2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing

[Stefan Werner]

Wow, that was an interesting race. Just 9 points now separate the top 4 in the championship, with Lorenzo leading Rossi and Stoner by just one point.

 

[Michael Herrmann]

lol i think over in Japan someone at Kawasaki will bit his own ass, Melandri threads that pseudo kawa realy well

 

[Stefan Werner]

lol i think over in Japan someone at Kawasaki will bit his own ass, Melandri threads that pseudo kawa realy well

Indeed. I still can't believe they breached there contracts in the way they did. I am really pleased to see Melandri doing so well, it would have been a shame to have lost him from the series.

Melandri is now tied with Dovi in 5th place, just 23 points down on the championship leader, Jorge Lorenzo.

 

[Travis]

Great race, even if it was a little strung out. Fantastic to see Melandri back on the podium, as already mentioned Kawasaki must be wondering why they left MotoGP!

High drama not only with the rain soaked track drying out but with Rossi crashing on his first lap with slicks on and then copping the ride through penalty for pit-lane speeding.

Roll on Mugello

 

[Wido Rossen]

MotoGP 2009 - Round 5: Mugello

Vallentino`s home Grand Prix on 31-May

 

[Travis]

A pity Rossi won't be able to get his 100th win at home, one of the few times Vale will have missed a milestone he is after!

Another race where the usual suspects (Rossi, Lorenzo, Stoner and Pedrosa) will be at the pointy end.

Look for Loris on his Suzuki to qualify near the top 5 also.

 

[Travis]

Free practice has been run, with Lorenzo fastest, Rossi and Stoner not far behind.

Pedrosa hit 349.3km/h (217.1mph) during the session, which now stands as the fastest recorded top speed for a GP bike.

 

[Nigel Atkins]

Brits 1st,2nd and 10th in 125 quali, i`m so looking forward to tomorrows race :fwd:

 

[Travis]

The Brits are doing well in the lower classes, which bodes well for the future.

MotoGP qualifying was very interesting, great to see Loris in the top 3. With any luck this will be a great race.

Sadly, I've read that Pedrosa hurt himself quite badly. A quote from the press release:

The Spaniard survived a big slide exiting the Scarperia chicane but the whiplash effect gave him an agonising right hip injury, pulling the gluteus medius muscle and causing a suspected crack at the top of the femur. Despite this injury, the brave former 125 and 250 World Champion intends to race here.

Ouch indeed.

 

[Travis]

Another wet track drying out very quickly made for a great spectacle. Excellent rides throughout the race, highlights for me were Loris up the front and Melandri taking the lead for a brief but fantastic period.

Ducati and Stoner finally win in Italy with Lorenzo in second and Rossi third.

Only sour point was seeing Dani Pedrosa crash out. Apparently dejected with HRC (and who could blame him), the last thing Dani needed was a big off to add to his injury tally. Hope he recovers quickly and Honda start listening to their number one rider.

Results:
1 27 Casey STONER DUCATI 45'41.894
2 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 45'42.895 1.001
3 46 Valentino ROSSI YAMAHA 45'43.970 2.076 4
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 45'44.023 2.129
5 65 Loris CAPIROSSI SUZUKI 45'45.168 3.274
6 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 46'06.345 24.451
7 52 James TOSELAND YAMAHA 46'07.515 25.621
8 14 Randy DE PUNIET HONDA 46'07.940 26.046
9 88 Niccolo CANEPA DUCATI 46'13.709 31.815
10 7 Chris VERMEULEN SUZUKI 46'16.708 34.814
11 33 Marco MELANDRI KAWASAKI 46'16.984 35.090
12 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 46'21.016 39.122
13 36 Mika KALLIO DUCATI 46'34.356 52.462
14 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 46'34.372 52.478
15 15 Alex DE ANGELIS HONDA 46'03.967

Cheers.

 

[Wido Rossen]

MotoGP 2009 - Round 6: Catalunya

Round 6 of the MotoGP championship

Track Facts:
Length: 4 727 m / 2.937 miles
Width: 12 m
Right corners: 8
Left corners: 8
Longest straight: 1 047 m / 0.651 miles

Records:
MotoGP 1'42.358 – D. Pedrosa (SPA), ’08, Honda
250cc 1'45.925 – A. De Angelis (RSM), ’07, Aprilia
125cc 1'50.732 – R. Krummenacher (SWI), ‚07, KTM

2008 winners:

 

[Douglas Lundberg]

ROSSI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gaz]

Only saw the last lap but what a great lap it was.
Nice one Rossi

 

[Ross Balfour]

WOWWOWOWOWOWOW!! What a race, probabaly the greatest race Ive ever seen on TV, absolutely awesome!

 

[Sander Hogendoorn]

Just awesome race, one of the best Motogp races I've ever seen.

 

[Daniel Plaikner]

Last lap, last courner unbelievable :dance2:

 

[Wido Rossen]

What a fantastic race.
Rossi has his hands full on Lorenzo.

 

[Patrick van Driel]

Rossi is getting more and more problems beating Lorenzo
But the way he did it yesterday was more then AWSOME !!!!!
What a great race :woot2:

 

[Wido Rossen]

MotoGP 2009 - Round 7: TT Assen

The all famous TT at Assen on the 27th of June.

For more info click the link http://www.tt-assen.com/tt-motogp

 

[Kieran Mcgeachy]

Superb race, was brilliant to watch!! Nail biting last lap but rossi is the master and knows Lorenzo inside out now!! Rest of season is going to be nail biting