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Aussie Stoner tops practice sessions in Portugal
ESTORIL (Portugal): World championship leader Casey Stoner (pic) of Australia continued his dominant form yesterday when he lapped fastest in both free practices for the Portuguese MotoGP tomorrow.
Stoner scorched around the 4,182m Estoril track 0.039 seconds quicker than Japanese rider Makoto Tamada, who set the second-fastest lap on his Yamaha.
Ducati's Stoner is 85 points clear of Rossi with five races remaining, meaning that the 21-year-old needs to score 15 points more than Rossi to be crowned at Estoril.
If he does that, he will become the first Australian champion since Mick Doohan's fifth and final success in 1998.
In yesterday's first qualifying session for the 250cc race, Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo claimed provisional pole for Aprilia with a lap of one minute 40.480 seconds, pipping Italian Andrea Dovizioso who timed 1:40:824 on his Honda.
In the 125cc class, Italian Mattia Pasini took provisional pole with a lap of 1:45:115, ahead of Hungarian team mate Gabor Talmacsi in 1:45:466. |
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Qualifying times - Estoril.
1. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 36.301 secs
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 36.341 secs
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 36.576 secs
4. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 36.736 secs
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 36.829 secs
6. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 36.904 secs
7. Marco Melandri ITA Honda Gresini (B) 1min 37.157 secs
8. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 37.189 secs
9. Toni Elias SPA Honda Gresini (B) 1min 37.246 secs
10. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 37.280 secs |
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Jazeman sizzles in Chengdu
By LIM TEIK HUAT
 | Jazeman Jaafar lifts the trophy after winning the Formula BMW Asia Race 2 in Chengdu, China on Saturday.
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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's Jazeman Jaafar showed his mastery on the new Chengdu Goldenport Racing Circuit in China yesterday by taking a fine second position and a brilliant win in the fourth leg of the Formula BMW Asia Series to get back on top of the championship standings.
Qualifying earlier in the day was a lottery as the drivers had to deal with the dusty track and many had to abort their runs because of yellow-flag situations.
The 14-year-old Jazeman qualified third ahead of his CIMB Meritus Racing team-mate, James Grunwell of Thailand, who was fourth fastest. Newcomer Jack Lemvard, a Thai karting champion, put in a solid performance took pole position followed by Indonesian Zahir Ali.
Jazeman made a good start in Race 1, overtaking Zahir for the lead. However, Zahir returned the favour on the 11th lap and went on to win the 18-lap race in 27:44.169 while Jazeman finished in 27:46.373.
揑 pushed the car too hard in the opening laps and it slowly started to fade. It was getting difficult to turn, |
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Hayden pips Stoner to MotoGP pole
ESTORIL: World champion Nicky Hayden clinched his first pole position of the season by edging ahead of championship leader Casey Stoner in the final qualifying round for the Portuguese MotoGP yesterday.
The American rider steered his Honda around the 4.182km Estoril track in 1:36.301, at an average speed of 156.334kph.
Stoner, who dominated the first three practice sessions, was second quickest, 0.4 seconds behind Hayden.
Italian Valentino Rossi completed the front row on a Yamaha in 1:36.576
Ducati's Stoner is 85 points clear of Rossi with five races remaining, meaning that the 21-year-old needs to score 15 points more than Rossi to be crowned champion. If he does that, he will become the first Australian champion since Mick Doohan's fifth and final success in 1998.
In yesterday final qualifying session for the 250cc race, Italian Andrea Dovizioso claimed the pole position for Honda with a lap of 1:40.355, ahead of Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo who clocked 1:40.699 on his Aprilia.
His compatriot and team-mate Hector Barbera completed the front row of the grid on 1:40.699.
In the 125cc category, Italian Mattia Pasini, the winner of the last race in his hometown of Misano two weeks ago, snatched the pole position for Aprilia with a lap of 1:44.675 in the second qualifying session.
Czech Lukas Pesek was second (1:44.933) for Derbi and Italian Simone Corsi third in 1:45.158 for the Aprilia team. |
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Motor Racing: Jazeman strengthens grip on Formula BMW Asia title
By LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Young Malaysian Jazeman Jaafar overcame difficult weather conditions to claim his seventh win of the season in the fourth leg of the Formula BMW Asia Series at the Chengdu Goldenport Racing Circuit in China yesterday.
The weather took a turn for the worse yesterday and Jazeman finished second behind team-mate Jack Lemvard of Thailand the earlier third race of the round.
He went on to pick up his second win for CIMB Team Qi-Meritus in as many days, taking the chequered flag under wet and slippery track conditions in Race 4.
 | On right track: Malaysia抯 Jazeman Jaafar (inset) won Race 2 in the fourth leg of the Formula BMW Asia Series at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit in China yesterday.
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For Jazeman, the two top podium finishes in the round strengthened his grip on the Formula BMW Asia Series title. On Saturday, he finished second in Race 1 and won the second race.
The 14-year-old Malaysian leads the championship standings on 569 points |
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Rossi keeps Stoner waiting for title
ESTORIL (Portugal): Seven-times world champion Valentino Rossi, on a Yamaha, kept title-chasing Australian Casey Stoner on tenterhooks with victory in the Portuguese Moto GP here yesterday.
Rossi came over the finish line just ahead of Dani Pedrosa after a tense battle with the Spaniard to claim just his fourth victory of the season.
Pedrosa claimed second place, ahead of Stoner, who finished a distant third as Rossi and Pedrosa engaged in a tight duel in a bid to close the gap on the Australian.
With 100 points still up for grabs in the remaining four races, Stoner, who has won eight times this year, holds a 76-point lead over Rossi going into next week's Japanese leg of the world championship.
Rossi is in second place ahead of Pedrosa, who has a 99-point deficit on Stoner, who, if he succeeds will become the first Australian world champion since Mick Doohan in 1994-1995. |
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Motor racing: Double win for Petronas team
PETALING JAYA: Fariqe Hairuman chalked a double win for the Petronas Syntium Team in the third leg of the Asian Touring Car Series held at Chengdu Goldenport Racing Circuit in China over the weekend.
The 24-year-old Malaysian dominated the proceedings in Race 5 on Saturday.
Farique, in a BMW320i car, started from pole position and won the race in 30:15.728.
With the starting grids reversed for Race 6 on Sunday, Fariqe had to start the race from seventh position, eventually claiming his second win of the weekend in a total time of 28:51.009.
Fariqe, who has won four out of the six races this season, is currently leading the championship standings on 70 points, four more than second placed Masaki Kano of Japan.
The next leg of the Series will take place at the Autopolis circuit in Japan on Oct 13-14 |
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rossi menang pun bukan leh buat apa dah....
memang championship taon ni dapat kat stoner..... |
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rossi menang pun bukan leh buat apa dah....
memang championship taon ni dapat kat stoner..... |
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rossi menang pun bukan leh buat apa dah....
memang championship taon ni dapat kat stoner..... |
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rossi menang pun bukan leh buat apa dah....
memang championship taon ni dapat kat stoner..... |
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rossi menang pun bukan leh buat apa dah....
memang championship taon ni dapat kat stoner..... |
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Formula BMW
Motor Racing: Heat is on JJ
By LIM TEIK HUAT
 | Catch the leader: Jazeman Jaafar trails team- mate and pole-sitter Jack Lemvard of Thailand at the start of a race in the fourth leg of the BMW Asia Series over the weekend
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PETALING JAYA: Having made winning podium spots in the Formula BMW Asia Series look like a piece of cake thus far, young Malaysian Jazeman Jaafar is getting a taste of the cut-throat competitive level of motorsports early.
CIMB Team Qi-Meritus driver Jazeman has been thrown into the spotlight not only for his driving abilities as he regains the lead in the championship standings but also because of allegations by his rivals on how he goes about doing his business.
A questionable decision to nullify a win in the third leg of the Series in Indonesia in July is a case in point. The engine performance of his car was found to have been 揵eyond the performance boundaries |
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Fariqe gets double win in Asian Touring Car Series
PETALING JAYA: Fariqe Hairuman chalked a double win for the Petronas Syntium Team in the third leg of the Asian Touring Car Series at the Chengdu Goldenport Racing Circuit in China over the weekend.
Having recovered from mechanical issues suffered at the previous round in Indonesia in July, the 24-year-old Malaysian dominated the proceedings in Race 5 on Saturday. Farique, in a BMW 320i, started from pole position and won the race in 30:15.728.
With the starting grids reversed for Race 6 on Sunday, Fariqe had to start from seventh position.
The early morning downpour made the conditions even more difficult to predict but the team's strategy to opt for slick tyres paid off when Fariqe began making his way through the field to claim victory in 28:51.009.
Fariqe, who has won four of the six races this season, leads the championship standings on 70 points, four more than Masaki Kano of Japan.
揑t feels great to have come away from Chengdu with a great result, especially after the problems we had in Sentul, |
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Rossi dedicates win to McRae
ESTORIL (Portugal): Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi, on a Yamaha, kept title-chasing Australian Casey Stoner on tenterhooks with victory in the Portuguese MotoGP on Sunday.
Rossi dedicated the win to former world rally champion Colin McRae who was killed this weekend along with his five-year-old son and two family friends in a helicopter crash in Scotland.
揌e was one of my idols when I was young. He was the Kevin Schwarz (US Grand Prix rider of 1990's) of motor rallies, |
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Pramac D扐ntin sack Hofmann
ROME: The Pramac D'Antin MotoGP team have sacked German rider Alex Hofmann for not completing the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Hofmann retired his Ducati 17 laps from the end of the race at Estoril saying he had no incentive to finish because he was at the back of the field.
揟he team management of Pramac D'Antin have decided to release Hofmann from his contractual obligations for the remainder of the 2007 MotoGP season, |
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rossi menang.hahaha.berambat last2 tu |
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Stoner guns for MotoGP crown in Japan
TOKYO: Ducati's Casey Stoner wants to wrap up his first MotoGP world title in style with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
The baby-faced Australian is aiming to become his country's first champion since Mick Doohan won the last of his five 500cc crowns in 1998 at Sunday's race in Motegi.
Italy's Valentino Rossi kept his title hopes alive, mathematically at least, by winning in Portugal last week but he still trails Stoner by 76 points with just four races left.
Stoner has pledged to simplify the possible permutations involved by claiming his ninth victory in 15 races, which would make him the second youngest premier-class champion ever.
揑 really want to win a few more races before the end of the season, |
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