2008 MotoGP Rd. 8--bwin.com British Grand Prix

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:33 am

Event: bwin.com British Grand Prix
Where: Donington Park, England
When: 20-22 June, 2008
~~held at Silverstone from 1977-1986
~~held at Donington Park since 1987

Track Facts......................
--constructed 1931; modified 1985
--4.023 kms length(pole position left)
--11 turns(7 right, 4 left)
--longest straight, 536m

Past MotoGP Winners.................................
~~Pat Hennen(USA), 1977
~~Kenny Roberts(USA), 1978-1979 & 1983
~~Randy Mamola(USA), 1980 & 1984
~~Jack Middelburg(NED), 1981
~~Franco Uncini(ITA), 1982
~~Freddie Spencer(USA), 1985
~~Wayne Gardiner(AUS), 1986 & 1992
~~Eddie Lawson(USA), 1987
~~Wayne Rainey(AUS), 1988
~~Kevin Schwantz(USA), 1989-1991 & 1994
~~Luca Cadolora(ITA), 1993
~~Michael Doohan(AUS), 1995-1997
~~Simon Crafar(AUS), 1998
~~Alex Criville(SPN), 1999
~~Valentino Rossi(ITA), 2000-2002 & 2004-2005
~~Max Biaggi(ITA), 2003
~~Dani Pedrosa(SPN), 2006
~~Casey Stoner(AUS), 2007

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:43 am

Practice Session 1 top-5...........................
1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro, 1:28.979 sec
2} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda, 1:29.527 sec
3} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1:29.661 sec
4} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda, 1:29.718 sec
5} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda, 1:29.723 sec
--Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner may not particulary like Donington Park, but you wouldn't know it to watch him in the first session as he set the fastest time of the session, clearing San Carlo Honda's de Angelis by at least a half-second

Practice Session 2 top-5..........................
1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro, 1:28.253 sec
2} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda, 1:28.829 sec
3} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha, 1:28.909 sec
4} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1:28.969 sec
5} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda, 1:28.992 sec
--Stoner continues to set the pace w/the fastest time on the combined chart, but the biggest surprise came from Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden, who finally got the chance to run HRC's new pneumatic-valve MotoGP engine on the RC212V and repaid HRC's decision to introduce it this round w/the second fastest time of the day

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:03 am

Donington Park Practice Session #3 top-5........................
1} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda, 1:43.957 sec
2} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda, 1:43.995 sec
3} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda, 1:44.526 sec
4} Anthony West, Monster Kawasaki, 1:44.528 sec
5} Sylvain Guintoli, Team Alice Ducati, 1:44.817 sec
They say a wet racetrack equalizes the competition and today's third practice session was no exception, as JiR Scot Honda's Dovizioso was fastest on a wet Donington Park circuit; while it wasn't a surprise seeing both Repsol Honda riders at the top of the charts, it was a surprise seeing both Monster Kawasaki's West and Alice Ducati's Guintoli in the top-5 for the session

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:15 am

bwin.com British Grand Prix Starting Grid.........................

1} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro, 1:38.232 sec
2} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha, 1:38.881 sec
3} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki, 1:39.018 sec

4} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda, 1:39.270 sec
5} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1:39.601 sec
6} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda, 1:39.783 sec

7} Anthony West, Monster Kawasaki, 1:39.995 sec
8} Ben Spies, Rizla Suzuki, 1:40.244 sec*
9} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda, 1:40.350 sec

10} Shinya Nakano, San Carlo Honda, 1:40.417 sec
11} John Hopkins, Monster Kawasaki, 1:40.539 sec
12} Sylvain Guintoli, Team Alice Ducati, 1:40.595 sec

13} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda, 1:40.667 sec
14} Randy de Puniet, LCR Honda, 1:41.110 sec
15} Marco Melandri, Ducati Marlboro, 1:41.379 sec

16} James Toseland, Tech 3 Yamaha, 1:41.751 sec
17} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha, 1:41.873 sec
18} Toni Elias, Team Alice Ducati, 1:42.933 sec
*--substituting for an injured Loris Capirossi this weekend

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:50 am

(fr. SU 22 June 2008)
Stoner takes dominating win at Donington Park..........After winning at Qatar to start the season, Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner's season had begun to fray a bit.......that ended with a wire-to-wire win, getting the holeshot at the start and running away with the win. Rounding out the podium were Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi and Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa.

***RESULTS FROM THE 2008 bwin.com British Grand Prix***
1st} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro, 30 laps
2nd} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha, -5.789 sec
3rd} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda, -8.347 sec
4th} Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha, -12.678 sec
5th} Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda, -14.801 sec
6th} Jorge Lorenzo, Fiat Yamaha, -15.690 sec
7th} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda, -18.196 sec
8th} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki, -21.666 sec
9th} Shinya Nakano, San Carlo Honda, -29.354 sec
10th} Anthony West, Monster Kawasaki, -41.030 sec
11th} Toni Elias, Team Alice Ducati, -44.426 sec
12th} Randy de Puniet, LCR Honda, -46.199 sec
13th} Sylvain Guintoli, Team Alice Ducati, -48.731 sec
14th} Ben Spies, Rizla Suzuki, -49.591 sec
15th} Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda, -1:22.186 sec
16th} Marco Melandri, Ducati Marlboro, -1:30.021 sec
17th} James Toseland, Tech 3 Yamaha, -1 lap
DNF--John Hopkins, Monster Kawasaki(lap 16)