Official MotoGP Thread

Originally Posted by ziedhane_razak

IMO, as an old player in Superbike Championship, Ducati should've been able to build a bike that can challenge for the tittle. Superbike is a championship for a bike over 1000cc, right? so given their experience in handling a much greater powered bike, it should be no problem to build a MotoGP bike. You'll have to excuse my english if it's not to good

with the advance technology these days, it shouldn't be a problem to build a powerfull chassis to tame the Desmosedici's power. Well, Ducati has another 4 months now to start experiment again so they can live up their name as one of the master of the Superbike Championship.

that's not quite, Idan... MotoGP bikes are very much WILDER than Superbikes. MotoGP bikes are more to prototype bikes, while Superbikes are just "enhanced" common bikes. in this case, DUCATI just need more time to build good bikes. you know HONDA already started their R&D long-long time ago, even when MotoGP concept itself wasn't created yet.
and one more thing, DUCATI need Rossi.

Originally Posted by ziedhane_razak

DEBU? are they one of those Nasyid's group? u know that by admiring their look instead of their musical capability or their lyrics, they can take it as insult to their main goal of why they are forming the group. Bisa dimengerti kan englishnya ya, gue rada2 gak yakin tuh

kalo aku tulis lirik²nya di sini, paling yang ngerti cuma kamu aja.

MotoGP world championship is about to end... this is the LAST race of 2004 season (16/16).
neither Rossi or Gibernau wins the pole position. the newly crowned world champion will start from 3rd grid, the last spot of frontrow, while Gibernau will start from 4th position.
Let's see how the spaniards work for the honour at their home track.


Here's the starting grid:
1. Makoto Tamada / JPN / Camel Honda
2. Max Biaggi / ITA / Camel Honda
3. Valentino Rossi / ITA / Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
4. Sete Gibernau / ESP / Telefonica Movistar Honda
5. Nicky Hayden / USA / Repsol Honda
6. Troy Bayliss / AUS / Ducati Marlboro
7. John Hopkins / USA / Team Suzuki
8. Colin Edwards / USA / Telefonica Movistar Honda
9. Carlos Checa / ESP / Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
10. Shinya Nakano / JPN / Fuchs Kawasaki
11. Alex Hofmann / GER / Fuchs Kawasaki
12. Alex Barros / BRA / Repsol Honda
13. Loris Capirossi / ITA / Ducati Marlboro
14. Jeremy McWilliams / GBR / MS Aprilia
15. Norick Abe / JPN / Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3
16. Marco Melandri / ITA / Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3
17. Ruben Xaus / ESP / d'Antin Ducati
18. Neil Hodgson / GBR / d'Antin Ducati
19. Gregorio Lavilla / ESP / Team Suzuki
20. Garry McCoy / AUS / MS Aprilia
21. Nobuatsu Aoki / JPN / Proton Team KR
22. Olivier Jacque / FRA / Moriwaki Honda
23. James Ellison / GBR / Harris WCM
24. Kurtis Roberts / USA / Proton Team KR
25. Chris Burns / GBR / Harris WCM

Valentino Rossi has won the Valencia MotoGP, after battling bar-to-bar with the likes of Troy Bayliss, Nicky Hayden, Makoto Tamada and finally Max Biaggi to take his ninth victory of the year - in front of 122,000 fanatical fans.

CHE SPETTACOLO slipped to 6th at the start - behind Hayden, Gibernau, Bayliss, Biaggi and Tamada - but by the end of first lap the Italian had clawed his way up to fourth, having sliced past Hayden and Bayliss. He was then benefited from a battle between Gibernau and Biaggi as the pair both running wide on lap two after swapping positions several times. After battling for several Rossi could overtake Tamada dan maintain his lead to finish. While Tamada dropped to 5th.

Anyway poor performances by the Spaniards, Sete couldn't keep in touch with the leading group, Checa slipped but could continue the race, and Xaus crashed and retired.
The most unluckiest rider was Nicky Hayden. in the earlier laps he looks promising but in the half of the race he did a mistake - ran wide and eventually slipped. His 'special fan', the NBA legend Michael Jordan must be disappointed.


Here's the race result:
1. Valentino Rossi / ITA / Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
2. Max Biaggi / ITA / Camel Honda
3. Troy Bayliss / AUS / Ducati Marlboro
4. Sete Gibernau / ESP / Telefonica Movistar Honda
5. Makoto Tamada / JPN / Camel Honda
6. Alex Barros / BRA / Repsol Honda
7. Shinya Nakano / JPN / Fuchs Kawasaki
8. Colin Edwards / USA / Telefonica Movistar Honda
9. Loris Capirossi / ITA / Ducati Marlboro
10. Norick Abe / JPN / Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3
11. Alex Hofmann / GER / Fuchs Kawasaki
12. John Hopkins / USA / Team Suzuki
13. Jeremy McWilliams / GBR / MS Aprilia
14. Carlos Checa / ESP / Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
15. Neil Hodgson / GBR / d'Antin Ducati
16. Garry McCoy / AUS / MS Aprilia
17. Gregorio Lavilla / ESP / Team Suzuki
18. Nobuatsu Aoki / JPN / Proton Team KR
19. James Ellison / GBR / Harris WCM

DNF:
Olivier Jacque / FRA / Moriwaki Honda
Nicky Hayden / USA / Repsol Honda
Chris Burns / GBR / Harris WCM
Marco Melandri / ITA / Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3
Ruben Xaus / ESP / d'Antin Ducati

2004 MotoGP Riders' Championship
1. Valentino Rossi / Gauloises Fortuna Tech 3 / 279 pts
2. Sete Gibernau / Telefonica Movistar Honda / 244 pts
3. Max Biaggi / Camel Honda / 197 pts
4. Alex Barros / Repsol Honda / 155 pts
5. Colin Edwards / Telefonica Movistar Honda / 149 pts
6. Makoto Tamada / Camel Honda / 139 pts
7. Nicky Hayden / Repsol Honda / 117 pts
8. Carlos Checa / Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha / 115 pts
9. Loris Capirossi / Ducati Marlboro / 110 pts
10. Ruben Xaus / d'Antin MotoGP / 77 pts
11. Marco Melandri / Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 / 75 pts
12. Shinya Nakano / Kawasaki Racing / 74 pts
13. Norick Abe / Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 / 68 pts
14. Troy Bayliss / Ducati Marlboro / 55 pts
15. Alex Hofmann / Kawasaki Racing / 46 pts
16. John Hopkins / Team Suzuki / 41 pts
17. Neil Hodgson / d'Antin MotoGP / 37 pts
= Kenny Roberts / Team Suzuki / 37 pts
19. Jeremy McWilliams / MS Aprilia Racing / 23 pts
20. Shane Byrne / Aprilia / 18 pts
21. Nobuatsu Aoki / Proton Team KR / 10 pts
22. Michel Fabrizio / Harris WCM / 8 pts
23. Yukio Kagayama / Team Suzuki MotoGP / 7 pts
24. Olivier Jacque / Moriwaki Racing / 5 pts
25. James Haydon / Proton Team KR / 4 pts
26. James Ellison / Harris WCM / 3 pts
27. Andrew Pitt / Moriwaki Racing / 2 pts
28. Kurtis Roberts / Proton Team KR / 1 pt
= Youichi Ui / Harris WCM / 1 pt


2004 250cc Riders' Championship
1. Daniel Pedrosa / Telefonica Movistar Honda 250 / 292 pts
2. Sebastian Porto / Repsol Aspar Team 250 / 256 pts
3. Randy De Puniet / Safilo Carrera LCR / 198 pts
4. Toni Elias / Fortuna Honda / 179 pts
5. Alex De Angelis / Aprilia Racing / 147 pts
6. Hiroshi Aoyama / Telefonica Movistar Honda 250 / 128 pts
7. Fonsi Nieto / Repsol Aspar Team 250 / 114 pts
8. Roberto Rolfo / Fortuna Honda / 107 pts
9. Manuel Poggiali / MS Aprilia Team / 95 pts
10. Anthony West / Freesoul Abruzzo Racing Team / 88 pts
11. Franco Battaini / Campetella Racing / 80 pts
= Alex Debon / Wurth Honda BQR / 80 pts
13. Sylvain Guintol / Campetella Racing / 42 pts
14. Chaz Davies / Aprilia Germany / 40 pts
15. Hugo Marchand / Freesoul Abruzzo Racing Team / 36 pts
16. Naoki Matsudo / Team Ugt Kurz / 33 pts
17. Joan Olive / Campetella Racing / 26 pts
18. Alex Baldolini / Matteoni Racing / 24 pts
= Hector Faubel / Grefusa Aspar Team 250 / 24 pts
20. Jakub Smrz / Molenaar Racing / 17 pts
21. Johan Stigefelt / Aprilia Germany / 14 pts
22. Dirk Heidolf / Grefusa Aspar Team 250 / 13 pts
23. Eric Bataille / Wurth Honda BQR / 12 pts
24. Arnaud Vincent / Equipe GP De France Scrab / 11 pts
= Yuki Takahashi / Dydo Miu Racing / 11 pts
26. Shuhei Aoyama / Team Harc-Pro / 8 pts
27. Gregory Lefort / Equipe GP De France Scrab / 7 pts
28. Taro Sekiguchi / NC World Trade / 4 pts
= Yuzo Fujioka / Endurance / 4 pts
= Erwan Nigon / Equipe GP De France Scrab / 4 pts
31. David De Gea / Wurth Honda BQR / 3 pts
= Gregory Leblanc / Leblanc Racing Team / 3 pts


2004 125cc Riders' Championship
1. Andrea Dovizioso / Kopron Team Scot / 273 pts
2. Roberto Locatelli / Safilo Carrera LCR / 182 pts
3. Jorge Lorenzo / Caja Madrid Derbi Racing / 179 pts
4. Hector Barbera / Seedorf Racing / 177 pts
5. Casey Stoner / Red Bull KTM / 145 pts
6. Pablo Nieto / Master Repsol Team 125cc / 125 pts
7. Steve Jenkner / Rauch Bravo / 116 pts
8. Alvaro Bautista / Seedorf Racing / 113 pts
9. Mirko Giansanti / Matteoni Racing / 101 pts
10. Mika Kallio / Red Bull KTM / 86 pts
11. Marco Simoncelli / Rauch Bravo / 79 pts
12. Gino Borsoi / Globet.Com Racing / 70 pts
13. Julian Simon / Angaia Racing / 57 pts
14. Simone Corsi / Kopron Team Scot / 53 pts
15. Fabrizio Lai / Metis Gilera Racing Team / 52 pts
16. Mattia Pasini / Safilo Carrera LCR / 49 pts
17. Mike De Meglio / Globet.Com Racing / 41 pts
18. Gabor Talmacsi / Semprucci Malaguti / 36 pts
19. Andrea Ballerini / Sterilgarda Racing / 29 pts
20. Lukas Pesek / Ajo Motorsport / 20 pts
21. Youichi Ui / Abruzzo Racing Team / 19 pts
22. Sergio Gadea / Master Repsol Team 125 / 18 pts
23. Gioele Pellino / Abruzzo Racing Team / 16 pts
24. Stefano Perugini / Metis Gilera Racing Team / 14 pts
25. Thomas Luthi / Elit Grand Prix / 12 pts
26. Dario Giuseppetti / Elit Grand Prix / 8 pts
27. Tomoyoshi Koyama / SP Tadao Racing Team / 7 pts
= Toshihisa Kuzuhara / Angaia Racing / 7 pts
29. Imre Toth / Team Hungary / 6 pts
30. Robbin Harms / Ajo Motorsport / 5 pts
31. Angel Rodriguez / Caja Madrid Derbi Racing / 2 pts
= Jordi Carchano / Matteoni Racing / 2 pts
33. Vesa Kallio / Team Hungary / 1 pt


2004 MotoGP Constructors' Championship
1. HONDA - 335 pts
2. YAMAHA - 303 pts
3. DUCATI - 153 pts
4. KAWASAKI - 86 pts
5. SUZUKI - 69 pts
6. APRILIA - 36 pts
7. PROTON KR - 15 pts
8. HARRIS WCM - 12 pts
9. MORIWAKI - 7 pts


2004 250cc Constructors' Championship
1. HONDA - 329 pts
2. APRILIA - 328 pts
3. YAMAHA - 36 pts


2004 125cc Constructors' Championship
1. APRILIA - 304 pts
2. HONDA - 281 pts
3. KTM - 204 pts
4. DERBI - 179 pts
5. GILERA - 60 pts
6. MALAGUTI - 36 pts
7. YAMAHA - 7 pts

OMG.. This thread dies miserably as the 2004 season ended..

anyway, here's the calendar for the 2005 season...

Apr 10 Spanish Grand Prix - Jerez
Apr 17 Rio Grand Prix - Jacarepagua
May 1 Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai
May 15 French Grand Prix - Le Mans
Jun 5 Italian Grand Prix - Mugello
Jun 12 Catalunya Grand Prix - Catalunya
Jun 25 Dutch TT - Assen (Saturday Race)
Jul 10 United States Grand Prix - Laguna Seca (MotoGP Class Only)
Jul 24 British Grand Prix - Donington Park
Jul 31 German Grand Prix - Sachsenring
Aug 28 Czech Grand Prix - Brno
Sept 18 Japanese Grand Prix - Motegi
Sept 25 Malaysian Grand Prix - Sepang
Oct 1 Qatar Grand Prix - Qatar (Saturday Race)
Oct 16 Australian Grand Prix - Phillip Island
Oct 30 Portuguese Grand Prix - Estoril
Nov 6 Valencia Grand Prix - Ricardo Tormo - Valencia

Don't Miss It!!!

MotoGP for 2005 season is roaring soon...
1st seri will be held tomorrow at Jerez Circuit, Spain.

The Spanish MotoGP - Jerez

Starting Grid:
1. Valentino Rossi / ITA / Gauloises Yamaha 1min 39.419 secs
2. Sete Gibernau / ESP / Team Movistar Honda 1min 39.915 secs
3. Marco Melandri / ITA / Team Movistar Honda 1min 40.179 secs

4. Nicky Hayden / USA / Repsol Honda 1min 40.465 secs
5. Shinya Nakano / JPN / Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 40.542 secs
6. Loris Capirossi / ITA / Ducati Marlboro 1min 40.648 secs

7. Makoto Tamada / JPN / Konica-Minolta Honda 1min 40.707 secs
8. Alex Barros / BRA / Camel Honda 1min 40.72 secs
9. Troy Bayliss / AUS / Camel Honda 1min 40.774 secs

10. Alex Hofmann / GER / Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 40.812 secs
11. John Hopkins / USA / Team Suzuki MotoGP 1min 40.825 secs
12. Carlos Checa / ITA / Ducati Marlboro 1min 40.948 secs

13. Toni Elias / ESP / Fortuna Yamaha 1min 41.029 secs
14. Kenny Roberts / USA / Team Suzuki MotoGP 1min 41.058 secs
15. Colin Edwards / USA / Gauloises Yamaha 1min 41.176 secs

16. Max Biaggi / ITA / Repsol Honda 1min 41.233 secs
17. Ruben Xaus / ESP / Fortuna Yamaha 1min 42.286 secs
18. Roberto Rolfo / ITA / D'Antin Ducati 1min 43.523 secs

19. Franco Battaini / ITA / Blata WCM 1min 44.576 secs
20. Shane Byrne / GBR /Team Roberts KTM 1min 44.728 secs
21. James Ellison / GBR / Blata WCM 1min 44.833 secs

FORZA ROSSI and YAMAHA!!!

The Spanish MotoGP - Jerez

Wow.. an exciting indeed, especially in the final 2 laps. Valentino Rossi has won after a controversial collision with his rival Sete Gibernau on the final corner of the final lap, which sent the local hero into the gravel trap.

Race Result:
1. Valentino Rossi / ITA / Gauloises Yamaha
2. Sete Gibernau / ESP / Team Movistar Honda
3. Marco Melandri / ITA / Team Movistar Honda
4. Alex Barros / BRA / Camel Honda
5. Shinya Nakano / JPN / Kawasaki Racing Team
6. Troy Bayliss / AUS / Camel Honda
7. Max Biaggi / ITA / Repsol Honda
8. Makoto Tamada / JPN / Konica-Minolta Honda
9. Colin Edwards / USA / Gauloises Yamaha
10. Carlos Checa / ITA / Ducati Marlboro
11. Alex Hofmann / GER / Kawasaki Racing Team
12. Toni Elias / ESP / Fortuna Yamaha
13. Loris Capirossi / ITA / Ducati Marlboro
14. John Hopkins / USA / Team Suzuki MotoGP
15. Roberto Rolfo / ITA / D'Antin Ducati
16. James Ellison / GBR / Blata WCM
17. Franco Battaini / ITA / Blata WCM
18. Ruben Xaus / ESP / Fortuna Yamaha

DNF:
Nicky Hayden / USA / Repsol Honda
Kenny Roberts / USA / Team Suzuki MotoGP
Shane Byrne / GBR / Team Roberts KTM

Udah dua GP berlalu sejak lo ngebikin posting tentang GP Jerez, en gak ada yang ngereply posting elu. Kayaknya thread yang ini cuma milik kita berdua mannn, so gak pa2 kali yah kalo pake indonesian ajah

Anyway, Rossi is finally able to win in a race that wasn't his favourite setting, when the race became a wet race. Go On Mannnn

ooops, forgot to ask one important question. Elu pendukung McLaren juga yah?

Originally Posted by ziedhane_razak

ooops, forgot to ask one important question. Elu pendukung McLaren juga yah?

Yap... I'm a McLaren supporter.
I started supporting McLaren since my fav F1 driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was there...
pretty shocking to see him ended his career that way...

Well, that makes us start to like McLaren at the same moment.

Anyway, we have

Mugello Gp Was Fokin Awesomeeeeeeee