2008 MotoGP Rd. 17--Polini Malaysian Grand Prix

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2008 MotoGP Rd. 17--Polini Malaysian Grand Prix

Post by mlittle » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:54 am

Although the MotoGP championship has been claimed back at Motegi, there are still a few rounds remaining in this year's season............


Event: Polini Malaysian Grand Prix
Where: Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia
When: 17-19 October 2008

Past Winners........................
note..........event was held at the Shah Alam circuit from 1991-1997 and at the Johor Circuit in 1998
~~John Kocinski(USA): 1991
~~Michael Doohan(AUS): 1992, 1994-1995, 1997-1998
~~Wayne Rainey(AUS): 1993
~~Luca Cadalora(ITA): 1996
~~Kenny Roberts, Jr.(USA): 1999-2000
~~Valentino Rossi(ITA): 2001, 2003-2004, 2006
~~Max Biaggi(ITA): 2002
~~Loris Capirossi(ITA): 2005
~~Casey Stoner(AUS): 2007
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Post by mlittle » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:59 am

Malaysia Practice Session #1 top-5............................
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.693 305.775
2 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 2'03.179 305.862 0.486
3 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Ducati 2'03.195 308.571 0.502
4 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'03.439 302.013 0.746
5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda Honda 2'03.535 296.784 0.842
from L-R: position, bike #, rider, country, team, manufacturer, fastest time, speed(kmh), gap to 1st
----Under dry conditions at the Sepang circuit, 2008 MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi set the early pace in session #1, knocking out a late flyer under 2:03' that held up; teammate Jorge Lorenzo was 2nd-fastest, followed by Ducati rider Casey Stoner. Satellite Yamaha and Honda riders Colin Edwards and Randy de Puniet were 4th and 5th in the session.

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Post by mlittle » Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:04 am

Malaysia Practice Session #2 top-5............
1 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.667 305.602
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.838 305.343 0.171
3 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Ducati 2'02.970 310.612 0.303
4 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Honda 2'03.050 308.131 0.383
5 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Honda 2'03.232 308.043 0.565
----Colin Edwards improved on his first session work, setting the fastest time of the day early in session 2 and laying down a gauntlet that no one could beat, relegating the factory Yamaha of Valentino Rossi to 2nd-quickest; rounding out the top-5 were Ducati rider Casey Stoner, Honda satellite rider Shinya Nakano and works Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.

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Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:28 am

Malaysia Practice Session #3 top-5.........................
1 13 Anthony WEST AUS Monster Kawasaki Kawasaki 2'02.116 305.949
2 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Ducati 2'02.120 309.633 0.004
3 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.231 304.740 0.115
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.268 303.200 0.152
5 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Honda 2'02.309 307.692 0.193
----Times continued to drop in the third session Saturday; the biggest surprise in the surprise was Australian Anthony West as he led the timing/scoring charts, beating back challenges from Ducati's Stoner, Fiat Yamaha's duo of Rossi and Lorenzo and Honda's Pedrosa.

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Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:32 am

~~~Pedrosa fastest in Malaysian Qualifying..............


Starting Grid, Polini Malaysian Grand Prix
1 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Honda 2'01.548 306.818
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 2'01.957 302.521 0.409
3 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.171 305.862 0.623
4 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Honda 2'02.192 304.654 0.644
5 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.245 300.584 0.697
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot Honda 2'02.836 295.162 1.288
7 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Ducati 2'02.953 306.209 1.405
8 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 2'03.078 298.920 1.530
9 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda Honda 2'03.110 295.485 1.562
10 21 John HOPKINS USA Monster Kawasaki Kawasaki 2'03.184 303.285 1.636
11 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 2'03.271 297.193 1.723
12 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'03.282 299.833 1.734
13 13 Anthony WEST AUS Monster Kawasaki Kawasaki 2'03.392 302.097 1.844
14 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Ducati 2'03.835 303.541 2.287
15 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Honda 2'04.001 297.848 2.453
16 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Team Alice Ducati Ducati 2'04.378 306.035 2.830
17 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Honda 2'04.679 296.703 3.131
18 9 Nobuatsu AOKI JPN Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 2'04.835 299.750 3.287
19 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Team Alice Ducati Ducati 2'05.120 305.862 3.572
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Rossi notches 9th win of 2008 season......

Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:22 am

........with a supreme exhibition of riding skills in 40C temperatures(that's what, about 104F...... :shock: :shock: :shock: ) and exhausting humidity; rounding out the podium was Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa and JiR Scot Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso.

Results from Malaysia......................
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 43'06.007
2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Honda 43'10.015
3 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot Honda 43'14.543
4 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Honda 43'14.865
5 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Honda 43'16.590
6 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Ducati 43'19.647
7 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 43'21.943
8 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 43'24.809
9 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 43'29.181
10 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda Honda 43'31.523
11 John HOPKINS USA Monster Kawasaki Kawasaki 43'33.616
12 Anthony WEST AUS Monster Kawasaki Kawasaki 43'47.406
13 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Team Alice Ducati Ducati 43'51.624
14 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Honda 43'55.010
15 Toni ELIAS SPA TeamAlice Ducati Ducati 44'05.146
16 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Ducati 44'09.335
17 Nobuatsu AOKI JPN Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 44'54.370
----Not classified
48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 25'38.557 9 Lap
52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 4'19.122 19 Lap
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