Series leader Troy Bayliss got back to winning ways in style as he clinched both races in today’s World Superbikes round at Brno. Bayliss had not had a win since April and had never triumphed at the Czech circuit, but the Ducati rider broke his duck with his 47th career victory in race one and then cemented his place at the top of the World Superbike standings by doing the same in race two. Bayliss beat fellow Australian Troy Corser by 1.5 seconds in the first race of the day and enjoyed victory by even less of a margin in the second as Michel Fabrizio rode across the line less than a second behind him.
Nella prima manche del GP della Repubblica Ceca l’australiano della Ducati trionfa davanti a Corser e Fabrizio. In gara 2 Bayliss si ripete, ipotecando il terzo mondiale. Ora sale a +79 su Neukirchner.
Casey Stoner took full advantage of a slip from Dani Pedrosa to win a rain-soaked German Grand Prix as Valentino Rossi claimed top spot in the overall standings with a second place finish. Having set the pace in the dry during Saturday’s qualifying in Germany, Stoner proved he is just as adept in the wet, crossing the line 3.7 seconds ahead of Rossi. Rossi now leads the championship by 16 points, while Pedrosa’s failure to score in Germany sees him slip to second. Stoner’s win propels him to within four points of the Spaniard.
Gp di Germania al Sachsenring, classe MotoGp: lo spagnolo Pedrosa, che al 5° giro aveva un vantaggio enorme su Casey Stoner, scivola sull’asfalto bagnato (si frattura l’indice sinistro) e spiana la strada all’australiano. Valentino Rossi controlla, arriva 2°, e torna in vetta alla classifica iridata.
Reigning MotoGP champion Casey Stoner claimed his second win in six days with victory at the Dutch TT in Assen as James Toseland recovered from last week’s debacle to finish ninth. After topping the podium at Donington last week, Australian Stoner claimed his third win of the season in Holland to cut the gap at the top of the championship standings from 45 to 29 points. The Ducati Marlboro rider finished ahead of Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa, who moved to the top of the standings over Valentino Rossi after the Italian finished the day in 11th place due to a crash in the opening lap. Pedrosa got off to a storming start from second on the grid when he beat Stoner into the first bend.
Nel GP d’Olanda trionfo dell’australiano della Ducati Casey Stoner che domina davanti allo spagnolo ora in testa grazie anche alla caduta di Valentino (11°) dopo due curve. Edwards terzo davanti ad Hayden.
Casey Stoner claimed a crushing victory in the British MotoGP at Donington Park while James Toseland suffered his fourth fall in two days.Stoner, who started on pole for only the second time this season, crossed the line ahead of championship leader Valentino Rossi. The Italian’s nearest rival, Dani Pedrosa of Spain, climbed from ninth on the grid to finish third. The Australian, riding a Ducati, never looked in danger of surrendering his advantage and finished 5.789 seconds ahead of Rossi to take his first chequered flag since the season opener in Qatar.
Casey Stoner non ha dato scampo ai suoi rivali nel Gran Premio di Gran Bretagna, classe MotoGP. L’australiano è partito dalla pole senza che nessuno andasse a riprenderlo. Alla fine è stato trionfo in solitaria, davanti a Valentino Rossi e Daniel Pedrosa. Bravo anche Andrea Dovizioso, quinto.
Troy Bayliss secured a double race win in Holland to stretch his World Superbike Championship lead to 70 points.
The Australian had put his Xerox Ducati on pole position and also took both race wins at Assen as he continued to dominate his final series before retirement.
Bayliss took his points total to 178 as Spaniard Carlos Checa moved up to second in the standings after two podium finishes at Assen on the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda.
Bayliss was delighted with his perfect weekend which saw him add his second double race win of the season to pole position. Race 1:
The opening round of the 2008 MotoGP season, and first ever grand prix to be held at night, has been won by reigning world champion Casey Stoner after the Ducati star fought his way past some determined rivals to repeat his Qatar victory of one year ago. Despite qualifying fourth on the grid, behind three Michelin-shod Yamahas, Stoner was a firm pre-race favourite - but the young Australian had to work hard before he finally hit the front, on lap 8 of 22. Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa got a lightening start from eighth on the grid to lead the 18-rider field into the first turn of the 2008 season, with rookie James Toseland and Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards second and third, just ahead of rookie pole sitter Jorge Lorenzo of the factory team. Valentino Rossi began his first grand prix with Bridgestone tyres by gaining two positions through the opening turns, placing the seven-times world champion between new team-mate Lorenzo and sixth-placed Stoner.
Tutti dietro a Casey Stoner. E’ davvero notte fonda per tutti gli avversari del piccolo grande australiano della Ducati, autore di una super prestazione nella prima gara del Mondiale disputata tra i riflettori del Qatar.
Nella prima corsa in notturna della storia della MotoGP, il campione del mondo ha imposto la sua legge dominando con il numero uno sul capolino, qualcosa che dà più gusto dopo che qualcuno aveva cercato di sminuire il valore della sua vittoria 2007. Oggi Casey è stato doppiamente bravo: malgrado una partenza non perfetta è rimasto calmo. Ha lasciato che Pedrosa, Rossi e soprattutto Lorenzo si scatenassero, poi all’ottavo giro è passato al comando e ha acceso il turbo della sua Ducati, ancora una volta superlativa.
Australian riders took the honours in the second round of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island in front of a 65,400 crowd.
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) dominated both Superbike races, while Andrew Pitt clinched the Supersport win. Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) and Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) took the other two podium positions in the first Superbike encounter, while Spaniards Carlos Checa (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) and Fonsi Nieto (Alstare Suzuki) were second and third in race 2.
It was a disastrous weekend for Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Ducati), who started from 16th on the grid and then had two crashes in two races, the second of which left him nursing a broken wrist.
Una doppia caduta vanifica le strepitose rimonte di Max Biaggi nella Superbike in Australia. Nel secondo incidente il pilota romano si è fratturato il radio del braccio sinistro. Il trionfo dello scatenato Troy Bayliss lancia la Ducati in fuga nel Mondiale mentre Biaggi scivola in settima posizione a -52 punti dalla vetta dopo appena due GP dei quindici previsti. “A rovinare tutto è stata la posizione di partenza in quarta fila, quando parti così dietro non sai mai quello che può succedere” ha spiegato un Biaggi affranto nel dopo corsa. Race 1:
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) stormed to victory on board the Ducati 1098 F08 in the opening race of the 2008 World Superbike Championship yesterday, a spectacular result for the team and a significant maiden win for the new F08 machine.
Bayliss then narrowly missed out on a podium place in race 2, finishing fourth just ahead of team-mate Fabrizio.
Young Michel Fabrizio made a determined start to his year and leaves Qatar with 18 championship points, accumulated from his tenth (race 1) and fifth (race 2) place finishes.
Bayliss, with 38 points, leads the World Superbike championship after round 1 here in Qatar.
Strepitosa partenza del Mondiale Superbike. Max Biaggi accarezza il sogno della prima vittoria ma non riesce a resistere allo scatenato Troy Bayliss vincitore all’ultima curva. Dominio della Ducati 1098 che era al debutto in campionato. Nella seconda manche però la Suzuki si è presa la rivincita con lo spagnolo Fonsi Nieto al primo successo in carriera. Biaggi ha concluso la giornata con il terzo posto. Bayliss, in crisi di gomme, è finito quarto mantenendo comunque il primo posto nel Mondiale con due punti su Biaggi e quattro su Nieto. Race 1:
