MotoGP: Yamaha and Rossi sign for 2006

Alex Hofmann, Team Kawasaki, DNF: "It's very frustrating to be out of a 30-lap race after just 250 metres, especially my home Grand Prix, and it is not a good situation for the Kawasaki team. I made a good start and going into turn one Shakey Byrne was way too late on the brakes and I knew he would crash, so I opened some room for him. Then I flicked into the corner, it was open and clear, and then my rear end was gone when OJ hit me. I haven't got eyes in the back of my head. Shakey being late on the brakes is not the reason we crashed. I had a chance today to show what I could do, it's very disappointing."

Olivier Jacque, Team Kawasaki, DNF: "I'm sorry for Alex, I know how bad he must feel about this incident at his home race. In turn one Shakey Byrne came from behind, very hard on the brakes and crashed in front of Alex who just had to wait a moment to flick into the corner. I was behind and on the inside a little and able to turn into the corner, and then Alex had some room and turned in and we just touched, it was an unfortunate incident. It's very disappointing for me, I need to race and do laps and get more experience on the Kawasaki."

Troy Bayliss, Camel Honda , DNF: “Damn! When things are going wrong there’s not too much to say except I’m sorry, because the weekend hadn’t been going at all bad until qualifying. We were able to sort out the situation though because in the warm-up I felt good with the bike and the tyres and so I was confident for the race. Then I got caught up in the confusion at the first corner where several riders crashed out and I went really wide, almost stopping. I put my head down and tried to recover, and got good draught off Tamada but as I tried to pass him I went into the corner a bit too hard.”

Carlos Checa, Ducati MotoGP, DNF: "I'm very sorry because we worked a lot for all the weekend. It is slightly uphill in that area where I crashed and a little bumpy. I think I was a little bit late on the brakes there and probably a bit too strong. It went past the limit when I let the brakes off and the front lost contact."

Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Race Classification: 1. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 35’04.434: 2. Sete Gibernau (Honda) +0.685: 3. Nicky Hayden (Honda) +0.885: 4. Max Biaggi (Honda) +2.365: 5. Alex Barros (Honda) +2.855: 6. Shinya Nakano (Kawasaki) +4.557: 7. Marco Melandri (Honda) +12.269: 8. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) +14.849: 9. Loris Capirossi (Ducati) +23.489: 10. Makoto Tamada (Honda) +27.829: 11. KENNY ROBERTS JR (TEAM SUZUKI MOTOGP) +42.099: DNF. JOHN HOPKINS (TEAM SUZUKI MOTOGP):

World Championship Classification: 1. Rossi 236: 2. Melandri 116: 3. Gibernau 115: 4. Edwards 114: 5. Biaggi 113: 6. Barros 101: 7. Hayden 101: 8. Capirossi 72: 9. Nakano 65: 10. Carlos Checa (Ducati) 51