Valentino Rossi Won Misano MotoGP

Valentino Rossi changed his Misano pole position into another MotoGP victory, in front of his fans on Sunday. On the back of a successful weekend just one week ago at Laguna Seca, Dani Pedrosa immediately burst into the lead as the race started, while the San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Toni Elias tailed him through in second. Having been mobbed at the start, Rossi was forced back to third, while teammate Jorge Lorenzo slotted into fourth.

After following Pedrosa and Elias for some time, the Doctor eventually made his move for second, demoting Elias down the order slightly. Shortly afterwards, Lorenzo pushed Elias that bit further down the order, when he too made his way through for position.



By lap eight of the twenty-eight lap distance, Valentino Rossi thundered through into the lead and soon set about extending the gap to his rivals behind him. This move was soon followed by Lorenzo, who was determined not to let his elder teammate get away, and so took advantage of Pedrosa running wide to make a break for second.

Valentino Rossi Won Misano MotoGP

Valentino Rossi changed his Misano pole position into another MotoGP victory, in front of his fans on Sunday. On the back of a successful weekend just one week ago at Laguna Seca, Dani Pedrosa immediately burst into the lead as the race started, while the San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Toni Elias tailed him through in second. Having been mobbed at the start, Rossi was forced back to third, while teammate Jorge Lorenzo slotted into fourth.

After following Pedrosa and Elias for some time, the Doctor eventually made his move for second, demoting Elias down the order slightly. Shortly afterwards, Lorenzo pushed Elias that bit further down the order, when he too made his way through for position.



By lap eight of the twenty-eight lap distance, Valentino Rossi thundered through into the lead and soon set about extending the gap to his rivals behind him. This move was soon followed by Lorenzo, who was determined not to let his elder teammate get away, and so took advantage of Pedrosa running wide to make a break for second.

2009 Misano MotoGP Hotties

2009 Misano MotoGP Hotties

Valentino Rossi Gets Pole in San Marino

Valentino Rossi will race at Misano MotoGP from the pole position after overcoming the best efforts of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Honda's Dani Pedrosa for his sixth pole of the 2009 MotoGP season. The Italian was riding with a smiling picture of the donkey's face from the movie 'Shrek' painted on top of his helmet - a joke at his own expense for crashing at Indianapolis last Sunday. The accident had marked Rossi's first non-finish race since 2007 and means he starts round 13 of 17 with a reduced 25 point lead over Lorenzo.


After battling with Lorenzo for supremacy in the two free practice sessions for the San Marino Grand Prix, the Fiat Yamaha riders exchanged pole continuously from the 10th to 59th minute of qualifying - when Pedrosa suddenly burst ahead of them both.

But Rossi, having made a last-gasp pit stop, returned to take the top spot away from the Repsol Honda rider by 0.222sec, at a track just a few kilometres from his home town of Tavullia. Lorenzo failed to improve on his final lap and was left an unexpectedly large 0.470sec from pole in third.

Valentino Rossi Gets Pole in San Marino

Valentino Rossi will race at Misano MotoGP from the pole position after overcoming the best efforts of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Honda's Dani Pedrosa for his sixth pole of the 2009 MotoGP season. The Italian was riding with a smiling picture of the donkey's face from the movie 'Shrek' painted on top of his helmet - a joke at his own expense for crashing at Indianapolis last Sunday. The accident had marked Rossi's first non-finish race since 2007 and means he starts round 13 of 17 with a reduced 25 point lead over Lorenzo.


After battling with Lorenzo for supremacy in the two free practice sessions for the San Marino Grand Prix, the Fiat Yamaha riders exchanged pole continuously from the 10th to 59th minute of qualifying - when Pedrosa suddenly burst ahead of them both.

But Rossi, having made a last-gasp pit stop, returned to take the top spot away from the Repsol Honda rider by 0.222sec, at a track just a few kilometres from his home town of Tavullia. Lorenzo failed to improve on his final lap and was left an unexpectedly large 0.470sec from pole in third.