Show Insured in the premier class this Sunday, with both riders Repsol Honda MotoGP team leading the race and occupying the first two podium positions.
New victory for Rossi, three of four, and second to his teammate Tohru Ukawa. Same for both in the overall standings, with Rossi enjoying a lead of 34 points over his teammate. The race is seen as the two Repsol riders imposing a strong pace from the first turn. Only pilots Biaggi and Checa Yamaha have been able to keep pace with the first two in the initial drafts.
The subsequent fall of Czech has made only Biaggi, alternating the lead with Rossi as both Ukawa. With six laps to go and the first drops of rain falling, Rossi has surpassed Ukawa, has raised his hand and a lap after the race has been terminated after the Race Director deque show the red flag. Without doubt an excellent result and a good weekend for Repsol Honda MotoGP team.
In 250cc, Fonsi Nieto is consolidating more and more as a leading and world title contender for this season. After making his first lap third behind Locatelli and Melandri, Fonsi has been spent on travel by controlling its rivals in the race to take the lead on lap ten. Since then it has imposed a rate faster than Melandri has only been able to follow. The last two laps were the highlight of the race, with Melandri and Nieto down the pace considerably to avoid reaching the final lap ahead of the rival.
Given the confusion between the two, with several overtaking very tight and times two seconds slower, Fonsi has taken over by a final round that has given masterful victory and extend his lead in the overall standings, now leads with 17 points. His teammate Toni Elias was the other star of the test. After the start-ninth first lap, “a touch Aoki in the second round has led to the thirteenth position, making a splendid comeback that led him to clinch sixth place finish and the third fastest lap.
In the smallest of the categories and Joan Olive Daniel Pedrosa has had mixed fortunes. While the former has won another podium finish after a faultless race, third in the race and fourth in the standings, his partner Oliver has retired after being involved in a crash near the Italian Sanna.
