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Rossi Takes Maiden Bridgestone Win in China
04 May 2008
Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took a triumphant victory at the Shanghai International Circuit in China this afternoon to secure his first ever MotoGP victory using Bridgestone tyres. The Italian was embroiled in a race-long battle with Honda’s Dani Pedrosa, but a string of record-breaking lap times in the closing laps ensured a well earned first win of the season, 3.8 seconds clear of Pedrosa. Rossi becomes the sixth rider to take MotoGP victory using Bridgestone tyres after Makoto Tamada, Loris Capirossi, Troy Bayliss, Chris Vermeulen and Casey Stoner.
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Rossi Claims Portuguese Podium for Bridgestone
13 April 2008
Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took his second consecutive podium result using Bridgestone tyres in today’s Portuguese Grand Prix at the Estoril circuit. Having led the race early on, Rossi ultimately finished in third placebehind eventual race winner Jorge Lorenzo and second-placed man Dani Pedrosa. The result marks the sixtieth individual podium result for a Bridgestone-shod rider in MotoGP since its entry into the premier-class back in 2002.
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Rossi Scores Second In Jerez To Take First Bridgestone Podium
30 March 2008
Valentino Rossi finished this afternoon’s Spanish Grand Prix in second place after a competitive 27-lap race which was the fastest ever GP to be held in Jerez. Dani Pedrosa took victory honours with a race time of 45 minutes 35 seconds, some 18 seconds quicker than last year’s race-winning pace and eight seconds faster than 2005’s record race time. Rossi was the first Yamaha rider past the chequered flag and the best placed rider on Bridgestone tyres this afternoon. His second place result also marks his and Yamaha’s first ever podium result on Bridgestone tyres in only the second grand prix of partnership.
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Stoner Starts 2008 In Style With Qatar Win
10 March 2008
Reigning MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner began his title defence in characteristic style with an impressive victory in Qatar on Sunday aboard his Bridgestone-shod Ducati. The win gives Stoner an eleventh MotoGP career victory and takes to twenty-one the total number of Bridgestone-shod wins in MotoGP. It was also the third season in a row that a Bridgestone-shod Ducati rider has taken the first win of the year. Stoner’s victory was another sublime performance in spite of challenging night-time track conditions at the Losail International Circuit which have made for a difficult weekend for Bridgestone.
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