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Valentino Rossi Takes The Opening MotoGP Round At Qatar

Joy Ryder - Monday 12.04.10, 12:46pm

Valentino Rossi – Qatar Winner 2010

The first race of the MotoGP season got underway last night with Valentino Rossi doing what he does best, taking the chequered flag. The Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar got underway with Dani Pedrosa on the Repsol Honda taking the lead as the lights went out, from seventh on the grid. Casey Stoner on the Marlboro Ducati slipped back to fourth place after starting in pole position but was in the lead by the fourth lap after picking off his Ducati team-mate Nicky Hayden, Rossi and Dani Pedrosa. Rossi was soon chasing down Stoner but the Ducati rider had managed to make a gap of two-seconds by the time the Italian had made his move on Pedrosa. However, Stoner lost the front end of his Ducati going into turn 4 and was out of the race leaving Rossi at the front of the pack. Hayden stuck with Rossi after an impressive ride from ninth on the grid as the second Repsol Honda of Andrea Dovizioso replaced his team-mate Pedrosa at the front. Dovizioso got past Hayden before challenging Rossi for the lead, briefly making the pass stick on lap 16 before Rossi snatched it back. Jorge Lorenzo was then on the move as Rossi created a gap at the front, first picking off third place man Hayden before muscling his way through on Dovizioso two laps later. Hayden once again fought his way past Dovizioso but not for long as the Honda rider retook the lead on the final run down to the line for third place. Ben Spies came in to finish in fifth place on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 followed by the LCR Honda of Randy de Puniet in sixth and Pedrosa in seventh. The second Monster Yamaha Tech 3 of Colin Edwards finished in eighth place ahead of Loris Capirossi on the Rizla Suzuki, riding in his 300 grand prix finished in ninth followed by Hiroshi Aoyama in tenth for the Interwetten Honda team. The Pramac Racing riders Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaro, both failed to finish the race after crashes along with rookie rider Alvaro Bautista, who slid off track on the final lap of the race. Here are the results;

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Fiat Yamaha Team	Yamaha	165.8	42′50.099
2	20	99	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Fiat Yamaha Team	Yamaha	165.7	+1.022
3	16	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	165.7	+1.865
4	13	69	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati	165.7	+1.876
5	11	11	Ben SPIES	USA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	165.5	+3.903
6	10	14	Randy DE PUNIET	FRA	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda	165.2	+9.322
7	9	26	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	164.7	+16.508
8	8	5	Colin EDWARDS	USA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	164.5	+19.867
9	7	65	Loris CAPIROSSI	ITA	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	164.5	+20.893
10	6	7	Hiroshi AOYAMA	JPN	Interwetten Honda MotoGP	Honda	164.4	+21.100
11	5	58	Marco SIMONCELLI	ITA	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	163.8	+31.638
12	4	40	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Paginas Amarillas Aspar	Ducati	163.7	+32.573
13	3	33	Marco MELANDRI	ITA	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	163.2	+40.780
Not Classified
		19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	163.7	1 Lap
		41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	162.7	15 Laps
		27	Casey STONER	AUS	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati	164.4	17 Laps
		36	Mika KALLIO	FIN	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	156.1	20 Laps

Moto2 The first ever replacement series for the 250cc series, Moto2 took place with a surprising victory for newcomer Shoya Tomizawa. Every machine on the grid follows the new rules of using Honda-built 600cc four-stroke engines and all are fitted with Dunlop tyres, with the race coming down to riding skills and nerve. As Toni Elias took the lead in the early stages of the race, his back wheel was clipped by his team-mate Alex deAngelis , causing de Angelis and Stefan Bradl out of contention. Tomizawa had moved to the front of the pack as second place man Elias, was moved back to third when Jules Cluzel made his move with 5 laps left to run. Tomizawa took his first ever podium step for the Technomag Seuter team ahead of Alex Debon on the Aeroport de Castelló-Ajo bike in second and Jules Cluzel for the Forward Racing team in third. Elias finished the race in fourth place followed by Roberto Rolfo in fifth, Mattai Pasini in sixth, Thomas Lüthi in seventh, Simone Corsi in eighth, Gabor Talmacsi in ninth and Sergio Gadea completing the top ten riders. Here are the results;

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	48	Shoya TOMIZAWA	JPN	Technomag-CIP	Suter	156.7	41′11.768
2	20	6	Alex DEBON	SPA	Aeroport de Castello – Ajo	FTR	156.4	+4.656
3	16	16	Jules CLUZEL	FRA	Forward Racing	Suter	156.4	+4.789
4	13	24	Toni ELIAS	SPA	Gresini Racing Moto2	Moriwaki	156.3	+6.978
5	11	44	Roberto ROLFO	ITA	Italtrans S.T.R.	Suter	156.3	+7.178
6	10	75	Mattia PASINI	ITA	JIR Moto2	Motobi	156.0	+11.804
7	9	12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2	Moriwaki	156.0	+11.861
8	8	3	Simone CORSI	ITA	JIR Moto2	Motobi	155.9	+12.346
9	7	2	Gabor TALMACSI	HUN	Fimmco Speed Up	Speed Up	155.8	+13.821
10	6	40	Sergio GADEA	SPA	Tenerife 40 Pons	Pons Kalex	155.4	+20.189
11	5	77	Dominique AEGERTER	SWI	Technomag-CIP	Suter	155.4	+21.289
12	4	25	Alex BALDOLINI	ITA	Caretta Technology Race Dept	I.C.P.	155.4	+21.360
13	3	10	Fonsi NIETO	SPA	Holiday Gym G22	Moriwaki	155.3	+21.835
14	2	17	Karel ABRAHAM	CZE	Cardion AB Motoracing	RSV	155.3	+21.973
15	1	52	Lukas PESEK	CZE	Matteoni CP Racing	Moriwaki	155.1	+26.265
16		63	Mike DI MEGLIO	FRA	Mapfre Aspar Team	RSV	155.1	+26.265
17		14	Ratthapark WILAIROT	THA	Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG	Bimota	155.0	+26.599
18		9	Kenny NOYES	USA	Jack & Jones by A.Banderas	Promoharris	154.6	+33.833
19		29	Andrea IANNONE	ITA	Fimmco Speed Up	Speed Up	154.6	+33.895
20		71	Claudio CORTI	ITA	Forward Racing	Suter	154.2	+40.992
21		41	Arne TODE	GER	Racing Team Germany	Suter	154.0	+43.119
22		55	Hector FAUBEL	SPA	Marc VDS Racing Team	Suter	154.0	+43.249
23		45	Scott REDDING	GBR	Marc VDS Racing Team	Suter	153.9	+45.397
24		53	Valentin DEBISE	FRA	WTR San Marino Team	ADV	153.8	+46.472
25		96	Anthony DELHALLE	FRA	Qatar Endurance Racing Team	BQR-Moto2	153.5	+51.157
26		61	Vladimir IVANOV	UKR	Gresini Racing Moto2	Moriwaki	153.3	+54.252
27		59	Niccolo CANEPA	ITA	RSM Team Scot	Force GP210	153.3	+54.631
28		39	Robertino PIETRI	VEN	Italtrans S.T.R.	Suter	152.0	+1′15.976
29		76	Bernat MARTINEZ	SPA	Maquinza-SAG Team	Bimota	152.0	+1′16.222
30		88	Yannick GUERRA	SPA	Holiday Gym G22	Moriwaki	151.8	+1′20.651
31		95	Mashel AL NAIMI	QAT	Blusens-STX	BQR-Moto2	151.8	+1′20.719
32		5	Joan OLIVE	SPA	Jack & Jones by A.Banderas	Promoharris	150.5	+1′41.990
Not Classified
		8	Anthony WEST	AUS	MZ Racing Team	MZ-RE Honda	153.0	12 Laps
		72	Yuki TAKAHASHI	JPN	Tech 3 Racing	Tech 3	155.8	13 Laps
		21	Vladimir LEONOV	RUS	Vector Kiefer Racing	Suter	152.5	13 Laps
		68	Yonny HERNANDEZ	COL	Blusens-STX	BQR-Moto2	152.8	17 Laps
		80	Axel PONS	SPA	Tenerife 40 Pons	Pons Kalex	150.6	17 Laps
		35	Raffaele DE ROSA	ITA	Tech 3 Racing	Tech 3	151.8	18 Laps
Not Starting
		15	Alex DE ANGELIS	RSM	RSM Team Scot	Force GP210		0 Lap
		60	Julian SIMON	SPA	Mapfre Aspar Team	RSV		0 Lap
		65	Stefan BRADL	GER	Viessmann Kiefer Racing	Suter		0 Lap

125CC Nico Terol claimed the top step of the podium in the first 125cc race of the MotoGP season for the BancajaAspar team last night. It was Efrén Vázquez who led as the race got underway but the lead spot was soon swapped as Marc Márquez, Terol and Pol Espargaro all took a turn at the front. Terol was however the man of the day followed by Vázquez for second place and Márquez in third. Espargaro finished in fourth place ahead of Sandro Cortese, Randy Krummenacher, Esteve Rabat, Bradley Smith, Tomoyoshi Koyama and Alexis Masbou rounding up the top ten. Here are the results;

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	40	Nicolas TEROL	SPA	Bancaja Aspar Team	Aprilia	151.2	38′25.644
2	20	7	Efren VAZQUEZ	SPA	Tuenti Racing	Derbi	151.0	+2.395
3	16	93	Marc MARQUEZ	SPA	Red Bull Ajo Motorsport	Derbi	151.0	+2.420
4	13	44	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Tuenti Racing	Derbi	151.0	+2.840
5	11	11	Sandro CORTESE	GER	Avant Mitsubishi Ajo	Derbi	151.0	+3.526
6	10	35	Randy KRUMMENACHER	SWI	Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP	Aprilia	151.0	+3.569
7	9	12	Esteve RABAT	SPA	Blusens-STX	Aprilia	151.0	+3.692
8	8	38	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Bancaja Aspar Team	Aprilia	150.3	+13.719
9	7	71	Tomoyoshi KOYAMA	JPN	Racing Team Germany	Aprilia	150.3	+14.337
10	6	5	Alexis MASBOU	FRA	Ongetta Team	Aprilia	150.2	+15.917
11	5	99	Danny WEBB	GBR	Andalucia Cajasol	Aprilia	149.3	+28.744
12	4	14	Johann ZARCO	FRA	WTR San Marino Team	Aprilia	148.9	+35.667
13	3	23	Alberto MONCAYO	SPA	Andalucia Cajasol	Aprilia	148.8	+36.831
14	2	53	Jasper IWEMA	NED	CBC Corse	Aprilia	148.8	+36.854
15	1	94	Jonas FOLGER	GER	Ongetta Team	Aprilia	148.7	+38.899
16		78	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	Interwetten Honda 125	Honda	148.7	+38.991
17		69	Louis ROSSI	FRA	CBC Corse	Aprilia	148.5	+42.056
18		50	Sturla FAGERHAUG	NOR	AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit	Aprilia	147.9	+51.351
19		84	Jakub KORNFEIL	CZE	Racing Team Germany	Aprilia	147.6	+56.496
20		26	Adrian MARTIN	SPA	Aeroport de Castello – Ajo	Aprilia	147.6	+56.750
21		63	Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN	MAL	AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit	Aprilia	146.0	+1′21.998
22		87	Luca MARCONI	ITA	Ongetta Team	Aprilia	145.4	+1′32.074
23		80	Quentin JACQUET	FRA	Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP	Aprilia	144.1	+1′52.842
Not Classified
		72	Marco RAVAIOLI	ITA	Lambretta Reparto Corse	Lambretta	142.6	14 Laps
		39	Luis SALOM	SPA	Lambretta Reparto Corse	Lambretta	86.6	16 Laps
Not Starting
		32	Lorenzo SAVADORI	ITA	Matteoni CP Racing	Aprilia		0 Lap