MotoGP Race Reports
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Dani Pedrosa was unable to clinch the 250cc World Championship at sepang today, despite riding a perfect race which saw him take victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix by over thirteen seconds.
Valentino Rossi has put one hand on the 2004 MotoGP world championship after overcoming the challenge of Honda riders Alex Barros and Max Biaggi to win today's Malaysian Grand Prix - and take a commanding 30-point world championship lead with just two rounds to go.
Sete Gibernau has led a Telefonica Honda one-two in a dramatic first ever Qatar Grand Prix, which also saw Ruben Xaus take his first ever MotoGP podium and world championship leader Valentino Rossi crash out after a determined charge from the back of the grid.
The opening race of the day and the first ever Grand Prix in Qatar saw the closest ever finish in the history of the sport, with Jorge Lorenzo taking 125cc victory by less than a thousandth of a second over Andrea Dovizioso.
Championship leader Andrea Dovizioso took victory in a red-flag interupted 125cc race at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Sete Gibernau has halted title rivals Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi's recent MotoGP win domination by beating the two Italians in a tense race long battle at the Czech Republic Grand Prix - to claim his first victory since Le Mans in mid-May.
Sebastian Porto won a controversial 250cc Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno today after several calls to stop the race due to rain were ignored by both race direction and many riders.
Valentino Rossi has taken a commanding victory in the British Grand Prix, the Italian leading almost the entire event - but being shadowed by Colin Edwards, who went on to take second place and with it his first ever MotoGP podium.
Max Biaggi rode a near perfect German Grand Prix to take his first victory of the season and close to within 1 point of new world championship leader Valentino Rossi.
Manuel Poggiali broke the front fairing of his Aprilia as he smashed his first down in delight after clinching his first win of the season in the 250cc Rio Grand Prix.
The Valentino Rossi/Sete Gibernau stranglehold on MotoGP 2004 ended in dramatic fashion at Rio today, when Makoto Tamada took his first ever GP victory after a thrilling seventh event of the season - which saw both championship leaders crash out and Bridgestone break Michelin's domination of the
As well as MotoGP, there was an equally intense head-to-head in the 250cc Catalan Grand Prix and, unfortunately for the home crowd, fortune also swayed away from their local favourite.
Valentino Rossi has won an incident packed Italian Grand Prix; The Doctor emerging victorious from a six lap dash to the flag after the original thriller had been red flagged due to rain.
Sebasti?n Porto took his first win of the season and the second of his career in today's 250cc Italian Grand Prix, completing a near perfect weekend that saw him also claim pole position and the fastest lap of the race.
Roberto Locatelli took an emotional home victory in the 125cc Italian Grand Prix standing atop of the podium for the first time since his championship winning performance at Motegi in 2000.
Marco Simoncelli clinched his maiden Grand Prix victory in today's wet 125cc Spanish Grand Prix, a race that had been dominated by KTM's Casey Stoner.
It was the most anticipated race in modern motorcycling history and it didn't disappoint: Today at Welkom, Valentino Rossi won a fantastic season-opening Africa's Grand Prix after battling Max Biaggi from start to finish to end Honda's ten race win streak on his Yamaha debut.
Dani Pedrosa became the youngest ever winner of a 250cc race in his debut quarter-litre appearance this afternoon in South Africa, the youngster winning a thrilling tussle with Randy De Puniet that was decided only at the final turn.
Valentino Rossi finished the 2003 season exactly as it began it - with victory.
Valentino Rossi has won today's Australian Grand Prix despite being given a 10secs penalty early in the race, the Italian being made aware of his punishment and charging hard to beat Loris Capirossi by 15secs at the finish - in a race full of passing, accidents, incidents, weather fears and tyre-
Toni Elias dominated today's 250cc Japanese Grand Prix, leading by the end of lap one and then controlling the race at will to take his fourth win of the 2003 season.
Pablo Nieto, son of superstitious '12+1' former world champion Angel Nieto, finally won his first ever 125cc Grand Prix today in thrilling style at a restarted Portuguese Grand Prix.
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.
Sete Gibernau started today's rain delayed Dutch TT as he would go on - launching from his second row start and diving underneath both Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi to take the lead through the fast kink that is turn one.