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09-11-2009, 02:30am
Well it's all over for another year so here's the report and results from the last round.
Pedrosa takes second win of the season at Valencia
Sunday, 08 November 2009
Dani Pedrosa doubled his race-victory tally for the season in the final race of the year with a win at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit on Sunday, as Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo completed the podium.
It was a victory on home soil for Dani Pedrosa at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana, as the Repsol Honda man enjoyed a start-to-finish win in the final race of the 2009 season.
The drama started before the race had even commenced, as pole position holder Casey Stonerâ€s high-side crash on the warm-up lap meant he was unable to take his place on the grid. That allowed Pedrosa to lead the charge from his position on the front row, and after taking the first corner in the lead the Repsol Honda rider never relinquished it, sealing third spot in the overall standings in the process.
World Champion Valentino Rossi followed the Spaniard home in second place, finishing 2.630s behind Pedrosa as he ended his title-winning season with his 13th podium of the campaign.
The Italianâ€s Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who did well to hold onto his bike when a moment on the opening lap almost threw him off, was a further 0.283s behind as he took third, having already sealed second spot in the Championship by virtue of Stonerâ€s non-start.
The Australian ended the season in fourth place overall, with Colin Edwards†fourth place in the race allowing him to snatch fifth in the 2009 standings from Andrea Dovizioso.
The top five on the day was completed by Stonerâ€s Ducati Marlboro team-mate Nicky Hayden, who held off the challenge of Toni ElÃas as the Spaniard came in sixth in his final race with the San Carlo Honda Gresini team.
Wildcard rider Ben Spies rode to an impressive seventh-placed finish, and in depriving Dovizioso of that spot – the Italian finished eighth – played a direct role in helping his future Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team-mate Edwards take fifth in the Championship.
There were also top-ten finishes for Rookie of the Year Mika Kallio (Pramac Racing) and Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini).
GP GENERALI DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
MotoGP
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 46'47.553 154.062
2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 46'50.183 153.918 2.630
3 16 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 46'50.466 153.903 2.913
4 13 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 47'20.068 152.299 32.515
5 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 47'22.138 152.188 34.585
6 10 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 47'22.441 152.172 34.888
7 9 11 Ben SPIES USA Sterilgarda Yamaha Team Yamaha 47'25.259 152.021 37.706
8 8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 47'25.917 151.986 38.364
9 7 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 47'30.044 151.766 42.491
10 6 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 47'31.242 151.702 43.689
11 5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 47'33.571 151.578 46.018
12 4 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 47'37.779 151.355 50.226
13 3 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 47'44.721 150.988 57.168
14 2 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 47'54.430 150.478 1'06.877
15 1 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 47'59.254 150.226 1'11.701
16 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 48'01.958 150.085 1'14.405
17 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 48'20.978 149.101 1'33.425
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27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati
Riders and teams ready for three day test
Sunday, 08 November 2009
The traditional post-season test at Valencia starts on Monday and will see a number of riders taking their first steps with new teams.
A total of 17 MotoGP riders are expected to roll out of their pit-boxes for testing at Valenciaâ€s Ricardo Tormo circuit as of 1pm on Monday, with two full days of testing to follow on Tuesday and Wednesday - as the teams start their fine tuning for the 2010 season.
The traditional post-season test will see all the premier class big guns in attendance, including Fiat Yamahaâ€s Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, Repsol Hondaâ€s Dani Pedrosa and Ducati Marlboroâ€s Casey Stoner.
The sessions will also provide a number of upcoming riders from the 250cc class with their first official run-outs with their new MotoGP teams, including new World Champion Hiroshi Aoyama (Paddock GP team, as yet name not finalised), 2008 250cc title winner Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini), Ãlvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) and HÃctor Barberá (Aspar Ducati).
The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team missed the equivalent test last year but they will be out in force on Monday as they officially welcome newcomer Ben Spies on board alongside his fellow Texan Colin Edwards – after the pair enjoyed a successful day on Sunday in the MotoGP race with wildcard Spies helping Edwards clinch fifth place in the â€09 standings.
Marco Melandri will be back on the San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V after two years away, whilst Aleix Espargaró will continue his MotoGP development with Pramac Racing after his successful series of guest appearances for the satellite Ducati outfit towards the end of this season.
Several Moto2 machines will also share the track with the MotoGP prototypes, as preparations continue for the introduction of the new category to the World Championship next year.
Moto2 test rides will be undertaken by Ratthapark Wilairot, HÃctor Faubel and Scott Redding (all Stop and Go – FTR), Shogo Moriwaki (Gresini Moto2 Team – Moriwaki), Axel Pons (Pons Racing Pepe World – Pons Kalex), Joan Olivà (Promoracing – Promo-Harris) and Kenny Noyes (also Promoracing – Promo-Harris).
Pedrosa takes second win of the season at Valencia
Sunday, 08 November 2009
Dani Pedrosa doubled his race-victory tally for the season in the final race of the year with a win at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit on Sunday, as Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo completed the podium.
It was a victory on home soil for Dani Pedrosa at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana, as the Repsol Honda man enjoyed a start-to-finish win in the final race of the 2009 season.
The drama started before the race had even commenced, as pole position holder Casey Stonerâ€s high-side crash on the warm-up lap meant he was unable to take his place on the grid. That allowed Pedrosa to lead the charge from his position on the front row, and after taking the first corner in the lead the Repsol Honda rider never relinquished it, sealing third spot in the overall standings in the process.
World Champion Valentino Rossi followed the Spaniard home in second place, finishing 2.630s behind Pedrosa as he ended his title-winning season with his 13th podium of the campaign.
The Italianâ€s Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who did well to hold onto his bike when a moment on the opening lap almost threw him off, was a further 0.283s behind as he took third, having already sealed second spot in the Championship by virtue of Stonerâ€s non-start.
The Australian ended the season in fourth place overall, with Colin Edwards†fourth place in the race allowing him to snatch fifth in the 2009 standings from Andrea Dovizioso.
The top five on the day was completed by Stonerâ€s Ducati Marlboro team-mate Nicky Hayden, who held off the challenge of Toni ElÃas as the Spaniard came in sixth in his final race with the San Carlo Honda Gresini team.
Wildcard rider Ben Spies rode to an impressive seventh-placed finish, and in depriving Dovizioso of that spot – the Italian finished eighth – played a direct role in helping his future Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team-mate Edwards take fifth in the Championship.
There were also top-ten finishes for Rookie of the Year Mika Kallio (Pramac Racing) and Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini).
GP GENERALI DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
MotoGP
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 46'47.553 154.062
2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 46'50.183 153.918 2.630
3 16 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 46'50.466 153.903 2.913
4 13 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 47'20.068 152.299 32.515
5 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 47'22.138 152.188 34.585
6 10 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 47'22.441 152.172 34.888
7 9 11 Ben SPIES USA Sterilgarda Yamaha Team Yamaha 47'25.259 152.021 37.706
8 8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 47'25.917 151.986 38.364
9 7 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 47'30.044 151.766 42.491
10 6 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 47'31.242 151.702 43.689
11 5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 47'33.571 151.578 46.018
12 4 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 47'37.779 151.355 50.226
13 3 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 47'44.721 150.988 57.168
14 2 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 47'54.430 150.478 1'06.877
15 1 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 47'59.254 150.226 1'11.701
16 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 48'01.958 150.085 1'14.405
17 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 48'20.978 149.101 1'33.425
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27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati
Riders and teams ready for three day test
Sunday, 08 November 2009
The traditional post-season test at Valencia starts on Monday and will see a number of riders taking their first steps with new teams.
A total of 17 MotoGP riders are expected to roll out of their pit-boxes for testing at Valenciaâ€s Ricardo Tormo circuit as of 1pm on Monday, with two full days of testing to follow on Tuesday and Wednesday - as the teams start their fine tuning for the 2010 season.
The traditional post-season test will see all the premier class big guns in attendance, including Fiat Yamahaâ€s Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, Repsol Hondaâ€s Dani Pedrosa and Ducati Marlboroâ€s Casey Stoner.
The sessions will also provide a number of upcoming riders from the 250cc class with their first official run-outs with their new MotoGP teams, including new World Champion Hiroshi Aoyama (Paddock GP team, as yet name not finalised), 2008 250cc title winner Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini), Ãlvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) and HÃctor Barberá (Aspar Ducati).
The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team missed the equivalent test last year but they will be out in force on Monday as they officially welcome newcomer Ben Spies on board alongside his fellow Texan Colin Edwards – after the pair enjoyed a successful day on Sunday in the MotoGP race with wildcard Spies helping Edwards clinch fifth place in the â€09 standings.
Marco Melandri will be back on the San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V after two years away, whilst Aleix Espargaró will continue his MotoGP development with Pramac Racing after his successful series of guest appearances for the satellite Ducati outfit towards the end of this season.
Several Moto2 machines will also share the track with the MotoGP prototypes, as preparations continue for the introduction of the new category to the World Championship next year.
Moto2 test rides will be undertaken by Ratthapark Wilairot, HÃctor Faubel and Scott Redding (all Stop and Go – FTR), Shogo Moriwaki (Gresini Moto2 Team – Moriwaki), Axel Pons (Pons Racing Pepe World – Pons Kalex), Joan Olivà (Promoracing – Promo-Harris) and Kenny Noyes (also Promoracing – Promo-Harris).