Misano, August 31, 2008 - Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) finished a gallant fourth after leaving the line in superb style to lie second into turn one behind Stoner. But the Spanish star could not maintain the pace of the eventual podium men, and despite a gutsy bid for third in the closing stages, he finished 17 seconds behind the winner.
Dani was hanging on gamely however and it looked as if the Honda man was back to form after his German crash and the disappointment of missing out on riding at Laguna Seca. But Dani couldn’t quite hang in there and as Rossi passed him early on, then Lorenzo and Elias on lap five, he had to make do with holding onto fourth.
Stoner flew in the early laps building a 3.3 second lead after only three tours of the 4.226km circuit and looked untouchable. Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda RC212V) made a good launch too and lay fourth on lap one – until he fell, not even completing the opening lap. He crashed here on lap one in 2007 too.
Rossi now has 262 points, Stoner 187, Pedrosa 185 and Lorenzo 140. Rossi’s 75 point lead with five races to run is to all intents and purposes almost unassailable, but so long as mathematical chances remain, his four rivals will ride as fiercely as ever.
Dani was hanging on gamely however and it looked as if the Honda man was back to form after his German crash and the disappointment of missing out on riding at Laguna Seca. But Dani couldn’t quite hang in there and as Rossi passed him early on, then Lorenzo and Elias on lap five, he had to make do with holding onto fourth.
Stoner flew in the early laps building a 3.3 second lead after only three tours of the 4.226km circuit and looked untouchable. Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda RC212V) made a good launch too and lay fourth on lap one – until he fell, not even completing the opening lap. He crashed here on lap one in 2007 too.
Rossi now has 262 points, Stoner 187, Pedrosa 185 and Lorenzo 140. Rossi’s 75 point lead with five races to run is to all intents and purposes almost unassailable, but so long as mathematical chances remain, his four rivals will ride as fiercely as ever.
San Marino GP Result
- Valentino ROSSI (Fiat Yamaha Team)
- Jorge LORENZO (Fiat Yamaha Team)
- Toni ELIAS (Alice Team)
- Dani PEDROSA (Repsol Honda Team)
- Chris VERMEULEN (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP)
- James TOSELAND (Tech 3 Yamaha)
- Loris CAPIROSSI (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP)
- Andrea DOVIZIOSO (JiR Team Scot MotoGP)
- Marco MELANDRI (Ducati Marlboro Team)
- Colin EDWARDS (Tech 3 Yamaha)
- Sylvain GUINTOLI (Alice Team)
- Shinya NAKANO (San Carlo Honda Gresini)
- Anthony WEST (Kawasaki Racing Team)
- John HOPKINS (Kawasaki Racing Team)
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