http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ GPUpdate.net - Every day updated news! (For news, results, photos and more!) Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:19 +0200 120 35 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ http://images.gpupdate.net/if/rss/rsslogo.jpg http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/brave-lorenzo-rides-to-fourth/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/brave-lorenzo-rides-to-fourth/ Sun, 04 May 2008 14:02:00 +0200 Jorge Lorenzo shook off the injuries he suffered in his crash on Friday to take a superb fourth place in China today on his 21st birthday. After fracturing his left ankle and badly bruising parts of his right leg, it was easy to forget that the Spaniard had also undergone surgery on his right arm less than a fortnight ago, leaving him to contest today's race with only one limb in full working order! http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/both-ducatis-back-in-top-five/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/both-ducatis-back-in-top-five/ Sun, 04 May 2008 13:47:00 +0200 The Grand Prix of China saw both Ducati riders return to the top five as Casey Stoner clinched third place and Marco Melandri produced his best performance of the season with a battle to fifth. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/mixed-feelings-for-team-alice/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/mixed-feelings-for-team-alice/ Sun, 04 May 2008 13:04:00 +0200 Alice Team rider Guintoli did better than his team-mate at the beginning maintaining his thirteenth position until the eighteenth lap when he lost two position and concluded in fifteenth. Toni Elias fared better in the end finishing the race in eight position.  http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/repsol-honda-happy-with-chinese-result/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/repsol-honda-happy-with-chinese-result/ Sun, 04 May 2008 12:49:00 +0200 Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took a brilliant second-place finish at Shanghai this afternoon following a race-long battle with winner Valentino Rossi. The result maintained the Spaniard's 100 per cent 2008 podium record and most importantly moved him into the World Championship points lead. Nicky Hayden enjoyed a busy race during which he battled long and hard for a sixth-place finish. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1105-3167 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1105-3167 Sun, 04 May 2008 11:54:47 +0200 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/disappointment-for-gresini-riders/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/disappointment-for-gresini-riders/ Sun, 04 May 2008 11:32:00 +0200 The Grand Prix of China didn't go to plan for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini today - after showing outstanding potential during practice neither Shinya Nakano nor Alex De Angelis were able to repeat that level of performance in the race.  http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/rossi-extremely-pleased-with-victory-in-china/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/rossi-extremely-pleased-with-victory-in-china/ Sun, 04 May 2008 09:59:00 +0200 Valentino Rossi has claimed his first victory of the season in the fourth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. After a great battle with Dani Pedrosa the Italian managed to create a gap on the Spaniard and dominate the rest of the race. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/rossi-wins-chinese-grand-prix/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/rossi-wins-chinese-grand-prix/ Sun, 04 May 2008 09:53:00 +0200 Valentino Rossi has won Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. The Italian dominated the race and finished ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner. Racing with a broken ankle Jorge Lorenzo showed an amazing pace finishing in fourth position. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1104-3167 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1104-3167 Sat, 03 May 2008 18:26:53 +0200 http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/stoner-puts-ducati-in-with-a-chance/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/stoner-puts-ducati-in-with-a-chance/ Sat, 03 May 2008 14:12:00 +0200 Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri played leading roles in qualifying practice for the Grand Prix of China this afternoon. The Australian returned his Ducati to the front row of the grid with the third fastest time whilst the Italian managed to find a good race pace and was as high as fourth place with race tyres before the push for grid positions on qualifying tyres. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/rossi-happy-despite-missing-pole/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/rossi-happy-despite-missing-pole/ Sat, 03 May 2008 14:07:00 +0200 Valentino Rossi put his Fiat Yamaha M1 onto the front row of the grid for the second time this season in Shanghai today, qualifying second for tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix. Rossi looked to have pole position sewn up before fellow Yamaha rider Colin Edwards took his third career pole, Yamaha's fourth from four races this season. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/lorenzo-riding-through-pain-barrier/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/lorenzo-riding-through-pain-barrier/ Sat, 03 May 2008 13:56:00 +0200 Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo battled through the pain barrier to put in an amazing qualifying performance for tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix, defying the odds after badly injuring himself in a crash yesterday and putting his Michelin-shod M1 on the second row. The Mallorcan, who celebrates his 21st birthday tomorrow, fractured a bone in his left ankle and caused severe trauma to various parts of his right ankle and foot when high-siding just 11 laps into the first practice session yesterday, but he showed his spirit and determination today to qualify 4th, just over half a second off pole. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/alice-team-expected-more-from-qualifying/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/alice-team-expected-more-from-qualifying/ Sat, 03 May 2008 11:56:00 +0200 Alice Team rider, Toni Elias, didn't manage maintain the same position obtained in the first day of work in Shanghai, where he finished in eleventh position, finishing today's qualifying session in fifteenth. Meanwhile Sylvain Guintoli also failed to improve his lap times from practice and ended up seventeenth.  http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/repsol-honda-on-rows-two-and-four/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/repsol-honda-on-rows-two-and-four/ Sat, 03 May 2008 11:46:00 +0200 Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden fought hard in a tough qualifying session at Shanghai this afternoon, ending up fifth and tenth quickest. Pedrosa, who had been just five hundredths of a second off the fastest time during the three free practice sessions, will start tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix from the second row of the grid. The Spaniard was trying as hard as ever, saving one major slide during the early stages of qualifying as he battled for a front-row start.  http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/bridgestones-good-for-front-row/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/bridgestones-good-for-front-row/ Sat, 03 May 2008 11:33:00 +0200 Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi and Ducati Corse's Casey Stoner used Bridgestone's latest generation rear qualifying tyres to score competitive front row results in this afternoon's qualifying practice at the Shanghai International Circuit. Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards took pole position.  http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/edwards-storms-to-pole-at-shanghai/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/edwards-storms-to-pole-at-shanghai/ Sat, 03 May 2008 11:01:00 +0200 Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards stormed to a surprise pole position in qualifying today for the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai. Edwards took the pole with a storming lap in the final moments of qualifying to edge out Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner and beat Rossi's 2007 pole record by nearly 0.3s. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/final-practice-rossi-fastest-lorenzo-returns/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/final-practice-rossi-fastest-lorenzo-returns/ Sat, 03 May 2008 07:01:00 +0200 Valentino Rossi completed the fastest lap in the third and final free practice session ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. In perfect weather conditions the Italian completed his fastest lap in 1.59.690 and was just ahead of Dani Pedrosa. Jorge Lorenzo used the session to see if he is capable to continue his Chinese GP weekend after his heavy crash on Friday morning. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/positive-practice-for-gresini-riders/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/positive-practice-for-gresini-riders/ Fri, 02 May 2008 14:17:00 +0200 Team San Carlo Honda Gresini ended the first day of free practice in Shanghai in positive fashion, Shinya Nakano and Alex De Angelis showing good form with fourth and seventh place respectively.  http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/better-day-for-ducati/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/better-day-for-ducati/ Fri, 02 May 2008 14:06:00 +0200 The Grand Prix of China kicked off today with Casey Stoner back on the pace, the World Champion lapping second fastest in the morning session and quickest in the afternoon to end the day on top of the timesheets. Marco Melandri suffered some technical problems during the morning session but recovered to improve his feeling with the machine in the afternoon. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/rossi-fastest-in-shanghai-practice/ http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/rossi-fastest-in-shanghai-practice/ Fri, 02 May 2008 13:28:00 +0200 Valentino Rossi made a strong start to his Chinese challenge in Shanghai today, finishing on top of the combined standings as the only rider to dip under the 1'59 mark. High temperatures are set to continue tomorrow but a strong chance of rain on Sunday could turn the race into a mirror of 2005, when Rossi won a soaking inaugural Chinese Grand Prix.