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Stoner Battles to Valuable Fourth at Motegi, Hayden Knocked out of the Race
26 April 2009
Casey Stoner took a solid fourth place finish in the Grand Prix of Japan today, adding a precious 13 points to his championship tally despite the data acquisition showing that he suffered a strong vibration through his front brake throughout the race.
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Top Ten for Toseland, Edwards Fights Back into Points in Japan
26 April 2009
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team duo James Toseland and Colin Edwards secured hard fought points-scoring finishes in Yamaha's home race at the Twin Ring Motegi today.
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Pedrosa Third, Dovizioso Fifth in Gripping Home Race for Repsol Honda
26 April 2009
Dani Pedrosa rode to a brilliant podium finish from eleventh on the grid today as the Japanese Grand Prix produced a thrilling race for the Repsol Honda Team at Honda’s home event. Pedrosa’s team-mate Andrea Dovizioso also put in an impressive ride to take fifth place at the flag, having run in fourth for most of the race.
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Bad Luck Robs Vermeulen at Motegi
26 April 2009
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP riders Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen raced their Suzuki GSV-R's to seventh and 10th places respectively at today's Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi, a result that could have been so much better but for an electrical fault that robbed Vermeulen of a higher place.
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Fiat Yamaha Seal Incredible One-Two in Japanese GP
26 April 2009
After it looked at one point on race-day as if the Grand Prix of Japan would be a complete washout, the sun broke through the dark clouds and streamed onto the Motegi circuit as the Fiat Yamaha team enjoyed a clean sweep of the top two spots.
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Rain Rules Once Again At Motegi
25 April 2009
Be it on two or four wheels in 2009 the main topic of conversation is the weather which again took centre stage on Saturday afternoon at the Polini Grand Prix of Japan.
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San Carlo Honda Gresini Qualify 9th & 15th At Soaked Motegi
25 April 2009
San Carlo Honda Gresini Team riders Toni Elias and Alex de Angelis endured a frustrating afternoon at Motegi today, where a heavy thunderstorm flooded the track and forced the cancellation of the scheduled qualifying practice for the Grand Prix of Japan. The weather has gradually worsened since the paddock pitched up at the Twin Ring, with the blue skies and warm temperatures that welcomed the teams and riders to the circuit on Thursday making way for cloudy and cool conditions yesterday before today’s downpour.
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Pramac Racing Bring Up The Rear In 17th & 18th After Cancelled Qualifying
25 April 2009
Qualifying session in Motegi Cancelled for heavy rain. The starting grid decided by the combined free practices: Kallio seventeenth, Canepa eigheenth.
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Rizla Suzuki Qualify On The Second Row After Cancelled Qualification
25 April 2009
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racers Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi will start tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix from fourth and sixth places on the grid respectively, after today's qualifying session was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.
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Motegi Monsoon Frustrates Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team
25 April 2009
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team pairing Colin Edwards and James Toseland will start the Japanese MotoGP race from fifth and tenth places on the grid after torrential rain forced today's decisive qualifying session to be abandoned.
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Honda Fall Short With Qualifying Due To Bad Rain
25 April 2009
The rain gods today played havoc with the 2009 MotoGP World Championship for the second race in succession - this time causing the cancellation of qualifying for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix. With deep standing water on the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, it was decided that conditions were too dangerous to ride, so grid positions for the race will be determined by each rider’s fastest time in the two practice sessions so far.
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Qualifying Washout Leaves Rossi On Pole And Lorenzo Third In Japan
25 April 2009
For the second race in a row MotoGP was a victim of severe weather conditions today, when Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix was cancelled amidst torrential rain at the Motegi Twin Ring. The decision to abandon the session meant that the grid for tomorrow's race was decided on the fastest times from all free practices, leaving Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi on pole and Jorge Lorenzo in third.
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Strong Start For Rizla Suzuki At Home Grand Prix
25 April 2009
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP began on a positive note during the first day of testing for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi.
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Stoner Hot In Cool Japan As Hayden Recovers Form And Fitness
25 April 2009
The MotoGP World Championship has arrived in Japan much earlier than usual, with the Motegi circuit hosting the second round of the season as opposed to one of the decisive later races, and the springtime temperatures provided the teams and riders with a fresh challenge – figuratively and literally speaking – out on the track, and with 45 minutes available in today’s first free practice session, Ducati Marlboro pair Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden had to work quickly on the set-up of their Desmosedici machines.
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Difficult Start For The Pramac Racing In The First Day Of Practice In Japan
25 April 2009
In the first forty-five minutes of free practice of the Japanese Grand Prix, second round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, things didn't go too well for the Pramac Racing Team. Mika Kallio has started quite well positioning in tenth place after a few minutes, but around half session he felt with his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 Sat losing a lot of time before stepping back on track. His teammate, Niccolò Canepa, rode on the Motegi circuit for the first time today and has therefore used these first minutes to learn the track. The two riders are now respectively in seventeenth and eighteenth position. The white and red duo will have at its disposal another free practice tomorrow morning to try to be more competitive during qualifying session that will start at 2.05pm local time.
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Edwards And Toseland Set Promising Pace In Japan
25 April 2009
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland showed promising form to end the first day of action in Yamaha's all-important home race at the Twin Ring Motegi in fifth and tenth places respectively.
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Rossi Fastest And Lorenzo Third On Opening Day In Japan
24 April 2009
Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo made a promising start to Yamaha’s home Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi this afternoon, with Rossi finishing at the top of the time sheets and Lorenzo close behind in third. This afternoon’s session was run in cool, dry conditions but with the weather looking unsettled for the rest of the weekend this might be the only dry session before the race and therefore data gathered today could prove key.
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San Carlo Honda Gresini Team Proud to Fly Flag for Honda at Motegi
23 April 2009
San Carlo Honda Gresini Team riders Toni Elias and Alex de Angelis head to Japan this week with the proud task of representing HRC in their home MotoGP event at Motegi.
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Bridgestone Motegi Preview
23 April 2009
Round two of the 2009 MotoGP season takes Bridgestone home to an event that has historically yielded great success.
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2009 Polini Grand Prix of Japan - Round Two 2009 Motogp World Championship
21 April 2009
James Toseland seeks a change of fortune at the second round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, the Polini Grand Prix of Japan at the Motegi Twin Ring circuit on Sunday.
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