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• Rossi ends drought to deny Pedrosa home Moto GP win

  - 2007-03-25

  JEREZ, Spain AFP — Italy's seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi celebrated his 85th career win but first for six races here on Sunday as he won the Spanish MotoGP. The flamboyant 28-year-old Yamaha rider spoilt the hopes of the 138,000 home fans as he beat home Spaniard Dani Pedrosa,...

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

• Spain's Checa tops Australian MotoGP practice

  - 2006-09-15

  PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia AFP — Spain's Carlos Checa left it until the last lap to post the fastest time in practice ahead of Sunday's Australian MotoGP. The Yamaha rider went on a flying lap just before the expiry of the hour time limit to register one minute 30.202 seconds on...

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

• Rossi wins Malaysian GP in dramatic battle

  - 2006-09-10

  SEPANG, Malaysia AFP — MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi, riding a Yamaha, stayed in the hunt for another coveted championship with a battling victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Italian, who started from the pole in dry conditions in the 21-lap race Sunday, fought off an intense challenge from...

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

• Rossi on pole for Catalan Grand Prix

  - 2006-06-17

  BARCELONA, Spain AFP — World champion Valentino Rossi has grabbed pole position for the Catalonia Grand Prix. The Yamaha rider clocked a new lap record of 1min 41.855sec to beat Suzuki's John Hopkins into second at 0.129sec with Kenny Roberts Jr. third 0.2sec off the pace. It was...

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

• Rossi cruises to victory in French GP

  - 2005-05-15

  éLE MANS, France AFP — Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi of Italy won the French motorcycling grand prix here in a tactical race where he motored to the fastest circuit of the day on the last lap. Rossi won this fourth leg of the 17-race world championship ahead of Spain's...

  Tags: France, Honda Motor Co., Italy, Spain, Yamaha Corp.

• Brazil's Barros peaks in Portuguese Moto GP

  - 2005-04-17

  ESTORIL, Portugal AFP — Brazilian Alex Barros, riding a Honda, won the Portuguese Motorcycling Grand Prix here, living up to his pre-race form on the track. Barros, starting in pole position, finished ahead of Italians Valentino Rossi on a Yamaha and Max Biaggi on a Honda. It was...

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

• Rossi wins Valencia MotoGP

  - 2004-10-31

  VALENCIA, Spain AFP — Italy's world champion Valentino Rossi signed off his season in typical style winning his ninth race of the season at the Valencia MotoGP on his Yamaha here. The Italian master rider finished ahead of compatriot Max Biaggi, riding a Honda, while Australia's Troy Bayliss ended...

  Tags: Australia, CAREER, Honda Motor Co., Spain, Yamaha Corp.

• Rossi brings Yamaha closer to title with Malaysian Grand Prix victory

  - 2004-10-10

  SEPANG, Malaysia AFP — Valentino Rossi of Italy won the Malaysian motorcycling Grand Prix to extend his overall lead in the world championship here. Rossi's fellow countryman Max Biaggi finished second and Alex Barros of Brazil was third while Spaniard Sete Gibernau, who is the race for the title...

  Tags: Honda Motor Co., Spain, Yamaha Corp.

• Italy's Rossi triumphs in Catalunya motorcycling Grand Prix

  - 2004-06-13

  BARCELONA, Spain AFP ? Italy's Valentino Rossi, on a Yamaha, beat home hope and Honda rider Sete Gibernau, who finished second, and third-placed Italy's Marco Melandri in the Catalunya motorcycling Grand Prix here. Gibernau retained his overall lead in the world championship standings following this fifth event of the...

  Tags: Honda Motor Co., Italy, SECURITY, Spain, Yamaha Corp.

• Amazing Rossi grabs pole at South African GP

  - 2004-04-17

  WELKOM, South Africa AFP ? Three times world champion Valentino Rossi threw down the gauntlet to his critics at the South African Grand Prix as he took his new Yamaha machine into pole position for Sunday's opening race of the season. The flying Italian set a new record time...

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