MotoGP Rd 4: Gibernau close but Rossi again

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MotoGP Rd 4: Gibernau close but Rossi again

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Carlos Checa Ducati Marlboro, DNF: "Max moved off line to avoid someone and I couldn't brake because I was already leaned over into the corner. Sometimes racing is like this, but it's not easy to accept such bad luck, especially when we had the chance of a good result here. The bike is working so well at the moment, it's getting better all the time and we are doing everything we can to score good results. I can't carry this bad luck forever, so I'm looking forward to Mugello."

Alex Barros, Camel Honda, DNF: “I’m really disappointed, I certainly didn’t expect today to go like this. I was pushing a bit because I was trying to catch up with Max and Melandri, but it was hard work. I was giving everything and I lost the back end. I couldn’t control it and I got a big smack, but it was okay because it was a hard fall and could have been worse. It’s a shame because I take no points away from here, but now the world championship is the last thing on my mind. I want to recover and think about the next race, and getting back to winning ways. I like Mugello, I’ve won there before, so my objective is the same again.”

The next round of the MotoGP World Championship will be at Mugello in Italy on June 5th. Round: 4 - Le Mans MotoGP

1 V. Rossi Yamaha ITA 44' 12.223 2 S. Gibernau Honda ESP +0.382 3 C. Edwards Yamaha USA +5.711 4 M. Melandri Honda ITA +7.276 5 M. Biaggi Honda ITA +7.703 6 N. Hayden Honda USA +21.770 7 L. Capirossi Ducati ITA +24.664 8 S. Nakano Kawasaki JPN +35.940 9 T. Elias Yamaha ESP +38.062 10 T. Bayliss Honda AUS +52.607 11 O. Jacque Kawasaki FRA +53.302 12 R. Xaus Yamaha ESP +1' 0.342 13 K. Roberts Suzuki USA +1' 0.514 14 J. vd Goorbergh Honda NED +1' 17.993 15 R. Rolfo Ducati ITA +1' 32.233 16 J. Hopkins Suzuki USA +1 lap(s)

Lap Record and fastest lap ever: 1' 33.678 (Valentino Rossi, 2005)

Championship standings MotoGP 1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 95 2 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 58 3 Sete Gibernau Honda ESP 53 4 Max Biaggi Honda ITA 47 5 Alex Barros Honda BRA 43 6 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 41 7 Shinya Nakano Kawasaki JPN 27 8 Olivier Jacque Kawasaki FRA 26 9 Nicky Hayden Honda USA 26 10 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 23 11 Troy Bayliss Honda AUS 21 12 Jurgen vd Goorbergh Honda NED 18 13 Carlos Checa Ducati ESP 17 14 Ruben Xaus Yamaha ESP 16 15 Toni Elias Yamaha ESP 15

Manufacturers standings MotoGP

1 Yamaha 95, 2 Honda 81, 3 Kawasaki 47, 4 Ducati 30, 5 Suzuki 18, 6 Blata WCM 4, 7 Moriwaki 1

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