian sunshine.
After more than a year without a victory for Honda, since his own win at Catalunya last season, Dani Pedrosa triumphed at Laguna Seca on Sunday, taking the holeshot from fourth on the grid and not looking back - to cross the finishing line ahead of his closest rival Valentino Rossi.
Following a string of crashes and injury problems Pedrosa was finally back to his very best, lapping at a pace which none of his opponents could match. At one stage he had built up a significant gap at the front and although Rossi chased him down on the final lap there were no mishaps this time.
Pedrosa still has some way to go if he is to challenge at the head of the standings however, as current leader Rossi picked up more good World Championship points in second place, whilst Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner were third and fourth respectively.
Riding with an injured shoulder and foot, Lorenzo had a chance to overtake Rossi for second with four laps to go but got his move wrong and had to settle for the final podium place. Stoner ran with the frontrunners for most of the race but although he tired in the final stages he stayed within touching distance of Fiat Yamaha pair Rossi and Lorenzo at the top of the standings courtesy of his fourth place.
A good ride from Nicky Hayden at his favourite track saw him register his first top five result since joining Ducati, the American rider finishing just ahead of a similarly revitalised Toni ElÃas (San Carlo Honda Gresini).
Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki), Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) and Marco Melandri (Hayate Racing) completed the top ten.
There was disappointment for Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) who lost ground in the championship when he crashed out for the second race in succession on lap seven. Indeed only twelve riders completed the race as the likes of Gabor Talmacsi (Scot Racing), Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki), Sete Gibernau (Grupo Francisco Hernando) and James Toseland (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) went home with DNFs to their names.
RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX
MotoGP Race Classification
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 44'01.580 157.433
2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44'01.924 157.412 0.344
3 16 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 44'03.506 157.318 1.926
4 13 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 44'14.012 156.695 12.432
5 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 44'23.243 156.152 21.663
6 10 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 44'23.621 156.130 22.041
7 9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 44'31.781 155.653 30.201
8 8 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 44'34.437 155.498 32.857
9 7 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 44'41.905 155.065 40.325
10 6 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 44'49.608 154.621 48.028
11 5 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 44'50.390 154.576 48.810
12 4 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 45'20.111 152.887 1'18.531
Not classified
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 8'23.703 26 Lap
59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 8'32.190 26 Lap
65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 4'19.395 29 Lap
41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 4'22.278 29 Lap
Excluded
52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
World Championship
MotoGP
Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 151
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 142
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team 135
4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 92
5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 76
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 69
7 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 61
8 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 61
9 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 58
10 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 56
11 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 39
12 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team 38
13 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 37
14 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 36
15 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 26
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 16
17 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 12
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 9