MotoGP

kyoko_asouka · Post time 20-4-2007 06:56 PM

Camel Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi reaches another special milestone in his illustrious career this weekend as he contests his 100th consecutive premier-class race in the Grand Prix of Turkey. The Italian and his team-mate Colin Edwards travel to the Istanbul Park circuit, located 300 kilometers north west of the capital city of Ankara, looking to build on tentative first impressions of the track from last year, when they finished second and seventh respectively in a race won by Marco Melandri.

The third round of the current season will also be Rossi抯 160th appearance in all classes since making his 125cc debut in Malaysia in 1996. So far he has amassed an incredible tally of 80 victories, his latest coming just over two weeks ago in the Grand Prix of Qatar; a triumph that also moved the 27-year-old level with Mick Doohan on 54 premier-class wins, leaving him second only to the legendary Giacomo Agostini, on 68.

kyoko_asouka · Post time 20-4-2007 06:59 PM

Istanbul Circuit

Qualifying: April 21, 2007
Race Day: April 22, 2007
City: ISTANBUL
Country: Turkey
Lap Distance (km): 5.378

kyoko_asouka · Post time 21-4-2007 10:36 AM

Pos       Rider             Bike             Time

1.  Casey Stoner    Ducati       1:54.200
2.  Loris Capirossi    Ducati       1:54.979 + 0.779
3.  John Hopkins    Suzuki       1:55.062 + 0.862
4.  Valentino Rossi    Yamaha    1:55.120 + 0.920
5.  Toni Elias             Honda       1:55.158 + 0.958
6.  Olivier Jacque    Kawasaki    1:55.651 + 1.451
7.  Chris Vermeulen Suzuki       1:55.707 + 1.507
8.  Alex Hofmann    Ducati       1:55.736 + 1.536
9.  Daniel Pedrosa    Honda       1:55.865 + 1.665
10.  Marco Melandri Honda    1:55.910 + 1.710
11.  K.Roberts Jr.    KR             1:56.071 + 1.871
12.  Randy de Puniet Kawasaki  1:56.225 + 2.025
13.  Alex Barros       Ducati       1:56.233 + 2.033
14.  Nicky Hayden    Honda    1:56.312 + 2.112
15.  Colin Edwards    Yamaha 1:56.320 + 2.120
16.  Carlos Checa       Honda    1:56.555 + 2.355
17.  Makoto Tamada    Yamaha 1:56.923 + 2.723
18.  Shinya Nakano    Honda       1:56.936 + 2.736
19.  Sylvain Guintoli    Yamaha 1:57.245 + 3.045

kyoko_asouka · Post time 21-4-2007 10:41 AM

Pos  Rider                      Bike             Time
1.  Alvaro Bautista       Aprilia       1:58.405
2.  Andrea Dovizioso Honda       1:58.420  + 0.015
3.  Jorge Lorenzo       Aprilia       1:58.467  + 0.062
4.  Alex de Angelis       Aprilia       1:58.685  + 0.280
5.  Julian Simon          Honda       1:58.940  + 0.535
6.  Mika Kallio             KTM             1:58.941  + 0.536
7.  Hector Barbera    Aprilia       1:58.954  + 0.549
8.  Hiroshi Aoyama    KTM          1:59.170  + 0.765
9.  Yuki Takahashi       Honda    1:59.500  + 1.095
10.  Shuhei Aoyama    Honda    1:59.722  + 1.317
11.  Marco Simoncelli    Gilera       1:59.782  + 1.377
12.  Thomas Luthi    Aprilia       2:00.095  + 1.690
13.  Fabrizio Lai          Aprilia    2:00.395  + 1.990
14.  Anthony West    Aprilia    2:01.189  + 2.784
15.  Aleix Espargaro    Aprilia    2:01.274  + 2.869
16.  Imre Toth          Aprilia    2:01.762  + 3.357
17.  R.Wilairot          Honda    2:02.130  + 3.725
18.  Karel Abraham    Aprilia    2:02.427  + 4.022
19.  Dirk Heidolf       Aprilia    2:02.489  + 4.084
20.  Arturo Tizon       Aprilia    2:02.626  + 4.221
21.  Eugene Laverty Honda 2:02.691  + 4.286
22.  Jules Cluzel       Aprilia    2:02.722  + 4.317
23.  Alex Baldolini       Aprilia    2:03.403  + 4.998
24.  Taro Sekiguchi Aprilia    2:03.855  + 5.450

kyoko_asouka · Post time 21-4-2007 10:46 AM

Pos  Rider                      Bike             Time
1.  Mattia Pasini             Aprilia          2:05.739
2.  Gabor Talmacsi          Aprilia       2:05.977  + 0.238
3.  Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM       2:06.312  + 0.573
4.  Simone Corsi          Aprilia    2:06.465  + 0.726
5.  Lukas Pesek          Derbi       2:06.647  + 0.908
6.  Sergio Gadea          Aprilia       2:06.726  + 0.987
7.  Sandro Cortese       Aprilia       2:06.807  + 1.068
8.  Andrea Iannone    Aprilia    2:06.978  + 1.239
9.  Hector Faubel       Aprilia    2:07.089  + 1.350
10.  Bradley Smith       Honda 2:07.150  + 1.411
11.  Raffaele De Rosa Aprilia       2:07.348  + 1.609
12.  Joan Olive          Aprilia    2:07.417  + 1.678
13.  Nicolas Terol       Derbi    2:07.561  + 1.822
14.  Stefano Bianco    Aprilia    2:07.707  + 1.968
15.  Alexis Masbou       Honda 2:08.163  + 2.424
16.  Michael Ranseder    Derbi    2:08.205  + 2.466
17.  R.Tamburini       Aprilia       2:08.572  + 2.833
18.  Pablo Nieto          Aprilia    2:08.630  + 2.891
19.  Esteve Rabat       Honda    2:08.859  + 3.120
20.  Federico Sandi    Aprilia    2:08.962  + 3.223
21.  Pol Espargaro    Aprilia       2:09.097  + 3.358
22.  Lorenzo Zanetti    Aprilia    2:09.138  + 3.399
23.  S.G.Giorgi             Aprilia          2:09.198  + 3.459
24.  R.Krummenacher KTM       2:10.210  + 4.471
25.  Kev Coghlan       Honda 2:10.315  + 4.576
26.  Steve Bonsey       KTM       2:10.532  + 4.793
27.  Joey Litjens       Honda    2:10.610  + 4.871
28.  Daniel Webb       Honda    2:10.856  + 5.117
29.  Dino Lombardi    Honda    2:11.191  + 5.452
30.  Robert Muresan    Derbi    2:11.578  + 5.839
31.  H.van den Berg    Aprilia       2:11.642  + 5.903
32.  D.Agerter             Aprilia    2:11.675  + 5.936
33.  Alen Gyorfi          Aprilia       2:14.124  + 8.385
34.  Tobias Siegert    Aprilia    2:15.896  + 10.157
35.  Nicklett Kovacs    Honda 2:21.716  + 15.977

kyoko_asouka · Post time 22-4-2007 01:19 PM

2007 MotoGP Turkey - Istanbul - April 21, 2007

Qualifying

Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time

1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 1'52.795

2 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 1'52.944

3 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 1'52.971

4 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 1'53.375

5 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 1'53.559

6 Nicky Hayden Honda USA 1'53.613

7 John Hopkins Suzuki USA 1'53.637

8 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki FRA 1'53.706

9 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 1'53.771

10 Toni Elias Honda ESP 1'53.835

11 Olivier Jacque Kawasaki FRA 1'53.847

12 Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 1'53.988

13 Alex Barros Ducati BRA 1'54.082

14 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 1'54.143

15 Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 1'54.206

19 Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 1'54.845

kyoko_asouka · Post time 22-4-2007 01:21 PM

rossi at pole posotion!! :pompom: :pompom:

kyoko_asouka · Post time 22-4-2007 01:25 PM

1  Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Scot Racing Team)

2  Jorge LORENZO (Fortuna Aprilia)

3  Alex DE ANGELIS (Master - Mapfre Aspar)

4  Marco SIMONCELLI (Metis Gilera)

5  Thomas LUTHI (Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia)

6  Mika KALLIO (Red Bull KTM 250)

7  Julian SIMON (Repsol Honda 250)

8  Hiroshi AOYAMA (Red Bull KTM 250)

9  Alvaro BAUTISTA (Master - Mapfre Aspar)

10  Hector BARBERA (Team Toth Aprilia)

11  Yuki TAKAHASHI (Scot Racing Team)

12  Shuhei AOYAMA (Repsol Honda 250)

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kyoko_asouka · Post time 22-4-2007 01:28 PM

1  Mattia PASINI (Polaris World)

2  Hector FAUBEL (Bancaja Aspar)

3  Simone CORSI (Skilled Racing Team)

4  Gabor TALMACSI (Bancaja Aspar)

5  Lukas PESEK (Valsir Seedorf Derbi)

6  Tomoyoshi KOYAMA (Red Bull KTM 125)

7  Joan OLIVE (Polaris World)

8  Micheal RANSEDER (Ajo Motorsport)

9  Nicolas TEROL (Valsir Seeedorf Derbi)

10  Sandro CORTESE (Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia)

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kyoko_asouka · Post time 22-4-2007 01:44 PM

Fiat Yamaha Team Moto GP rider World Champion Valentino Rossi of the Italia takes a corner during a free practice session at the Istanbul Park race track in Istanbul, Turkey, 20 April 2007

hyphrigian · Post time 22-4-2007 01:53 PM

(L)MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2
Channel: STAR SPORTS(82)
Date: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Time: 4:57:00 PM

Synopsis:
Grand Prix Of Turkey

kyoko_asouka · Post time 22-4-2007 01:57 PM

Valentino Rossi, pole position
I'm very happy to have a pole position at this track, which has never been one of my favourites! I've had some bad moments here in the past but this year it feels like a different track for me and I'm having great fun! My M1 is very competitive, a lot more fun to ride here than in the past and the new modifications we have for our engine have made an important difference to our overall performance. The team has done a great job because we had some problems yesterday but they've found some good solutions and now Colin and I are first and second. My tyres are working well and we've found the right front for tomorrow. We need to make a final decision about the rear in the morning. With the qualifying tyre my bike really flew and I was able to do a very good lap; I started my first lap a few minutes earlier than the others and then I knew that I could improve a little bit more with the second qualifying tyre. Anyway all three of us are very close on the front row so I think it's going to be a tight battle tomorrow. Let's hope for good weather and see what happens.

valentino rossi

kyoko_asouka · Post time 22-4-2007 01:57 PM

Colin Edwards, 2nd
Well after the problems we had yesterday I've got to say a massive thanks to my team. They looked at the issues, got out their protractors, did their maths and worked their magic like always! The Michelin qualifier really sticks like glue for us this year and I was able to really push it. I thought I was going to run into traffic at one point on my last lap but I just kept my head down and somehow came out the other side in front. It was definitely a mistake-free lap. As for tomorrow, we need to work a little bit on our race pace - two tenths would be good but three would be even better! I think we're losing it in T3 so we need to concentrate on that part of the track. We've moved onto a different front from the 憃ld faithful' we've been using so far this year because that one was a little bit too close to the limit here, but it's working really well so we just need to make a final decision on the rear. It's a great result for the team to have us both on the front row again so let's hope to make the most of it with a similar result tomorrow!

hyphrigian · Post time 22-4-2007 09:44 PM

Casey Stoner...
champion in the making....
laju gila ducati.....
rossi silap pilih tayar laa....

hyphrigian · Post time 22-4-2007 09:54 PM

Casey Stoner dominated the Turkish Grand Prix for Ducati, taking his second win in the opening three races of season at a canter.

The 21-year-old Australian took the lead on the opening lap when Valentino Rossi ran wide on the exit of the uphill turn 13 and remained peerless throughout the 22 lap race, eventually coming home 6.207 seconds ahead of Toni Elias.

Stoner's second win in the first three races of 2007 also allowed him to turn a nine-point deficit to Valentino Rossi in the world championship into a ten point lead, as the Italian faded to tenth place in the race.

"We could not have asked for a better start to the season, this is by far the best season I have had - it doesn't compare to anything," Stoner said.

"The Ducati and Bridgestones are making my life easy."

Stoner and his Ducati team-mate Loris Capirossi led over the line as the field braked for the complex near the end of the opening lap.

But behind them all hell broke loose as Frenchman Olivier Jacque rubbed fairings with Dani Pedrosa's Repsol Honda, forcing the Kawasaki rider to lose control, taking Colin Edwards' Yamaha and Chris Vermeulen's Suzuki down with him.

The incident gave the Ducatis breathing space at the front of the field, but Capirossi could not keep up with his younger team-mate, and was quickly forced into a defensive mode as Rossi and Elias came back at him.

Both went by in separate moves on lap eight, with Gresini Honda rider Elias then banging shoulders with Rossi to take second next time around.

But while Elias was able to pull away to comfortably take his first podium of the season, Rossi did not have things so comfortably as his rear Michelin tyre started to fall apart.

He lost three places in one fail swoop on lap 15 at the complex as John Hopkins' move took the Suzuki by and he was followed by Marco Melandri's Gresini Honda and Capirossi.

World champion Nicky Hayden took his Repsol Honda by two laps later, and Alex Barros followed on his d'Antin Ducati.

Brazilian rider Barros

kyoko_asouka · Post time 23-4-2007 11:28 AM

2007 MotoGP Turkey - Istanbul - April 22, 2007

Circuit Length: 5378

Temp: 23

Weather: Dry

Race 1 - 22 Laps

Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time

1 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 42'2.850

2 Toni Elias Honda ESP 0'6.207

3 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 0'8.102

4 Alex Barros Ducati BRA 0'8.135

5 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'8.289

6 John Hopkins Suzuki USA 0'10.186

7 Nicky Hayden Honda USA 0'10.239

8 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki FRA 0'14.734

9 Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 0'16.042

10 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 0'18.999

11 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 0'26.249

12 Carlos Checa Honda ESP 0'29.546

13 Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 0'36.922

14 Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 0'38.540

15 Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 0'39.337

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kyoko_asouka · Post time 23-4-2007 11:31 AM

Pos.    Rider                Manu.    Nat.    Points
1. Casey Stoner       Ducati       AUS    61
2. Valentino Rossi    Yamaha       ITA    51
3. Daniel Pedrosa    Honda       ESP    36
4. Toni Elias             Honda          ESP 35
5. Marco Melandri    Honda       ITA    30
6. Nicky Hayden    Honda    USA    26
7. Colin Edwards    Yamaha    USA    26
8. Alex Barros          Ducati    BRA    25
9. John Hopkins       Suzuki    USA    23
10. Chris Vermeulen  Suzuki    AUS    21
11. Loris Capirossi    Ducati    ITA    20
12. Shinya Nakano    Honda    JPN    15
13. Carlos Checa    Honda    ESP    14
14. Alex Hofmann    Ducati    GER    12
15. Randy De Puniet Kawasaki FRA    11
16. Makoto Tamada  Yamaha JPN    4
19. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA    3

kyoko_asouka · Post time 23-4-2007 11:35 AM

Pos.       Team                Points
1. Ducati Marlboro Team 81
2. FIAT Yamaha Team       77
3. Honda Gresini                65
4. Repsol Honda Team    62
5. Rizla Suzuki                   44
6. Pramac D'Antin             37
7. Kawasaki Racing Team 15
8. Konica Minolta Honda 15
9. Honda LCR                14
10. Tech3 Yamaha          7
11. Team Roberts          3

kyoko_asouka · Post time 23-4-2007 12:20 PM

- Country : - Circuit : " border=0>
1.	34	DOVIZIOSO	HONDA	0'00"000	-
2.	1	LORENZO	APRILIA	0'00"103	+ 0'00"103
3.	19	BAUTISTA	APRILIA	0'00"318	+ 0'00"318
4.	3	DE ANGELIS	APRILIA	0'04"894	+ 0'04"894
5.	12	LUTHI	APRILIA	0'19"755	+ 0'19"755
6.	36	KALLIO	KTM	0'22"946	+ 0'22"946
7.	60	SIMON	HONDA	0'23"283	+ 0'23"283
8.	80	BARBERA	APRILIA	0'47"678	+ 0'47"678
9.	58	SIMONCELLI	GILERA	0'58"482	+ 0'58"482
10.	32	LAI	APRILIA	0'58"734	+ 0'58"734
11.	41	ESPARGARO	APRILIA	1'08"588	+ 1'08"588
12.	17	ABRAHAM	APRILIA	1'09"032	+ 1'09"032
13.	28	HEIDOLF	APRILIA	1'10"005	+ 1'10"005
14.	25	BALDOLINI	APRILIA	1'14"509	+ 1'14"509
15.	8	WILAIROT	HONDA	1'17"732	+ 1'17"732
16.	73	S.AOYAMA	HONDA	1'28"469	+ 1'28"469
17.	50	LAVERTY	HONDA	1'49"828	+ 1'49"828
18.	10	TOTH	APRILIA	12 lap(s)
19.	9	TIZON	APRILIA	12 lap(s)
20.	16	CLUZEL	APRILIA	14 lap(s)
21.	4	H.AOYAMA	KTM	16 lap(s)
22.	44	SEKIGUCHI	APRILIA	18 lap(s)
23.	14	WEST	APRILIA	19 lap(s)
24.	55	TAKAHASHI	HONDA	19 lap(s)

kyoko_asouka · Post time 23-4-2007 12:22 PM

- Country : - Circuit : " border=0>1. 24 CORSI APRILIA 0'00"000 - 2. 6 OLIVE APRILIA 0'00"000 + 0'00"000 3. 71 KOYAMA KTM 1 lap(s) 4. 51 BONSEY KTM 1 lap(s) 5. 56 VD BERG APRILIA 1 lap(s) 6. 35 DE ROSA APRILIA 2 lap(s) 7. 14 TALMACSI APRILIA 2 lap(s) 8. 52 PESEK DERBI 2 lap(s) 9. 8 ZANETTI APRILIA 3 lap(s) 10. 38 SMITH HONDA 3 lap(s)