moto GP Laguna

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1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'21.981
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 0.112
3 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 0.189
4 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.656
5 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 0.701
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.899
7 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1.159
8 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1.236
9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1.304
10 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1.425
11 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1.458
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1.656
13 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1.709
14 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1.766
15 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 2.552
16 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 2.945
17 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 3.530

[Arwon]

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[Ausinanas]

QUALIFIED:

1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'21.678
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 0.167
3 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 0.232
4 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.435
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.457
6 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 0.468
7 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 0.812
8 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 0.862
9 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 0.955
10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 0.984
11 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1.164
12 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1.326
13 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 1.428
14 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1.469
15 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1.712
16 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 2.234
17 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 2.850

[Ausinanas]

Report from motogp.com.....

Jorge Lorenzo will need a medical check on Sunday to see if he is fit to race, after he crashed twice in qualifying at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix but still ended up in pole position.


Further medical checks will be required on Sunday for poleman Jorge Lorenzo after a dramatic qualifying session at Laguna Seca, which ended with the Spaniard being stretchered away having set the pole position time - a 1’21.678 hot lap.

Fiat Yamaha’s former 250cc World Champion Lorenzo was unaffected by a lowside crash on the fourth corner with 20 minutes to go, jumping on his second M1 to grab pole for Sunday’s race, before a massive highside crash saw him taken away from trackside and straight to the medical centre. Initial tests showed a partially dislocated right shoulder and a bruised right foot, but Lorenzo will not be passed fit to ride, or ruled out of action, until Sunday morning.

Second fastest qualifier Valentino Rossi stood alone in parc fermé, having lapped 0.167s behind Lorenzo, with third fastest rider Casey Stoner also crashing heavily on turn three in the final minutes. Stoner appeared to be walking unaided, albeit unsteadily, after the session and is said to be ok to race.

The second row for Sunday’s eighth MotoGP contest of 2009 will be an all Honda affair, with factory pair Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso qualifying fourth and fifth respectively, in front of San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Toni Elías – all three less than half a second down on Lorenzo.

MotoGP’s American representatives Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati) will be joined on row three by Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki), who like Hayden has a good record at Laguna.

The top ten qualifiers list was completed by Vermeulen’s veteran teammate Loris Capirossi.

[R160]

good to se the kwakas doing well.

[Arwon]

after the main rivals have parked up broken bikes, my money is on Rossi for this one. this track is a very physically demanding track and any injury is a bad thing.

[speed3]

Have to agree, Stoner seems to have been pushing lately to keep up which will wear him out and Lorenzo seems to be doing the same.

[wheeliekingian]

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.


Laguna Seca 2009 - MotoGP Race Highlights

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 Elías (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.

[goosey1812]

Great ride by Lorenzo, once he gets some tactics sorted look out. At the moment he seemsto be applying the "I must pass you on the first corner theory". He caught up to Rossi easily and if it was not for the botched passing attempt could well have made it past and into second place. Good effort with those injuries. Good ride by Hayden as well, good to see some other Ducati riders up there, Kalio went well at Assen until last corner. Dani just reminding us what he can do when fully fit, he has been a forgotten man for a while. Definately does not like being up for a press conference though. A bit of a reminder to Dovi why he is the second rider in the Repsol squad, when Petrobot is fit he can be fast.

[Mish]

I think Dovi is better then Pedrosa but he's still learning. His first year on a factory bike, he's gonna have a few crashes, but I reckon he will be a more consistent title challenger then Pedrosa.

Pedrosa was supposed to be the next big thing. And it's not down to only injuries that he hasn't been in the 3.5 years he's been in MotoGP.