Moto GP 2007 Sweepstake

[Brainy]

He owes me an apology

[Floating Fox]

6th - Can't Complain

[isaidno]

He owes me an apology

Your rider is Tamada , not Tamado

[isaidno]

Ilmor withdrawal stuns McWilliams

Veteran Northern Ireland rider Jeremy McWilliams is out of the MotoGP series after his Ilmor team withdrew because of lack of sponsorship.

Ilmor boss Mario Illien said they had opted to suspend racing activity but would continue to seek a backer.

McWilliams returned to the GP circuit this year but did not compete in the opening race in Qatar after being hurt in a crash during final qualifying.

At 42 he was the oldest participant in the MotoGP series.

McWilliams had been riding alongside Australian Andrew Pitt for Ilmor.

"I am numb at the moment. It seems they are ceasing their racing activities because of lack of budget," said McWilliams.

"Everyone knows Ilmor were looking for a big sponsor. We have not had as much time on the race track as we needed for all that to fall into place.

"But there are always other opportunities around the corner and I will not let this deter me.

"I will be back on a bike somewhere in the near future, you can be sure of that.

"But I would like to work with the Ilmor team and help them develop their project with the V4 engine."

Nathlcfc7 can now have Alex Hoffman as a replacement rider, he's a spare.

[Sods]

15th get in

[isaidno]

Roberts Jr. tops opening practice

Kenny Roberts Jr. caused a surprise during opening free practice for this weekend's MotoGP race at Jerez when he topped the times with a late run of quick laps.

The American, whose team announced two major new sponsorship deals on the eve of the Spanish race, moved to the top of the timesheets with two minutes of the hour-long session remaining - before bettering his performance on his last lap.

Roberts Jr.'s best lap of 1:41.182 was 0.236 seconds faster than the next quickest rider, Marco Melandri on the Honda Gresini.

The Italian had temporarily been top of the times with his best lap, which came with seven minutes of practice remaining, before Roberts Jr. beat him.

MotoGP championship leader Casey Stoner maintained Ducati Marlboro's impressive early season form with the third quickest time, having been at the top of the timesheets for much of the session.

The Australian, winner of the season opener in Qatar, had been the first rider to set a fast lap and, although Yamaha's Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards both temporarily went quickest early on, Stoner reasserted his advantage halfway through the session before Melandri and Roberts Jr. then beat him.

World champion Nicky Hayden enjoyed an encouraging morning to set the fourth quickest time, with the American finally appearing to get comfortable on his RC212V bike.

Toni Elias was fifth fastest for Honda Gresini, with American John Hopkins sixth quickest overall just ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Rossi. Yamaha's Colin Edwards was ninth.

Pos Rider Team Time Laps

1. Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts 1:41.182 25

2. Marco Melandri Honda Gresini 1:41.418 + 0.236 25

3. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:41.450 + 0.268 22

4. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:41.566 + 0.384 28

5. Toni Elias Honda Gresini 1:41.613 + 0.431 23

6. John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:41.860 + 0.678 25

7. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:41.959 + 0.777 28

8. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:42.057 + 0.875 26

9. Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team 1:42.078 + 0.896 25

10. Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda 1:42.199 + 1.017 27

11. Carlos Checa Honda LCR 1:42.205 + 1.023 24

12. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:42.269 + 1.087 24

13. Alex Barros Pramac d'Antin 1:42.383 + 1.201 21

14. Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 1:42.427 + 1.245 23

15. Alex Hofmann Pramac d'Antin 1:42.515 + 1.333 22

16. Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.892 + 1.710 24

17. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.997 + 1.815 23

18. Sylvain Guintoli Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:43.161 + 1.979 24

19. Makoto Tamada Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:43.309 + 2.127 25

20. Kousuke Akiyoshi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:44.168 + 2.986 19

[Flexx]

midtable mediocrity

1. Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts 1:41.182 25

2. Marco Melandri Honda Gresini 1:41.418 + 0.236 25

3. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:41.450 + 0.268 22

4. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:41.566 + 0.384 28

5. Toni Elias Honda Gresini 1:41.613 + 0.431 23

6. John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:41.860 + 0.678 25

7. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:41.959 + 0.777 28

8. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:42.057 + 0.875 26

9. Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team 1:42.078 + 0.896 25

10. Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda 1:42.199 + 1.017 27

11. Carlos Checa Honda LCR 1:42.205 + 1.023 24

12. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:42.269 + 1.087 24

13. Alex Barros Pramac d'Antin 1:42.383 + 1.201 21

14. Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 1:42.427 + 1.245 23

15. Alex Hofmann Pramac d'Antin 1:42.515 + 1.333 22

16. Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.892 + 1.710 24

17. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.997 + 1.815 23

18. Sylvain Guintoli Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:43.161 + 1.979 24

19. Makoto Tamada Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:43.309 + 2.127 25

20. Kousuke Akiyoshi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:44.168 + 2.986 19

[isaidno]

Checa fastest in second practice

Carlos Checa led a Spanish one-two-three in the second MotoGP practice session at Jerez on Friday.

The session was also a good one for Honda, as Checa, Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elias made sure that the Japanese manufacturer occupied the top three places.

However, it wasn't a perfect session for Honda, as the next RC212V was down in 12th place with Marco Melandri, while reigning world champion Nicky Hayden continued to struggle with the new bike and finished the session in 13th.

Championship leader Casey Stoner was fourth fastest for Ducati, while his teammate and last year's winner at the Spanish track, Loris Capirossi, was only 11th.

Valentino Rossi was fifth quickest on his Yamaha, with this morning's pacesetter Kenny Roberts Jr sixth fastest.

Just 1.6 seconds covered the entire field by the end of the afternoon session, while less than one second covered the top 15 bikes.

Pos Rider Team Time Laps

1. Carlos Checa Honda LCR 1:40.851 26

2. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:40.906 + 0.055 30

3. Toni Elias Honda Gresini 1:40.972 + 0.121 22

4. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:41.171 + 0.320 22

5. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:41.198 + 0.347 26

6. Kenny Roberts Jr Team Roberts 1:41.201 + 0.350 24

7. John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:41.245 + 0.394 24

8. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:41.305 + 0.454 25

9. Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team 1:41.339 + 0.488 27

10. Alex Barros Pramac d'Antin 1:41.362 + 0.511 19

11. Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 1:41.409 + 0.558 23

12. Marco Melandri Honda Gresini 1:41.477 + 0.626 25

13. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:41.536 + 0.685 26

14. Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 1:41.666 + 0.815 26

15. Alex Hofmann Pramac d'Antin 1:41.835 + 0.984 23

16. Makoto Tamada Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:42.097 + 1.246 22

17. Sylvain Guintoli Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1:42.311 + 1.460 24

18. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki Racing Team 1:42.402 + 1.551 25

19. Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda 1:42.424 + 1.573 23

20. Kousuke Akiyoshi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:42.549 + 1.698 21

[Steven]

From the BBC.

Sunday, 25 March, 2007

Moto GP Final, Jerez:

MotoGP

Final overall race positions:

1 Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 45mins 53.340secs

2 Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 45:54.586

3 Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 45:56.041

4 Toni Elias (Spa) Honda 45:57.691

5 Casey Stoner (Aus) Ducati 45:58.333

6 Carlos Checa (Spa) Honda 46:03.340

7 Nicky Hayden (USA) Honda 46:07.486

8 Marco Melandri (Ita) Honda 46:13.309

9 Chris Vermeulen (Aus) Suzuki 46:18.126

10 Shinya Nakano (Jpn) Honda 46:18.295

11 Alex Barros (Bra) Ducati 46:18.348

12 Loris Capirossi (Ita) Ducati 46:19.192

13 Randy De Puniet (Fra) Kawasaki 46:19.785

14 Makoto Tamada (Jpn) Yamaha 46:29.993

15 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Yamaha 46:30.084

[JoeyB]

Cant see my dude in there

[isaidno]

Cant see my dude in there

If you mean Alex Hoffman he got disqualified .

[isaidno]

Standings after 2 races

1 V.ROSSI 45

2 C.STONER 36

3 D.PEDROSA 36

4 C.EDWARDS 26

5 M.MELANDRI 19

6 N.HAYDEN 17

7 C.VERMEULEN 16

8 T.ELIAS 15

9 J.HOPKINS 13

10 A.BARROS 12

11 S.NAKANO 12

12 C.CHECA 10

13 A.HOFMANN 5

14 L.CAPIROSSI 4

15 O.JACQUE 4

16 R.DE PUNIET 3

17 K.ROBERTS Jr 3

18 S.GUINTOLI 2

19 M.TAMADA 2

[00rawat]

Standings after 2 races

1 V.ROSSI 45

2 C.STONER 36

3 D.PEDROSA 36

4 C.EDWARDS 26

5 M.MELANDRI 19

6 N.HAYDEN 17

7 C.VERMEULEN 16

8 T.ELIAS 15

9 J.HOPKINS 13

10 A.BARROS 12

11 S.NAKANO 12

12 C.CHECA 10

13 A.HOFMANN 5

14 L.CAPIROSSI 4

15 O.JACQUE 4

16 R.DE PUNIET 3

17 K.ROBERTS Jr 3

18 S.GUINTOLI 2

19 M.TAMADA 2

My dude up there with the big names cool considering I did not anything about him. Anyone fill me in about him?

[isaidno]

Toni Elias

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

1995: Open RACC 50cc Championship

1998: Spanish 125 championship, 23rd

1999: Spanish 125 championship, 3rd, 125 World Championship, 33rd

2000: 125 World Championship, 20th

2001: 125 World Championship, 3rd - 2 wins

2002: 250 World Championship, 4th - 1 win

2003: 250 World Championship, 3rd - 5 wins

2004: 250 World Championship, 4th - 1 win

2005: Moto GP(Yamaha), 12th

2006: Moto GP (Honda), 9th. 1st Portugal

2007: Moto GP (Honda)

[00rawat]

Toni Elias

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

1995: Open RACC 50cc Championship

1998: Spanish 125 championship, 23rd

1999: Spanish 125 championship, 3rd, 125 World Championship, 33rd

2000: 125 World Championship, 20th

2001: 125 World Championship, 3rd - 2 wins

2002: 250 World Championship, 4th - 1 win

2003: 250 World Championship, 3rd - 5 wins

2004: 250 World Championship, 4th - 1 win

2005: Moto GP(Yamaha), 12th

2006: Moto GP (Honda), 9th. 1st Portugal

2007: Moto GP (Honda)

Thanxs for the information that hepled me out to get to know what my dude recent success is like.

[Ajax Treesdown]

Standings after 2 races

1 V.ROSSI 45

2 C.STONER 36

3 D.PEDROSA 36

4 C.EDWARDS 26

5 M.MELANDRI 19

6 N.HAYDEN 17

7 C.VERMEULEN 16

8 T.ELIAS 15

9 J.HOPKINS 13

10 A.BARROS 12

11 S.NAKANO 12

12 C.CHECA 10

13 A.HOFMANN 5

14 L.CAPIROSSI 4

15 O.JACQUE 4

16 R.DE PUNIET 3

17 K.ROBERTS Jr 3

18 S.GUINTOLI 2

19 M.TAMADA 2

Pedrosa is doing the business

[isaidno]

Race this weekend

Istanbul (Turkey)

Saturday 21 April

Qualifying, BBCi, 1155-1300

Sunday 22 April

Race live, BBC Two, 1230-1400

MotoGP Extra, BBCi, 1400-1430

[isaidno]

Results from Sunday's Turkish MotoGP, Istanbul:

1. Casey Stoner (Aus) Ducati 42 minutes 2.85 seconds

2. Toni Elias (Spa) Honda 42:09.057

3. Loris Capirossi (Ita) Ducati 42:10.952

4. Alex Barros (Bzl) Ducati 42:10.985

5. Marco Melandri (Ita) Honda 42:11.139

6. John Hopkins (US) Suzuki 42:13.036

7. Nicky Hayden (US) Honda 42:13.089

8. Randy de Puniet (Fra) Kawasaki 42:17.584

9. Alex Hofmann (Ger) Ducati 42:18.892

10. Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 42:21.849

Overall points standings:

1. Casey Stoner (Aus) Ducati 61

2. Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 51

3. Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 36

4. Toni Elias (Spa) Honda 35

5. Marco Melandri (Ita) Honda 30

6. Colin Edwards (US) Yamaha 26

7. Nicky Hayden (US) Honda 26

8. Alex Barros (Bzl) Ducati 25

9. John Hopkins (US) Suzuki 23

10. Chris Vermeulen (Aus) Suzuki 21

Ducati's Casey Stoner streaked to victory at the Turkish MotoGP to take the overall lead from Valentino Rossi in the world championship standings.

The Australian won in 42 minutes 2.85 seconds to move 10 points clear of Rossi, who was 10th after appearing to struggle with a rear tyre problem.

Spain's Tony Elias took second for Honda while Stoner's Italian team-mate Loris Capirossi finished in third.

A big collision on lap one saw Colin Edwards and Dani Pedrosa crash out.

Rossi started on pole but his race plan was upset when he veered off during an early turn into the grass

[milkybarkid]

Come on Casey

[Steven]

About where I expected to be.

[Steven]

My man got speared by Elias. From MotoGP via the BBC.

China Grand Prix MotoGP, Shanghai.

1. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati 44:12.891

2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha 44:15.927

3. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki 44:19.554

4. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Honda 44:26.981

5. Marco Melandri (Ita) Honda 44:30.167

6. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati 44:39.147

7. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki 44:39.482

8. Randy de Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki 44:39.916

9. Alex Hofmann (GER) Ducati 44:40.999

10. Carlos Checa (SPA) Honda 44:45.848

11. Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 44:47.944

12. Nicky Hayden (USA) Honda 44:50.218

13. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Yamaha 45:03.596

14. Alex Barros (BRA) Ducati 45:08.155

15. Kenny Roberts Jr. (USA) KR212V 45:10.627

Overall Standings (After 4 of 18 races)

1. Casey Stoner (AUS), Ducati 86 points

2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha 71pts

3. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Honda, 49pts

4. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda, 41pts

5. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki, 39pts

6. Toni Elias (SPA) Honda, 35pts

7. Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha, 31pts

8. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati, 30pts

(tie) Nicky Hayden (USA) Honda, 30pts

(tie) Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki, 30pts

[milkybarkid]

I stand a good chance of winning this sweepstake

[Father Ted]

Am i still allowed in? if so, ill go for Dani Pedrosa

[isaidno]

Moto GP this weeked from Le Mans, France

Saturday 19 May

Qualifying, BBCi, 1245-1400

Sunday 20 May

Race live, BBC Two, 1230-1400

MotoGP Extra, BBCi, 1400-1430

[isaidno]

Moto GP Round 5, French GP, Le Mans:

Moto GP:

1 Chris Vermeulen (Aus) Suzuki 50:58.713

2 Marco Melandri (Ita) Honda 51:11.312

3 Casey Stoner (Aus) Ducati 51:26.060

4 Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 51:36.041

5 Alex Hofmann (Ger) Ducati 51:47.879

6 Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 51:52.276

7 John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki 51:59.786

8 Loris Capirossi (Ita) Ducati 52:19.954

9 Makoto Tamada (Jpn) Yamaha at 1 lap

10 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Yamaha at 1 lap

11 Fonsi Nieto (Spa) at 1 lap

12 Colin Edwards (Gbr) at 3 laps

Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen enjoyed his maiden MotoGP win in a rain-swept French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

The Australian was followed home by Marco Melandri while Casey Stoner's third place increased his lead over Valentino Rossi in the title race.

Rossi was sixth while world champion Nicky Hayden was lying fourth with two laps to go but then crashed out.

Vermeulen changed to slick tyres a lap earlier than most of his rivals which proved decisive in the heavy rain.

Seven riders did not finish the race because of the treacherous conditions with polesitter Colin Edwards the last of the 12 riders to finish.

Stoner now leads Rossi in the overall standings by 21 points.