On his home track, Dani Pedrosa took the chequered flag after dominating the race from the start at the Jerez circuit.
The young Spaniard soon managed to build a 3 second gap between him and the rest of the pack but his pit-board told him he only had a 1.1 second lead, tactics perhaps to keep his mind on the job ahead. However, Pedrosa won with a 2.8 second lead on second place man Valentino Rossi on the Fiat Yamaha.
In third place, another Spaniard, Jorge Lorenz, who tailed his team mate once he’d past for the rest of the race. These three only had one other real contender for a while, Nicky Hayden but he eventually dropped back. Rossi nearly handed his team mate second place after celebrating his second place a lap too early.
Andrea Dovizioso reached fifth place on his JiR Scot Honda, with only a few laps to go but then ran wide on the final corner and was passed by Loris Capirossi on the Rizla Suzuki, James Toseland on the Tech 3 Yamaha and John Hopkin’s on the Kawasaki.
Stoner had a disastrous day on his Ducati Marlboro after getting up to third on the first lap from seventh on the grid. He then took a trip through the gravel and ended up in last place only to repeat the same actions while battling for tenth place with Nakano and Vermeulen with only four laps to go.
Colin Edwards who qualified in third place on the grid, retired from the race on lap six after taking a trip through the gravel and rejoining the track.
Here are the results:
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Daniel Pedrosa Honda (M) 45:35.121
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) + 2.883
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) + 4.339
4. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) + 10.142
5. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) + 27.524
6. James Toseland Yamaha (M) + 27.808
7. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 28.296
8. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) + 28.449
9. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) + 32.569
10. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) + 35.091
11. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) + 42.223
12. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) + 44.498
13. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 45.807
14. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) + 45.871
15. Toni Elias Ducati (B) +1:09.558
16. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) +1:14.442
Retirements:
Rider Bike Laps
Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 6
Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 0
250cc
Mika Kallio inherited the win at the Jerez circuit on the last lap of the Grand Prix after the two front riders got in a tangle. Kallio started the last lap of the race, eight seconds behind Alvaro Bautista on the Aprilia and Marco Simoncelli on the Gilera. On lap nineteen Bautista and Simoncelli had already exchanged places four times and then twice more during the race. However, on the last lap Simoncelli crashed into Bautista and the two slid of the track into the gravel, where they were seen hugging each other. Bautista apparently apologised to Simoncelli who said “In that quick left-hander he had a problem, when he got on the throttle his engine broke down. I was close to him and couldn’t do anything about it. I tried to avoid him, but there was nothing I could do.
Pasini nipped-in to take the second place spot ahead of Takahashi on the finish line. In fourth was the KTM rider, Hiroshi Aoyama ahead of the two Aprilia riders Hector Barbera and Alex Debon.
Here are the results:
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Mika Kallio KTM 45:27.908
2. Mattia Pasini Aprilia + 4.277
3. Yuki Takahashi Honda + 4.287
4. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM + 4.876
5. Hector Barbera Aprilia + 5.968
6. Alex Debon Aprilia + 13.633
7. Julian Simon KTM + 16.372
8. R.Locatelli Gilera + 22.571
9. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia + 28.606
10. Lukas Pesek Aprilia + 32.726
11. Alex Baldolini Aprilia + 38.602
12. R.Wilairot Honda + 43.371
13. Karel Abraham Aprilia + 54.159
14. Manuel Hernandez Aprilia +1:21.938
15. Imre Toth Aprilia + 1 lap
16. D.T.Pradita Yamaha + 1 lap
NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:
Rider Bike On lap
Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 26
Marco Simoncelli Gilera 26
Thomas Luthi Aprilia 23
Manuel Poggiali Gilera 21
Fabrizio Lai Gilera 18
Eugene Laverty Aprilia 9
Hector Faubel Aprilia 3
FASTEST LAP: Simoncelli, 1:43.546 on lap 9
125cc
Simon Corsi on the Aprilia took the victory in the 125 cc class. He beat team mate and Spanish favourite Nicolas Terol by over three seconds.
The ginger-ninja, Bradley Smith who qualified in pole position took the third step of the podium by only a whisker ahead of Stefan Bradl.
The KTM rider, Pablo Nieto managed fifth spot and then a wait for the sixth and seventh placed riders, Steve Bonsey and Scott Redding on the Aprilia’s.
The reigning World Champion, Gabor Talmacsi, had to retire on lap four after developing a mechanical problem.
Lap eight saw Sergio Gadea and Efren Vazquez crashing into the gravel after fighting it out for eighteenth position. Lap ten saw two more separate offs for Daniel Webb and Joan Olive.
Here are the results:
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Simone Corsi Aprilia 41:46.100
2. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 3.206
3. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 4.986
4. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 5.022
5. Pablo Nieto KTM + 6.254
6. Steve Bonsey Aprilia + 20.563
7. Scott Redding Aprilia + 22.517
8. D.Agerter Derbi + 23.002
9. Mike Di Meglio Derbi + 23.928
10. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 33.541
11. Raffaele De Rosa KTM + 33.664
12. Esteve Rabat KTM + 33.987
13. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 34.426
14. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 40.038
15. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 44.515
16. Michael Ranseder Aprilia + 45.498
18. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 53.186
19. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia + 58.037
20. R.Lacalendola Aprilia +1:03.610
22. Ivan Maestro Honda +1:19.599
23. Daniel Saez Aprilia +1:24.990
24. Louis Rossi Honda +1:39.735
25. Alberto Moncayo Derbi +1:48.192
26. Robert Muresan Aprilia + 3 laps
NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:
Rider Bike On lap
Axel Pons Aprilia 22
Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 14
H.van den Berg Aprilia 12
Joan Olive Derbi 9
Daniel Webb Aprilia 8
Stefano Bianco Aprilia 7
Sergio Gadea Aprilia 6
Efren Vazquez Aprilia 6
Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 3
Robin Lasser Aprilia DNS
FASTEST LAP: Corsi, 1:47.999 on lap 3
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