James Toseland made an emotional exit from MotoGP after a rear tyre vibration problem wrecked his hopes of leaving the premier class with a top ten finish. The 28-year-old, who has lost his ride with the MonsterYamahaTech 3...
MonsterYamahaTech 3 Team rider Colin Edwards produced a stunning final race in Valencia today to clinch a dramatic fifth place in the final 2009 MotoGP world championship standings. Starting from fifth on the grid in front of 94,177 vocal Spanish fans, all eyes were on the Texan and his fight for fifth in the points-standings with Andrea Dovizioso.
Dani Pedrosa lead the last MotoGP race of the season, at Valencia, from start to finish and took first place, with Rossi and Lorenzo taking second and third respectively... MotoGP race results from Valencia: 1. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 46min 47.553 sec 2. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 46min 50.183 sec 3. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 46min 50.466 sec 4. Colin EdwardsMonster...
Colin Edwards qualified on the second row of the grid in Valencia today to give his hopes of securing a brilliant top five finish in the 2009 MotoGP world championship a huge boost. At a sunny but windswept Ricardo Tormo circuit, Edwards took full advantage of improvements with the front-end handling of his MonsterYamahaTech 3 YZR-M1 machine to set the fifth quickest time.
... he ended his title-winning season with his 13th podium of the campaign. The Italian’s Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who did well to hold onto his bike when a moment on the opening lap almost threw him off, was a further 0.283s behind as he took third, having already sealed second spot in the Championship by virtue of Stoner’s non-start. The Australian ended the season...
The final round of the 2009 MotoGP world championship kicked off in cloudy and windy conditions at Valencia this afternoon, MonsterYamahaTech 3 Team duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland posting the seventh and 13th best times respectively.
“I can't congratulate Colin enough for the amazing job he has done this season,” Poncharal commented. “To finish behind those four guys is an incredible feat and one that gives the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team a lot of pride to have been involved in helping achieving fifth position in the championship for him. He has been consistent all year long and hardly ever outside the top six, and I would...
Full qualifying times from the Valencia MotoGP, the 17th and final round of the 2009 world championship. 2009 World Superbike champion Ben Spies is making his Yamaha MotoGP debut as a wild-card this weekend, while Aleix Espargaro is again replacing the injured Niccolo Canepa at Pramac Ducati. 1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 32.256 2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 32.519...
Ben Spies has already earned a place in Colin Edwards' affections after pulling off the pass that was decisive in helping his future Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate secure fifth place in the MotoGP standings at Valencia.Having already been confirmed as the top satellite rider in this year's classifications, Edwards set his sights on overhauling Andrea Dovizioso for fifth overall having gone into...
... close tab on Stoner. The Spaniard was just over 0.1s off his Sunday qualifying time on his factory Yamaha machine.Valentino Rossi, who rounded off his championship-winning season with his 13th podium of the campaign at the weekend, rolled out a new prototype M1 on which he completed 37 laps, recording a best time which left him just 0.166s down on Stoner’s time. Fresh from his race win over...
From Nicky Hayden - 1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1′32.256 2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1′32.519 3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′32.537 4. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′32.922 5. Colin Edwards USA MonsterYamahaTech 3 1′33.085 6. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1′33.154 7. Randy de Puniet...
James Toseland started his final race for the MonsterYamahaTech3 squad by clocking the 13th best time in opening practice at Valencia. And much to the relief of the 28-year-old, his best lap of 1.34.865 just edged out...
Colin Edwards has an excellent chance of snatching fifth in the MotoGP World Championship from Andrea Dovizioso, after the #5 qualified fifth on the grid for the eighth time this year!The MonsterYamahaTech 3 rider claimed the position, as best of the rest behind the four MotoGP 'aliens', despite neck pain, which required anti-inflammatory tablets.“I seem to be pretty much stuck...