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• Stoner clocks fastest free practice at San Marino GP

  - 2008-08-29

  SAN MARINO AFP — Reigning world champion Casey Stoner got off to a excellent start in Friday's free practice to send a message to the field ahead of this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix. The Aussie Ducati rider posted a lap of 1min 34.806sec, to pip standings leader and...

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• NEWS FILE: Rain man Stoner

  - 2008-08-17

  CASEY Stoner battled his Ducati to pole position through driving rain for today's Czech Republic Moto GP at Brno. "It was very cold but I must keep focused if I am going to retain my world crown," he said. The Australian trails current title...

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• Rossi ready to commit to Yahama

  - 2008-06-07

  BARCELONA, Spain AFP — World championship leader Valentino Rossi said Saturday he was ready to sign a new two-year deal with Yamaha and had not ruled out competing up until the age of 35 years. The seven-time world champion from Italy said that there remained "several details to examine"...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Leadership, Yamaha Corp.

• Pedrosa on pole for French Moto GP

  - 2008-05-17

  LE MANS, France AFP — Overall championship leader Dani Pedrosa of Spain took his first pole position of the season for Sunday's French MotoGP here on Saturday. The Honda rider recorded a time of 1min 32.647sec and edged out Yamaha's Colin Edwards of the United States and reigning world...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Leadership, Yamaha Corp.

• Edwards grabs surprise pole in China Grand Prix

  - 2008-05-03

  SHANGHAI AFP — American Colin Edwards snatched a surprise pole position on a Yamaha Tech at the China Moto Grand Prix here Saturday as he smashed former Italian teammate Valentino Rossi's Shanghai lap record. The 34-year-old Texan, still looking for his first win in MotoGP, put in a scorcher...

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• Lorenzo makes it three moto poles out of three

  - 2008-04-12

  ESTORIL, Portugal AFP — Yamaha's Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo was in impressive qualifying form here on Saturday, bagging his third straight pole for Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP at Estoril. The rookie double 250cc champion earned his position at the head of a grid to a new lap record of 1min...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Honda Motor Co., Leadership, Portugal, Yamaha Corp.

• Stoner shines in German opener

  - 2007-07-13

  SACHSENRING, Germany AFP — Australia's Casey Stoner, the world championship leader, was fastest on Friday in opening practice for the German Grand Prix but the ominous shadow of Valentino Rossi hovered over him. Stoner was quickest in the morning clocking 1:23.058 on his Ducati ahead of Spain's Carlos Checa...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Leadership, Yamaha Corp.

• Stoner storms to fifth win at British MotoGP

  - 2007-06-24

  DONINGTON, England AFP — Casey Stoner of Australia extended his overall world championship lead after storming to his fifth victory of the season at the British MotoGP here on Sunday. The Ducati rider dominated on a damp circuit at Donington Park to finish 11.768sec ahead of American Colin Edwards,...

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• Pedrosa on pole for Spanish Moto Grand Prix

  - 2007-03-24

  JEREZ, Spain AFP — Home hope Dani Pedrosa grabbed pole position ahead of seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi of Italy for the Spanish Grand Prix here on Saturday. The 21-year-old Honda rider had been trailing Yamaha's Rossi going into the final lap but timed 1min 39.402sec to edge the...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Honda Motor Co., Leadership, Yamaha Corp.

• Frenchman De Puniet takes provisional pole for Australian MotoGP

  - 2006-09-15

  PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia AFP — All fell into place for Frenchman Randy De Puniet as he claimed surprise provisional pole here Friday for Sunday's Australian MotoGP. The 25-year-old Kawasaki rider, in his undistinguished debut MotoGP season, roared around the island circuit in a best lap time of 1:29.745 seconds to...

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