Turkish GP race results

[TJP]

Great effort by Ducati & Casey Stoner to finish 6 seconds ahead of second place Tony Elias. A 6 rider battle for third place went to another Ducati rider, Loris Capirossi.

Rossi had major tyre issues & finished 10th.

He was lucky to finish at all, given he ran off the circuit on the first lap, choosing to do so on the fastest corner on the MotoGP calender (upwards of 270km/h).

Dani Pedrosa, Oliver Jacque, Colin Edwards and Chris Vermeulen all crashed out after Jacque tried a very ambitious move which started a chain reaction shunt.

Vermeulen was the only rider to remount & finished a creditable 11th & set the fastest lap of the race.

Results:

1 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati GP7
2 Toni Elias Honda Gresini Honda RC212V
3 Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati GP7
4 Alex Barros Pramac D'Antin Ducati GP7
5 Marco Melandri Honda Gresini Honda RC212V
6 John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSV-R800
7 Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V
8 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki
9 Alex Hofmann Pramac D'Antin Ducati GP7
10 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha M1
11 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSV-R800
12 Carlos Checa Honda LCR Honda RC212V
13 Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda Honda RC212V
14 Makoto Tamada Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha
15 Sylvain Guintoli Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha M1
16 Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts KR212V

[DazListic]

What a race ;D im still getting my breath back,
well done to Stoner for his second win in three races.

[TJP]

Great race by the front two riders...how about the race for 3rd!!

Rossi felt that the moves by Elias were a little rough:


"I don't think that's fair behaviour. There are other words than 'unfair' coming up in my mind, but I'll leave them to the imagination.

"He had already tried to come to apologise another time after the chequered flag. I'll say no more, I owe him twice, so I'll see him in China."

Rossi has forgotten about some of the moves made on former rivals...like Sete at Jerez in 2005?

What is it with Ducati & Aussie riders recently