Toni Elias has now entered through the front door into the select club of pilots victors of a 250cc Grand Prix. After a practice full of problems setting up of an Aprilia, and Elias finally his team have now been able to improve the performance of your bike for the race, which finally allowed him to fight for victory. After make up positions throughout the race, the Repsol rider has been at the wheel race leader, Italian Marco Melandri.
The last two laps were the heart and Elias has surpassed during the last lap on three occasions Melandri. The last and final of them in the chicane that precedes the finish line. With a masterful overtaking, Elias has achieved its first victory in the quarter-liter for just a split second. Has not been all joy for Aspar Team, which saw Fonsi Nieto, with engine problems, he could not keep up with his partner and Melandri, entering the target room and watching as well as the 250cc title. leaking a bit more than your hands.
In MotoGP, the tuning problems that have dogged Valentino Rossi throughout the weekend, have ended up spending bills the new World Champion. After starring in a frantic race along the Brazilian Alexander Barros, premiered on this occasion as one of the precious four-stroke Honda RC211V, Rossi has had to yield to the pressure of Barros, who has made his first win in MotoGP. Tohru Ukawa has now stepped forward to claim the second position in the championship by winning the fourth place while Biaggi took the pit road after smashing its front tire. With the results of Valentino Rossi and Tohru Ukawa, Team Repsol Honda at Motegi today has won the World Championship Team in the MotoGP category.
In 125cc, Dani Pedrosa had it very clear today. After showing at Motegi as the fastest driver of the category throughout the weekend, the race the young pilot did not want to wait for their rivals, setting a high tempo from the opening laps. The initial advantage gained has allowed him to enjoy a smooth race, Pedrosa clinching victory with a lead of eight seconds over the runner and rival in the fight for the title, the pilot of the Republic of San Marino Manuel Poggiali. The other main rival and overall leader, Frenchman Arnaud Vincent, finished in fifteenth position, after being delayed by a mechanical problem when he was second with just two laps to go. Joan Olive, after a few workouts to forget, today has achieved a creditable eighth place. After a good start, the pupil of Alberto Puig has been climbing throughout the test, from the twenty-second on the grid to eighth final.
