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MotoGP championship standings 2009 after Misano Race

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MotoGP championship standings 2009 after Misano Race

Posted on 07 September 2009

CLICK HERE for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship standings after round 13, Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano…

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The doctor rules at Misano with resounding home victory and Lorenzo makes it a one-two

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The doctor rules at Misano with resounding home victory and Lorenzo makes it a one-two

Posted on 06 September 2009

Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi may have had a donkey on his helmet today but it was ‘The Doctor’ riding the bike once again, as the Italian hero bounced back from his Indianapolis mistake with an emphatic home victory at Misano. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo finished a strong second, making this the fifth one-two finish for the team this season.

After the boiling heat of the last two days the temperature today was brought right down by a strong wind, which meant track conditions were quite different to how they had been so far. Rossi, starting from pole, dropped to third at the start whilst Lorenzo narrowly escaped a pile up, which claimed three other riders. The Spaniard then got in front of the Italian for a few laps as Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elias battled it out for the lead, but on lap five all changed as Rossi moved into second, passing both his team-mate and Elias, and Lorenzo despatched Elias a few corners later to take third.

Rossi was flying by now and took the lead next time around, gradually opening out a gap as Lorenzo struggled to get by Pedrosa. It took the gutsy 22-year-old six laps to overtake his compatriot and by the time he was through Rossi was two seconds clear and Lorenzo had to settle for second and his tenth podium of the season. Rossi, who lives just 10 km from the track, eventually crossed the line 2.416 seconds ahead, taking his eleventh career win on Italian soil and his sixth of the season to a rapturous welcome from his passionate fans.

The gap from Rossi to Lorenzo is now 30 points, whilst Yamaha lead both the Teams and Manufacturers standings by large margins. There is now a four-week break to the next round, at Estoril in Portugal, with four races remaining in total.

Valentino Rossi – Position: 1st Time: 44′32.882
“This is a great feeling! It’s taken me some time to get used to Misano and view it as a ‘home’ race because Mugello is so special to me, but I can honestly say that winning here today, in front of everyone dressed in yellow and with 46s everywhere, is a great emotion and I want to thank everyone for making it so special. Today I had to go quite carefully with the full tank at the start and I took some time to get to the front but once I was there it was great and my bike felt fantastic. We didn’t expect to be this competitive here but it’s been a perfect weekend, so I have to say a huge thank you to the team for a brilliant job. Since Indianapolis, when I made that mistake, we have been so focused and concentrated and everyone deserves this result. I was the ‘flying donkey’ today! I am happy that we are going into a month without racing with these memories and this points lead, but as we saw in Indy everything can change quickly so we will be fully focused once again in Estoril when we come back.”

 Jorge Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo – Position: 2nd Time: +2.416
“I did what I had to do today and took as many points as I could, which is the most important thing when you’re not perfect. Unfortunately we struggled a bit all weekend to find the right setting and so I thought it was better to take care and ensure the second place today. I took some time to get past Dani and Toni and then it was too far to Valentino. After I was nearly brought down on the second corner I wanted to make sure I got the points in order to keep the championship alive. We have some work to do but we will make sure we’re back to our best in Estoril, where I have great memories from last year and my first win.”

Davide Brivio – Team Manager
“I think it’s been a perfect weekend! We came here after Indy feeling very motivated to make sure we got a good result and we’ve done just that. We led in almost all the sessions, took the pole and won the race. The team and the engineers worked in a fantastic way because the bike, since Friday afternoon, worked well and we only had to fine-tune it to get the perfect setting for today. We have to continue in this way for the last four rounds, with the same system, and we’re looking forward to the next one. We’ve increased the gap and decreased the number of races so this is the right way forward for us! Congratulations to all the team and thank you for such a good reaction to last weekend, this is a great reward.”

Daniele Romagnoli – Team Manager
“Overall we’re satisfied with today’s result, although of course our aim is to win races and try to keep the tension on this fantastic championship to the end. This weekend we encountered a few more difficulties with the setting but today we were in better shape for the race than we were in all the practice sessions so this is positive. The championship is difficult but we will fight to the end and keep trying to improve at every race.”

Toseland a gallant tenth, Edwards makes early exit at Misano

James Toseland finished a gallant tenth at a sunny and hot Misano after making a superb recovery from a chaotic start to the San Marino Grand Prix.

However his Monster Yamaha Tech3 teammate Colin Edwards was not so lucky with the Texas Tornado making an early exit in a wild turn one crash. Edwards was an innocent victim when hit from behind by Italian rider Alex de Angelis with Nicky Hayden also being bumped out of the race.

It was a frustrating outcome to a promising weekend with Edwards on the pace for top four place. It was the first time this season in which Edwards has not scored championship points and he has now slipped from fifth to sixth in the standings behind Andrea Dovizioso.

Toseland was also a victim of the messy first corner action which spread the field with the Briton settling in tenth position at the end of lap one after starting fourteenth. Toseland quickly matched his qualifying pace that showed he had the speed for a potential top six finish.

The race was watched by 55,000 spectators in glorious late summer weather with factory Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo finishing first and second.

Colin Edwards – Position: DNF
“I thought I had the pace to easily be fourth and maybe fight with Pedrosa for a podium but we are in Italy and occasionally you have to deal with an Italian rider who wants to be a hero and today that was De Angelis. Turn one at the start with seventeen bikes is not the place to be going at race pace and he was never going to make through there. Today De Angelis is the guy who needed to be wearing Valentino’s donkey helmet. I didn’t know what happened until I was sliding through the gravel. Turn one is the most dangerous time to crash with so many bikes around you, it is unacceptable. I’ve been fighting with Dovizioso in the championship most of the season and now he has ten points on me with four races to go. That’s racing.”

James Toseland
James Toseland
James Toseland – Position: 10th Time: +0′38.347
“The incident at turn one really spilt the pack and I saw it all unfolding and it was unfortunate for Colin and Nicky to go out like that. I am not pleased with tenth place but I am pleased about my lap times in the race. I was matching Dovizioso and Capirossi except for the last five laps because I chose the softer tyre at the rear. We changed to a softer fork springs at the front for the race which made the bike smoot her over the bumps and without that turn one incident I think I had a chance of tagging along for a top six finish. I found it difficult to find a comfortable setting this weekend and we went in circles a little while trying understand the new front geometry with this set-up, but the guys in the team did a great job. At the end I could see Capirossi ahead at every corner so I knew I was doing a good pace so it is frustrating when you can’t be up there fighting for a better result.”

Herve Poncharal – Team Manager
“It was a very disappointing day, Colin had the pace for at least fourth position although you have to see the chequered flag to get a result. Before the race I sat down with Colin and told him that it looks good for him but I was worried about the Gresini Honda riders who need to have good results. Alex de Angelis is a nice guy but this is not the correct way to go racing, he did not do it on purpose but this type of incident can be very dangerous. It is a pity because we have lost points in the team championship and now Colin is sixth in the riders’ championship. James lost ground early in the race but his lap times were very close to the battle for fourth and fifth place but he had too much ground to make up. Now we cross our fingers for better results in the final four races.”

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Misano MotoGP – Race results

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Misano MotoGP – Race results

Posted on 06 September 2009

Race results from the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, round 13 of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

Casey Stoner has withdrawn until the next round at Estoril on October 4 to try and return to full fitness.

Stoner’s place at Ducati Marlboro was taken by Mika Kallio, whose Pramac ride was handed to Aleix Espargaro.

Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso was using Ohlins suspension for the first time this weekend, team-mate Dani Pedrosa remains on Showa.

Alex de Angelis, Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden were eliminated in a collision at turn two, caused by de Angelis striking Edwards and then bringing Hayden down.

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 44min 32.882 sec
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 44min 35.298 sec
3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 44min 45.282 sec
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 44min 59.212 sec
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 44min 59.421 sec
6. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 45min 1.168 sec
7. Mika Kallio FIN Ducati Marlboro Team 45min 3.066 sec
8. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 45min 4.639 sec
9. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 45min 4.791 sec
10. James Toseland GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 45min 11.229 sec
11. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 45min 19.555 sec
12. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 45min 24.923 sec
13. Niccolo Canepa ITA Pramac Racing 45min 36.080 sec
14. Gabor Talmacsi HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 45min 55.229 sec

DNF:
Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini lap 1
Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 lap 1
Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team lap 1

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Watch Misano MotoGP race build-up live and free!

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Watch Misano MotoGP race build-up live and free!

Posted on 06 September 2009

See Sunday’s race build-up for the MotoGP contest at the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, live and for free, on motogp.com.

To follow the build up to today’s thirteenth MotoGP race of the season at Misano from 1.25pm to 1.45pm local time, as Valentino Rossi prepares to try and hold off the stiff challenges from Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo and the rest of the gird, simply click here.

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Misano MotoGP 2009 – Qualifying times

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Misano MotoGP 2009 – Qualifying times

Posted on 05 September 2009

Full qualifying times from the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, round 13 of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

Third in the championship Casey Stoner has withdrawn until Estoril on October 4 to try and return to full fitness.

Stoner’s place at Ducati Marlboro has been taken by Mika Kallio, whose Pramac ride has been handed to Aleix Espargaro.

Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso is using Ohlins suspension for the first time this weekend, team-mate Dani Pedrosa remains on Showa.

Rossi was riding with a smiling image of the donkey’s face from the film ‘Shrek’ painted on top of his helmet – a joke at Rossi’s own expense for crashing at Indianapolis last Sunday.

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 34.338 sec
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 34.560 sec
3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 34.808 sec
4. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1min 34.907 sec
5. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1min 35.184 sec
6. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 35.223 sec
7. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 1min 35.343 sec
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1min 35.492 sec
9. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1min 35.554 sec
10. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 35.561 sec
11. Mika Kallio FIN Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 35.601 sec
12. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 1min 35.785 sec
13. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 35.790 sec
14. James Toseland GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1min 36.070 sec
15. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 1min 36.228 sec
16. Niccolo Canepa ITA Pramac Racing 1min 36.264 sec
17. Gabor Talmacsi HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 1min 37.091 sec

Fastest practice time:
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 1min 34.528sec (FP2)

2008 San Marino Grand Prix – 31/8/2008:
Pole position:
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 1min 33.388sec
Fastest race laps by manufacturer (wet):
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (B) 1min 34.904sec
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 1min 34.988sec
Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (M) 1min 35.479sec
Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki (B) 1min 35.941sec
John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing (B) 1min 36.710sec

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