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domenica 28 settembre 2008

VIDEO: MOTO GP JAPAN HIGHLIGHTS 2008 **VALENTINO ROSSI WORLD CHAMPION**

From Eurosport.com

Rossi seals sixth World Championship

Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi won a sixth World Championship crown in the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi after winning from fourth on the grid.

His rivals Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa finished second and third respectively. A podium would have been sufficient for the Italian to take his first title for three years, but he opted to claim it in style.

"It's difficult to compare titles but this one definitely feels great," Rossi said afterwards. "It was a tough battle this year.

"To win the championship with a race win is fantastic.

"I've won some hard championships - like the first with Yamaha in 2004 - but this one I maybe tried to put more effort in outside of the races to try and win."

It did not start so well. Ducati Marlboro man Stoner came through to snatch first position from pole sitter Jorge Lorenzo, Rossi's team-mate, as he was slow off the line.

Repsol Honda pair Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden were second and third and Sheffield rider James Toseland eighth after making up two early places.

Lorenzo remained ahead of Rossi, who seemed tentative; however by the second lap he was up into third and bearing down on the leading pair.

Pedrosa, who started in fifth, had taken top spot on lap two but Stoner sneaked up the inside to claim it back on lap four.

There was little action throughout the field - Marco Melandri's trip to the gravel and drop down the order one of the few moments of drama - but at the front the action was intriguing.

Rossi reeled in Pedrosa by the 10th tour of the track and the Spaniard dropped off to fight off countryman Lorenzo as 'The Doctor' went after reigning champion Stoner.

Rossi took the lead halfway through the race, with 12 laps still to run; Stoner could not keep up with the Yamaha rider as he eased home for an eighth world title in all and sixth in the premier class.

Toseland evenutally finished 11th on the Tech 3 Yamaha as Shinya Nakano, fellow rookie Andrea Dovizioso and John Hopkins passed him, the latter in the final laps.

Stoner's second place gives him an 11-point advantage over Pedrosa in the fight for second in the championship.

Valentino Rossi Factbox

Born: February 16 1979 in Urbino, Italy

His first passion was go-karts but follows his father Graziano by taking up motocycling and races in his first grand prix with Aprilia in 1996 in the 125cc category.

* Wins the 125cc world championship in 1997

* Moves up to the 250cc category and seals World Championship in 1999 with Aprilia.

* Takes the 500cc world title with Honda in 2001 before winning the 2002 and 2003 championships as the event becomes MotoGP.

* Switches to Yamaha and secures the 2004 and 2005 world titles to become one of the sport's all time greats.

* Suffers disappointing 2006 and 2007 seasons but pledges to stick with Yamaha and his decision is justified when he surges to the 2008 championship.

* Nicknamed 'The Doctor' in Italy, he has become one of the country's most loved sportsmen despite a tax evasion probe in 2007 which resulted him in paying a 35 million-euro bill.

* Known for his colourful helmets, Rossi has also shown an interest in Formula One and rally cars, media often speculating that one day he will swap two wheels for four.

Jonathan Symcox / Eurosport


Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 43'09.599 160.181
2 20 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 43'11.542 160.061 1.943
3 16 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 43'14.465 159.881 4.866
4 13 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 43'15.764 159.801 6.165
5 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team Honda 43'34.192 158.674 24.593
6 10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 43'35.284 158.608 25.685
7 9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 43'35.517 158.594 25.918
8 8 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 43'35.602 158.589 26.003
9 7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 43'35.818 158.576 26.219
10 6 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 43'46.730 157.917 37.131
11 5 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 43'47.173 157.890 37.574
12 4 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 43'47.619 157.863 38.020
13 3 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 43'49.367 157.759 39.768
14 2 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 43'55.445 157.395 45.846
15 1 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 44'05.347 156.806 55.748
16
24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 44'08.919 156.594 59.320
17
15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 44'21.997 155.825 1'12.398
Not classified


7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 29'15.247
8 Lap
Not finished 1st lap


64 Kousuke AKIYOSHI JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki







3 commenti:

  1. ciao!!

    che grande valentino!!!!

    BRAVISSIMO!!!!!!!!!!

    io sono spagnola però...

    valentino è molto valentino!!!

    un bacino più forte!!

    (scusa il mio italiano...)

    #46

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  2. Grazie mille!!!! Da un'italiana all'estero..tra rossi e la fiorentina mi hai fatto un gran favore!

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  3. Simplemente el mejor piloto de toda la historia. Viva Valentino Rossi, "el Vale".

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