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Tamada upset at 'unjust' exclusion.
Makoto Tamada was an unhappy man after being dramatically disqualified from third place in his home GP at Motegi, following high-speed contact with Sete Gibernau.
World championship standings.
Leading MotoGP championship standings following today's Pacific Grand Prix, round thirteen of sixteen. Riders' championship standings after round 13:
Hopkins banned from Malaysia.
John Hopkins has been disqualified from next weekend's Malaysian GP, as punishment for a first-corner accident at today's Pacific GP.
Suzuki faces tough questions...
Suzuki wild-card Akira Ryo and race regular John Hopkins saved the team some major embarrassment today at Motegi when they finally managed to 'force' the 2003 spec GSV-R around the 4.8km circuit faster than the 2002 machine went last year.
Motegi anniversary for Fuchs Kawasaki.
The Fuchs Kawasaki Team will celebrate the first anniversary of the debut of the ambitious Ninja ZX-RR MotoGP project in the Pacific Grand Prix at Motegi this Sunday.
Moriwaki 'dream' to beat factory team.
This weekend at Motegi, the Moriwaki Racing team will make their second MotoGP appearance of the season, with Tamaki Serizawa riding the fantastically named 'Morwaki Dream Fighter'.
New track no problem for 'papa' Bayliss.
Former World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss went to Rio three weeks ago as a father of two children, this week he comes to Motegi as a father of three! Wife Kim gave birth to the couple's third child - a baby boy named Oliver - in Monaco during the Rio GP weekend.
Gresini praises Kiyonari.
The newest of the MotoGP rookies, Ryuichi Kiyonari, secured 15th place and one championship point yesterday in Rio, but it could have been more according to his own affirmation.
Third child counters tenth place pain for Bayliss.
Ducati Marlboro rider Troy Bayliss rode to a dogged tenth-place finish in Rio yesterday, unaware that wife Kim had given birth to their third child in Monaco earlier in the day.
'Catastrophic' session for Gauloises Yamaha.
Gauloises Yamaha riders Alex Barros and Olivier Jacque suffered a series of disasters that saw them qualify in 11th and 14th positions respectively for tomorrow's Rio Grand Prix, in a session labelled 'catastrophic' by team manager Herve Poncharal.
Hopkins 'in pain' - unlikely to race.
John Hopkins may have walked away from a heavy crash in today's final qualifying session at Rio without any broken bones, but the tough 20-year-old did suffer numerous injuries which could well force him out of tomorrow's GP.
Barros 'not returning to Pons'.
Contrary to rumours in the British bike racing media this week, Brazilian ace Alex Barros will not be seeking a return to Sito Pons' eponymous team for 2004.
Final 500cc record set to fall.
This weekend, the MotoGP circus commences its final four-stop round-the-world tour in Rio, where the last remaining lap record of the 500cc GP era is expected to fall.
Moriwaki return at Motegi, plan full 2004 season.
Moriwaki Engineering Ltd. have officially announced they will be entering the Motegi round of the 2003 MotoGP championship, as wild-cards, with rider Tamaki Serizawa.
Panini launches MotoGP trading cards.
Italian company Panini, famous for its football sticker album collections, has revealed that its first ever release of a MotoGP trading card collection will take place later this month.
West: I don't know what it is about Estoril...
Ant West recorded his ninth top ten finish from eleven rounds in this year's 250cc world championship, but was at a loss to explain quite why he has been unable to hook up a good result at Estoril.
Picture: Sete stung by Ducati power.
Loris Capirossi snatched a breathtaking, last-gasp podium finish in yesterday's Portuguese GP, using the awesome power of his Desmosedici to out-accelerate Sete Gibernau's Honda in a thrilling race to the flag.
Rossi turns the corner.
Despite his pre-season caution, Valentino Rossi probably never imagined the 2003 season would provide him with such opposition - to the point where there was talk of the four-times champion facing a crisis, despite never losing the points lead.
Mondello twists prepare Team KR for Estoril.
Proton Team KR have been busy testing their newly born four-stroke prototype during the two weekend break since Brno, taking the V5 to Mondello Park in Ireland where they ran the latest power and engine braking improvements.
Rossi beats Sete with seven-year-old move.
Anybody who thought that Valentino Rossi was in crisis after four races without a win was silenced yesterday in a classic Czech Republic Grand Prix, which will be remembered for many years by the 44,865 Brno fans.
World championship standings.
Leading MotoGP championship standings following today's Czech Republic Grand Prix, round ten of the 2003 series. Riders' championship standings after round 10:
Rossi wins by millimetres after titanic battle.
Valentino Rossi rode arguable the race of his life in Brno today, taking revenge on Sete Gibernau by overtaking the Catalan on the final lap - after 22-laps of non-stop MotoGP heaven - and clinging on by just 0.04secs as the pair raced side-by-side to the chequered flag.
Nakano hospitalised after morning fall.
Shinya Nakano's Czech Grand Prix may have come to a premature end after the amiable Japanese was hospitalised with concussion after a huge morning practice fall.
Nakano apologises after 140mph highside!
Shinya Nakano suffered a spectacular crash in morning free practice at Brno, highsiding his D'Antin Yamaha at 140mph in a spectacular, but sickening accident that required the Japanese to be airlifted to a nearby Hospital.