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The rain gods smiled down on Motegi, Japan today and provided a timely start to the second GP race of the season, after rainy*conditions*forced race officials to cancel the GP’s qualifying session on Saturday. The Japanese GP wasn’t without incident however, as several riders failed to finish the race due to various incidents and events. This is of course code for you to read further, and to help us curb spoilers for those who haven’t sat down with their Tivo yet. Needless to say, continue reading to see a full race report on the*Polini Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi.
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With a very controlling ride on the Japanese circuit, it was Jorge Lorenzo who emerged victorious at the Polini Grand Prix of Japan at Twin Ring Motegi.*The Fiat Yamaha rider took little time in taking control of the race from his front row start, and had little opposition from the trailing Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi. Rossi would trail Lorenzo by almost 2 seconds at the end of the race, giving the Factory Yamaha team a 1-2 finish for the weekend. This is the second podium for Lorenzo, and also gives the Spainard a lead by 1 point in the overall Championship standings. He is followed by Rossi who has 40pts, and Stoner who has 38 pts.
Playing down his current lead, Lorenzo stated:
Taking fourth place, Ducati Marlboro rider Casey Stoner was unable to break away as he had done in Qatar, whereas Andrea Dovizioso completed a fine day for Repsol Honda in fifth, ahead of Marco Melandri, Loris Capirossi, Mika Kallio, James Toseland and Chris Vermeulen.
Home rider Yuki Takahashi crashed out of the race in a collision with Nicky Hayden on the second lap. There has been no word so far if Hayden’s crash has affected his previous injuries from Qatar. Sete Gibernau was also a no-show at the finish line, with his Ducati finding the gravel trap after 7 laps.
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Race Results of the 2009 MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi:
Pos.No.RiderManufacturerTimeDiff199Jorge LORENZOYAMAHA43′47.238*-246Valentino ROSSIYAMAHA43′48.5421.30433Dani PEDROSAHONDA43′51.0013.763427Casey STONERDUCATI43′52.9295.69154Andrea DOVIZIOSOHONDA43′56.4459.207633Marco MELANDRIKAWASAKI44′17.79330.555765Loris CAPIROSSISUZUKI44′19.99432.756836Mika KALLIODUCATI44′26.65439.416952James TOSELANDYAMAHA44′30.34443.106107Chris VERMEULENSUZUKI44′30.48343.2451114Randy DE PUNIETHONDA44′32.07244.834125Colin EDWARDSYAMAHA44′33.77846.5401315Alex DE ANGELISHONDA44′40.76353.5251488Niccolo CANEPADUCATI45′09.0421′21.8041524Toni ELIASHONDA44′25.6811 lapNot Classified*59Sete GIBERNAUDUCATI41′40.1157 lapsNot finished first lap*69Nicky HAYDENDUCATI***72Yuki TAKAHASHIHONDA
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The rain gods smiled down on Motegi, Japan today and provided a timely start to the second GP race of the season, after rainy*conditions*forced race officials to cancel the GP’s qualifying session on Saturday. The Japanese GP wasn’t without incident however, as several riders failed to finish the race due to various incidents and events. This is of course code for you to read further, and to help us curb spoilers for those who haven’t sat down with their Tivo yet. Needless to say, continue reading to see a full race report on the*Polini Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi.
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With a very controlling ride on the Japanese circuit, it was Jorge Lorenzo who emerged victorious at the Polini Grand Prix of Japan at Twin Ring Motegi.*The Fiat Yamaha rider took little time in taking control of the race from his front row start, and had little opposition from the trailing Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi. Rossi would trail Lorenzo by almost 2 seconds at the end of the race, giving the Factory Yamaha team a 1-2 finish for the weekend. This is the second podium for Lorenzo, and also gives the Spainard a lead by 1 point in the overall Championship standings. He is followed by Rossi who has 40pts, and Stoner who has 38 pts.
Playing down his current lead, Lorenzo stated:
"I am the leader in the championship but I still think that (Casey) Stoner, Valentino (Rossi) and (Dani) Pedrosa are stronger than us. They are more experienced with the Bridgestone tires but we are still learning about them and improving."
The battle for second place was more heated than for first, as Repsol Honda man Dani Pedrosa exchanged overtaking moves in the middle third of the 24 laps with Valentino Rossi. Rossi proved to be the better man, and Pedrosa had to settle for third, which was still a strong finish for the man who started on the fourth row of the grid.
Taking fourth place, Ducati Marlboro rider Casey Stoner was unable to break away as he had done in Qatar, whereas Andrea Dovizioso completed a fine day for Repsol Honda in fifth, ahead of Marco Melandri, Loris Capirossi, Mika Kallio, James Toseland and Chris Vermeulen.
Home rider Yuki Takahashi crashed out of the race in a collision with Nicky Hayden on the second lap. There has been no word so far if Hayden’s crash has affected his previous injuries from Qatar. Sete Gibernau was also a no-show at the finish line, with his Ducati finding the gravel trap after 7 laps.
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Race Results of the 2009 MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi:
Pos.No.RiderManufacturerTimeDiff199Jorge LORENZOYAMAHA43′47.238*-246Valentino ROSSIYAMAHA43′48.5421.30433Dani PEDROSAHONDA43′51.0013.763427Casey STONERDUCATI43′52.9295.69154Andrea DOVIZIOSOHONDA43′56.4459.207633Marco MELANDRIKAWASAKI44′17.79330.555765Loris CAPIROSSISUZUKI44′19.99432.756836Mika KALLIODUCATI44′26.65439.416952James TOSELANDYAMAHA44′30.34443.106107Chris VERMEULENSUZUKI44′30.48343.2451114Randy DE PUNIETHONDA44′32.07244.834125Colin EDWARDSYAMAHA44′33.77846.5401315Alex DE ANGELISHONDA44′40.76353.5251488Niccolo CANEPADUCATI45′09.0421′21.8041524Toni ELIASHONDA44′25.6811 lapNot Classified*59Sete GIBERNAUDUCATI41′40.1157 lapsNot finished first lap*69Nicky HAYDENDUCATI***72Yuki TAKAHASHIHONDA
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