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Event--CommercialBank Grand Prix of Qatar
Series--MotoGP
Where--Losail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar

Track Facts.............
--5.4 kms track length w/main straight just over 1 km(1068 meters)
--16 turns(10 right, 6 left)
--Past MotoGP winners include: Casey Stoner[2007], Valentino Rossi[2004 & 2005] and Sete Gibernau[2004]
--in addition to MotoGP, World Superbike competes at Losail also

note....this year's MotoGP race will be run under the lights..........

Losail Practice Session #1 top-5................
1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro....................1:55.870 sec(19 laps)
2} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha........................1:55.924 sec(22 laps)
3} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda................1:56.221 sec(15 laps)
4} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha.......................1:56.269 sec(22 laps)
5} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda........................1:56.478 sec(23 laps)


Losail Practice Session #2 top-5................
1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro....................1:55.442 sec(17 laps)
2} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha.........................1:55.453 sec(24 laps)
3} James Toseland, Tech 3 Yamaha..................1:55.812 sec(21 laps)
4} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha....................1:55.942 sec(24 laps)
5} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda................1:55.963 sec(20 laps)

note....both practices held on 7 March 2008

Losail Practice Session #3 top-5................
1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro........................1:55.186 sec(20 laps)
2} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha............................1:55.299 sec(22 laps)
3} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha..........................1:55.598 sec(23 laps)
4} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda...................1:55.659 sec(21 laps)
5} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha.......................1:55.746 sec(22 laps)

Starting Grid, CommercialBank Grand Prix of Qatar...................

1} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha...........................1:53.927 sec
2} James Toseland, Tech 3 Yamaha....................1:54.182 sec
3} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha.......................1:54.499 sec

4} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro.......................1:54.733 sec
5} Randy de Puniet, LCR Honda..........................1:54.818 sec
6} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda..........................1:54.880 sec

7} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha..........................1:55.133 sec
8} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda...........................1:55.170 sec
9} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda...................1:55.185 sec

10} John Hopkins, Monster Kawasaki...................1:55.263 sec
11} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki......................1:55.540 sec
12} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda.................1:55.692 sec

13} Loris Capirossi, Rizla Suzuki.........................1:56.070 sec
14} Toni Elias, Team Alice Ducati........................1:56.251 sec
15} Shinya Nakano, San Carlo Honda..................1:56.434 sec

16} Marco Melandri, Ducati Marlboro....................1:56.730 sec
17} Sylvain Guintoli, Team Alice Ducati................1:57.198 sec
18} Anthony West, Monster Kawasaki...................1:57.445 sec

Losail Warm-Up Session top-5...............
1} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha............................1:55.849 sec
2} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro.......................1:55.861 sec
3} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha..........................1:56.000 sec
4} John Hopkins, Monster Kawasaki....................1:56.181 sec
5} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki........................1:56.418 sec

***SPOILER ALERT***
Stoner wins first MotoGP night race at Losail ahead of MotoGp debutant Jorge Lorenzo; rounding out the podium was Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa............

1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro
2} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha
3} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda
4} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda
5} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha
6} James Toseland, Tech 3 Yamaha
7} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha
8} Loris Capirossi, Rizla Suzuki
9} Randy de Puniet, LCR Honda
10} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda
11} Marco Melandri, Ducati Marlboro
12} John Hopkins, Monster Kawasaki
13} Shinya Nakano, San Carlo Honda
14} Toni Elias, Team Alice Ducati
15} Sylvain Guintoli, Team Alice Ducati
16} Anthony West, Monster Kawasaki
17} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki
18} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda
***SPOILER ALERT***

note....race is set to air on Speed Channel at 6 pm US EDT(-4 hrs. GMT)

Big Stones ran a cool headed race.