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Round 7 of the MotoGP World Championship
Gran Premia Cinzano de Cataluyna
6-8 June 2008

Track distance: 2.875 miles(4.655 kms)
Turns: 16

Past Winners..............................
~~Carlos Checa(SPN), 1996
~~Michael Doohan(AUS), 1997-1998
~~Alex Criville(SPN), 1999
~~Kenny Roberts, Jr.(USA), 2000
~~Valentino Rossi(ITA), 2001-2002 & 2004-2006
~~Loris Capirossi(ITA), 2003
~~Casey Stoner(AUS), 2007

Event Schedule...............................
all times local, Central European Savings Time, +2 GMT; -6 hrs. from US EDT
--Practice Session #1, 10-11am, 6 June 2008
--Practice Session #2, 1:55-2:55 pm, 6 June 2008
--Practice Session #3, 10-11am, 7 June 2008
--Qualifying Session, 1:55-2:55pm, 7 JUne 2008
--WarmUp, 9:40-10:05am, 8 June 2008
--MotoGP race, 2pm, 8 June 2008

(from FR, 6 June 2008)
MotoGP Practice Session #1 top-5.........................................
1} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda, 1:43.691 sec
2} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha, 1:43.835 sec
3} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha, 1:43.961 sec
4} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki, 1:43.968 sec
5} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1:43.971 sec

(from FR, 6 June 2008)
MotoGP Practice Session #2 top-5.......................
1} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda, 1:43.017 sec
2} Loris Capirossi, Rizla Suzuki, 1:43.023 sec
3} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha, 1:43.090 sec
4} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro, 1:43.099 sec
5} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda, 1:43.233 sec

MotoGP Practice Session #3 top-5.....................
1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro, 1:43.015 sec
2} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1:43.125 sec
3} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda, 1:43.243 sec
4} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha, 1:43.253 sec
5} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki, 1:43.261 sec

updating from Friday.............according to officials within the MotoGP Clinica Mobile, Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo, who crashed during the second practice session on Friday, injuring his right hand and suffering a brief LOC(loss of consciousness), which prompted medical personnel assigned to the Clinica Mobile to take Lorenzo to a nearby Barcelona hospital for an full exam and battery of tests. Results of the exam showed he had suffered an injury to his right hand and a mild concussion, according to Dr. Xavier Mir of Barcelona's University Institut Dexeus. Fortunately, according to Dr. Mir, there were no signs of head trauma other than the brief LOC Lorenzo suffered at the track. As a result, Lorenzo will stay under hospital observation for 48-72, meaning he will miss Sunday's MotoGP race.

In a session that saw the qual. lap record fall a minimum of three times in the space of a minute courtesy of flyers from Dani Pedrosa, Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards in rapid succession, none of them held a candle to Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner, who starts from pole for Sunday's race.......


1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro, 1:41.186 sec
2} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda, 1:41.269 sec
3} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda, 1:41.437 sec

4} Randy de Puniet, LCR Honda, 1:41.571 sec
5} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1:41.609 sec
6} James Toseland, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1:41.820 sec

7} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda, 1:42.053 sec
8} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki, 1:42.365 sec
9} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha, 1:42.427 sec

10} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda, 1:42.580 sec
11} Shinya Nakano, San Carlo Honda, 1:42.643 sec
12} Loris Capirossi, Rizla Suzuki, 1:42.648 sec

13} Toni Elias, Team Alice Ducati, 1:42.808 sec
14} John Hopkins, Mosnter Kawasaki, 1:42.819 sec
15} Sylvain Guintoli, 1:43.204 sec

16} Marco Melandri, Ducati Marlboro, 1:43.719 sec
17} Anthony West, Monster Kawasaki, 1:44.558 sec

Leading wire-to-wire, Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa simply dominated the Cataluyna GP, winning for the second time in his home country in 2008; Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner and Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi rounded out the podium.................

1st} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda
2nd} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha, -2.806 sec
3rd} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro, -3.343 sec
4th} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda, -10.893 sec
5th} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, -16.426 sec
6th} James Toseland, Tech 3 Yamaha, -21.482 sec
7th} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki, -21.548 sec
8th} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda, -22.280 sec
9th} Shinya Nakano, San Carlo Honda, -22.375 sec
10th} John Hopkins, Monster Kawasaki, -46.835 sec
11th} Marco Melandri, Ducati Marlboro, -57.991 sec
12th} Anthony West, Monster Kawasaki, -59.168 sec
13th} Sylvain Guintoli, Team Alice Ducati, -1:00.779 sec
DNF--Randy de Puniet, LCR Honda
DNF--Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda
DNF--Loris Capirossi, Rizla Suzuki
Excluded--Toni Elias, Team Alice Ducati(jump start)