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2011 FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
GRAND PRIX ROUND 16 OCTOBER 14/15/16, 2011 PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA PREVIEW MOTOGP AND MOTO2

STONER LOOKING TO RUN THE TABLE ON 800cc ERA AT PHILLIP ISLAND

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner hopes to celebrate his 26th birthday by winning the fifth and final race of the 800cc era in his home grand prix on the magnificent Phillip Island Circuit, where he has his first chance to clinch the 2011 MotoGP World Championship.

Stoner has won all four races in the 800cc era at Phillip Island and a fifth win would put him in the history books as the only rider to win all five 800cc races at one race track.

Only a fool would bet against Stoner, who’s had nearly a dream season on the Repsol Honda RC212V.
Stoner has built a 40 point championship lead over Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) with stunning consistency. His season scorecard shows eight wins, nine pole positions, front row starts in all but one race, and podiums in every race that he’s finished. He’s been on the pole in his last three wins at Phillip Island, and in the past four races this season. And if he finishes the 16th round of the championship with at least a 50 point lead on Lorenzo, the title will return to Honda and Stoner, who won his first title in 2007, the first year of the 800s.

Stoner’s most recent pole came in the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, which he threatened to run off with. He was leading early in the race when a tank-slapper knocked the brake pads back, compromising his braking power and forcing him to run long at the end of the longest and fastest Motegi straightaway. After dropping to seventh, Stoner recovered to finish third in the race won by team-mate Dani Pedrosa.

Pedrosa took the lead on the sixth of 27 laps when Repsol Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso served a ride-through penalty for jumping the start. Once in the lead, Pedrosa never wavered, racing to his third win of the year, only one less than his career-best four in 2010. Considering that he’s missed four races through injuries suffered through no fault of his own, it’s been an impressive year.

Injuries kept Pedrosa out of last year’s Australian Grand Prix one year after he finished on the podium. He also has a victory in the 250cc class from 2005.

Now completely healthy, Pedrosa is in a championship battle with team-mate Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda RC212V). Heading to Australia, Dovi leads Pedrosa by a single point,
196 to 195, with only three races remaining.

Dovi has two podium finishes at Phillip Island a win in the 2004 125cc race and third in the 2007 250cc race. His best MotoGP finish of sixth came in 2009.

After serving his ride-through penalty at Motegi, Dovi dropped to tenth from where he launched an aggressive attack on the podium. Within eight laps he was in fourth place, but under the constant scrutiny of Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V), who also had to serve a ride-through penalty for jumping the start.
Simoncelli attacked Dovi on the final lap and outraced him to the line by .141s.

The fourth place finish was the third in a row for Simoncelli, a streak that started two races after his first career MotoGP podium in the Czech Grand Prix. Simoncelli won the final two 250cc races at Phillip Island before graduating to the MotoGP class in 2010. His rookie season qualifying performance of fourth was his best to that point and he followed it up with a sixth place finish, equaling his best of the season, also to that point.

Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V) finished on the Phillip Island podium in 2006 aboard his 250. In his rookie MotoGP season the Japanese rider finished 13th, a finish he hopes to improve on with another year’s experience.

Aoyama’s ninth place finish in his home grand prix at Motegi was his tenth top ten finish of the season.

Toni Elias (LCR Honda MotoGP) is hoping to bounce back from non-finishes in Aragon and Motegi as the MotoGP season winds down. The Spaniard was having his best ride of the year at Motegi, when he hit a bump and crashed out of sixth place late in the race. Elias is making his 12th visit to the island, where he had success as a younger rider. He raced his RS125 Honda to third place in the 2001 125cc Grand Prix, a race in which he finished two places in front of his current team owner, Lucio Cecchinello, four spots in front of Dani Pedrosa, and nine places ahead of a 16-year-old Casey Stoner, who was racing in only his second grand prix.

The 2011 Moto2 World Championship is now a three-race, two-rider series. Team CaixaCatalunya Repsol - Suter rider Marc Marquez took the championship lead from Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing – Kalex) by finishing second to Andrea Iannone (Speed Master – Suter) in Motegi.
Marquez had won the three races prior to Motegi, and six of the past seven, erasing what was thought to be Bradl’s unassailable points lead.

While Marquez’s fortunes have soared, Bradl’s have waned. The German rider hasn’t won since the British Grand Prix back in June and he was fourth in Motegi. With only Phillip Island, Sepang, and Valencia yet to run, Marquez leads 235 to 234.
Iannone is third with 157 points.

Marquez won last year’s 125cc race, the ninth of ten victories that carried him to the 125cc World Championship.

Bradl was fifth in the inaugural Moto2 race in 2010. He also finished second in the 125cc race in 2008, two spots in front of Iannone. Iannone was third in last year’s race, which was won by Alex de Angelis, currently fourth in the points on the JiR Moto2 – Motobi.

Ask almost any rider for his favourite race track and Phillip Island is likely to be top of the list for a number of reasons. The 4448m circuit southeast of Melbourne, and situated on the cliffs above the Bass Strait, is the fastest of the year, with an average race speed of over 175Km/h. The track has all of the elements of a great rider experience, with seven lefts and five rights that are a mixture of slow and fast, and made more challenging by elevation changes. The faster corners tend to be left-handers, including the sweeping turn onto the front straight, which put so much stress on the multi-compound tyres that they guaranteed that Phillip Island is the most abusive race on rear tyres with temperatures exceeding 120C. Tyres that are abused over 27 laps bring out the best in the riders, with rear end slides growing increasingly more impressive with every lap.

Phillip Island held its first grand prix in 1989 in a race won by Honda rider Wayne Gardner, the
1987 500cc World Champion who repeated his PI victory in 1990. Then came a gap of six years before the grand prix returned to the island as a permanent fixture on the calendar in 1997 in a race won by another 500cc World Champion, Alex Criville. Five-time 500cc World Champion Mick Doohan put his name in the record books by winning his home grand prix in 1998, after which it was won by Japanese rider Tady Okada, now a Honda test rider. Honda riders have won nine of the 16 races at Phillip Island, which has honoured its Australian heroes. The 900m front straight is named for Gardner and Doohan Corner, a 215Km/h right that begins the lap, for
Queenslander Doohan. The wild card at Phillip
Island is the weather, which can be wet and extreme, and the coldest of the year. Held in the Australian spring, the 2011 Australian Grand Prix was run in 15C weather, which was the highest of the weekend. Saturday qualifying was held in an 11C climate and the weekend began with the riders being greeted by a wet track and ambient and track temperatures of 10C, all factors which also contribute to tyre degradation.

The other hazard that awaits the riders is the wildlife. Many riders have stories of either hitting or dodging the sea gulls that fly in from the Bass Straits, into the path of 240bhp racing motorcycles.

HONDA MotoGP RIDER QUOTES

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner says:
“Every year I look forward to going to Phillip Island. There are a few tracks I really enjoy, Mugello and Brno being the other tracks, so I'm excited to get to go there and see how the bike works. I love coming back home to race in Australia. It's always a lot of fun and we don't get to visit so often. As well as the track, the general atmosphere is incredible and I always enjoy the weekend as a whole and the fans are fantastic. Hopefully this weekend we can have a good race. I'm very disappointed after Japan, as we knew our potential. I want to go there and win the race, like I wanted to in Japan. The season has been fantastic so far and we'll be looking to continue this momentum. If we can top it off with a win in Phillip Island, my home grand prix, it would be a dream. It will be a long hard weekend, and there is still a lot of work to do to win the championship, but we're ready for it.”

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa says:
“I'm looking forward to going to Phillip Island as the circuit is very nice with many fast corners and a lot of sliding. The tyres play an important role there as the left side of the tyre gets used a lot and therefore durability is always crucial. Last year I tried to return to racing in Australia after my collarbone operation and I realised during practice that it would be impossible for me to finish the race. It was very hard for me to accept that I was not ready to race as a result of the injury and I had to return home empty-handed after a big effort. This year I would like to race in normal conditions and leave Australia with a good result.”

Repsol Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso says:
"Phillip Island is a nice circuit set in a unique location. Last year the race was not as we expected as I had a technical problem that prevented me to fight for the podium. My target this time is to return on the podium and gain some points in order to retain the third position in the championship. Phillip Island is a demanding track and in the past I have struggled quiet a lot. The real issue is with the weather; the strong winds, rain and cold temperatures have often complicated the race. From a technical point of view the Australian track requires an aggressive riding style and an ability to make the bike turn whilst sliding. This is a very spectacular place, the setting by the ocean makes it special and the many fans are truly passionate. After the race weekend we had in Japan I'm looking forward to the Australian GP.
Since my debut in the GPs in 2002 I have raced with Honda my whole career; for next year I have decided to take another challenge. But this is for 2012. Now I'm focused on these last three remaining GPs. I want to have some spectacular races and score good results for Honda, my team and all my fans.”

San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Marco Simoncelli says:
“After a bittersweet grand prix at Motegi I had the opportunity to test the RC213V, the bike I will be riding in Team San Carlo Honda Gresini colours next year. It was an amazing experience -
50 laps of pure adrenaline. The bike is so much fun and it keeps pulling in fifth and sixth gear.
I gave some feedback to the HRC engineers that will hopefully be taken into consideration before the next test at Valencia. Before traveling down to Phillip Island I have had a short break on the exotic island of Boracay in the Philippines. It gave me the opportunity to relax and also work on the launch of my new website https://www.fireblade-forum.de/www.58marcosimoncelli.it. Now I am feeling motivated and ready to fight again at Phillip Island. At Motegi I was able to see once again that I can fight with the guys at the front and, at a circuit where I won 250 races in 2008 and 2009, I want to show it. I was lacking some race consistency, but we have addressed that, and if it wasn't for the jump start at Motegi I would have been fighting for the podium, so that is something I want to make up for at Phillip Island.”

San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Hiroshi Aoyama says:
“I really wanted to score a positive result at my home grand prix, but I didn't manage it. We had some grip problems that prevented me from being consistent in the race, which was a real shame in front of my home fans. Now we go to Phillip Island, a circuit I love as long as the weather isn't too cold. If the conditions are good I enjoy riding there and I particularly like the atmosphere in Australia. I am desperate to have a full grand prix weekend where I show my true potential and hopefully along with the team we can create the right conditions to achieve it. We only have three races left so that is all the motivation we need.”

LCR Honda rider Toni Elias says:
“Phillip Island is a wonderful track and I love it there. It’s a great track to ride when you’ve got traction. Unfortunately, that has been our main problem at a lot of the circuits we’ve been to this season. We made progress with grip in Motegi, where I thought I would have my best finish of the year. I was in sixth place late in the race when I hit a bump and fell. You never want to crash, but that was a good race for me and the team and so we go to Phillip Island hoping to have the same speed.”

Moto2 RIDER QUOTES

Team CaixaCatalunya – Suter rider Marc Marquez says:
“Australia is one of my favourite grand prix, because Phillip Island is one of the circuits I like the most. With the 125cc, at least, it was very good for me, so we will see if we have as much fun with the Moto2. It will be interesting to see how it goes at the fastest corner, such as the last one, because there are places where you ride very fast and with the Moto2 it is a very big change, but I am looking forward to start. We will face the weekend in the same way as we did the rest. We arrive as leaders of the championship, but that is not going to change the way we work. This is another of the circuits where it is important to keep an eye on the weather, because it is usually cold and there is always the risk of rain. Furthermore, on this track you have to be wary of the wind, because it can have a huge effect on some corners.”

Viessmann Kiefer Racing – Kalex rider Stefan Bradl says:
“I qualified third last year at Phillip Island and I am confident I can put up a real challenge for (Marc) Márquez. Now I have nothing to lose, as second place in the world championship is safe already. My strategy is simple for the last three races; I shall be flat out. I did not have the best setup at the last few races, so I will go back to the Sachsenring setup. Márquez ist a very strong rider with a big future ahead of him, but at Motegi I saw that he had a few slides, as well. I am curious how he takes the pressure now of leading the world championship.”

Interwetten Paddock -Suter rider Thomas Luthi says:
“For me it’s important to keep the pace. It’s like the overseas in one go and I need to take the speed from here throughout Phillip Island.
It’s a completely different track to this one here. It’s not stop-and-go. It’s more flow and with a lot of fast corners. Last year I liked it.
Let’s see what happens there.”

Speed Master-Suter rider Andrea Iannone says:
“It’s a track that I like. I went quite well last year; I suffered a little bit. It’s a fast track and I just hope that the work can continue there and I can continue to go well.”

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2011 FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX ROUND 16 OCTOBER 14/15/16, 2011 PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA MOTOGP RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP

STONER WINS HONDA’S 18TH PREMIER CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner celebrated his 26th birthday with the best gift he could give himself, the 2011 MotoGP World Championship.
Stoner sealed his second MotoGP title with his fifth victory in a row on his home track, the majestic Phillip Island Circuit south of Melbourne.

Stoner won the title by winning his ninth race of the year, while his only challenger, Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), was declared unfit to race after injuring his left hand in morning warm-up.
Stoner finished the 16th round of the
championship with an insurmountable points lead over Lorenzo, 325 to 260.

Stoner’s ninth race win was especially meaningful coming on the track he loves most and in front of his fellow Aussies. It was here that he won his first premier class grand prix in 2007 en route to the 2007 MotoGP World Championship, the first of the 800cc era. Since then, he’s won every Australian Grand Prix from the pole position, the five race wins bringing his career MotoGP total to 32, 11 more than the next closest rider in the 800cc era.

It was clear from the moment he first tested the Honda RC212V last November than he was a force to be reckoned with. Dazzlingly fast from the outset, Stoner dominated winter testing and continued that dominance into the season. He handily won the opening race of the season in Qatar, a race in which four of the top five finishers were aboard Hondas. Then came the lone blemish on an otherwise dream season when he was knocked out of the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez.
But three races later, Stoner scored a brilliant win in the lashing rains of the British Grand Prix, regaining the championship points lead which he’d never relinquish.

Victory was elusive in the next three
races-Assen, Mugello, and Sachsenring-before what may have been his greatest win of the season in the United States Grand Prix. Stoner made a breathtaking move around the outside of Lorenzo flat out over the crested kink left that is turn one at Laguna Seca. Watching from the track’s edge was 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz, who said, “I think that was a statement; this is my championship and I am gonna make a pass on you right now that nobody would ever expect me to make.”

Stoner went on to win the race and the next two, first in the Czech Republic, then back in America at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fatigue in Misano from an exhausting schedule prevented him from winning, but he was back on top in Aragon from the pole. Then came a third place finish in Honda’s home grand prix at the Twin Ring Motegi after a front end shake caused a brake problem that sent him off the track.

What it all adds up to is a dream season. Other than the lone DNF in Spain, Stoner has been on the podium in every race. And he’s also been on the front row in every race but one; he qualified fourth in Portugal.

For that, Casey Stoner is the 2011 MotoGP World Champion.

The 2011MotoGP World Champion said: “Everything that could happen happened today.I think the only thing that could happen that’s better than this is having my child today, but I have to wait a little while for that. and that’s something, I guess the next thing we’re really looking forward to. Not too many people have the opportunity to have all these sort of things aligned, your home grand prix, your birthday. To have this many straight wins here and then a world championship, there’s that many things in one day. It’s hard to sort of take hold of it all.
Finally with the Honda we found that we had a fantastic package, so it was a chance for us to win the second championship.
The first title was a dream, the second one’s reality. Definitely. The first one was a dream.
It was hard to realize what had actually happened. But this one, we know we’ve had the chance to win it all season. the fact that we pulled back so many points to arrive at such a point lead and I think the whole team, myself, have done a great job on a new bike in a tough season.”

Shuhei Nakamoto, the vice-president of Honda Racing Corporation said.
"The feeling is of course very happy, today I can relax little bit, because almost every night I wake up thinking about something, doing some memo to remember to check or do something... this is my first feeling after the race! I want to say to all Honda fans and sponsors, thank you very much for your support and especially to all Honda people and in particular to everyone at HRC and in Honda R&D centre. Then I'd like to thank the Repsol Honda Team crew, all of them! A big thanks to all our Honda riders that push each other during this season and achieved great results.
Then of course I want to thank Casey Stoner. He did a great job since the first day he rode the RC212V and he brings great enthusiasm to everybody in HRC. Tonight we will celebrate, but starting from tomorrow morning we will start working again to finish this season at top, win the Team Championship and to prepare the 2013 new challenge with the 1000cc".

Rider: Casey Stoner

Team: Repsol Honda
Racing Number: 27
Machine: Honda RC212V

Date of Birth: October 16 1985
Birthplace: Kurri-Kurri, Australia

Grand Prix debut: 2001 British Grand Prix, Donington Park 125cc.
First Grand Prix win: Valencia, 2003 (125)

Total Grand Prix wins: 39. 32 x MotoGP – Ducati.
5 x 250cc – Aprilia. 2 x 125cc. 1 x Aprilia, 1 x KTM.
Total podium places: 78. 58 x MotoGP, 10 x 250cc, 10 x 125cc.

World titles: 2 x MotoGP 2007 (Ducati), 2011 Honda.

Career Highlights – Casey Stoner 16.10.2011.

2000: British 125cc Aprilia Champion - Aprilia
2001: 29th 125cc World Championship - Honda RS125
2002: 12th 250cc World Championship – Aprilia
2003: 8th 125cc World Championship – Aprilia race wins 1
2004: 2nd 125cc World Championship – KTM race wins 1
2005: 2nd 250cc World Championship - Aprilia race wins 5
2006: 8th MotoGP World Championship – Honda RC211V
2007: MotoGP World Champion – Ducati race wins 10
2008: 2nd MotoGP World Championship – Ducati race wins 6
2009: 4th MotoGP World Championship – Ducati race wins 4
2010: 4th MotoGP World Championship – Ducati race wins 3
2011: Moto GP World Champion – Honda RC22V race wins 9.

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2011 FIM MotoGP/Moto2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 16 SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA

Weather: Sunny, blustery, cool
Temperature: Ambient 14 degrees C / Track 26 degrees C Weekend attendance: 95,100

STONER WINS 2011 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR HONDA

Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda RC212V) won the 2011 MotoGP World Championship with a victory in difficult conditions on his home circuit of Phillip Island on his 26th birthday. Finishing behind Stoner were three Hondas, Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V), in a career best second, then Repsol Honda team-mates Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa.

Stoner’s chances of winning the title greatly improved when his only title rival, Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), was declared unfit to race after injuring his left hand in a crash near the end of morning warm-up. That put Stoner in position to take the championship by finishing sixth or better, though he would rather have won in a straight-up fight. Since Stoner had been on the podium in every race he’s finished this year, finishing sixth or better was never in question.

Bolting from his 11th pole position of the year, Stoner controlled the pace on a cold, blustery, but mostly sunlit day, turning the race into a battle for second. Stoner had a lead of 7.4s on the 14th of 27 laps and was well on his way to victory when a light, then heavy rain threatened to turn the race chaotic in the final stages. Two riders pitted to change to motorcycles with rain set-ups, and three others fell, but Stoner survived one harrowing moment, maintained his composure and sped to his fifth consecutive victory at Phillip Island, today by 2.21s.

The win gave him a untouchable championship lead over Lorenzo of 325 to 260, with only 50 points remaining in the final two races in Malaysia and Valencia.

The title was Stoner’s second; he also won the
2007 MotoGP World Championship, giving him the distinction of opening and closing the 800cc era as world champion.

The victory came on a day when Honda celebrated their 60th Constructors Championship and 18th in the premier class, and 15th riders championship in the premier class. Honda has an insurmountable
75 point lead, 380 to 305, over Yamaha with two races remaining.

Though Stoner’s win was never in doubt, the same couldn’t be said of the other podium positions.
By the fourth of 27 laps, Honda riders held the top four spots and began an inter-family battle that would go down to the final lap. Simoncelli took over second on the second lap and held the position almost to the end. Only on the 25th lap did Dovizioso find a way past, holding the position for two laps. But on the final lap, when the track was again dry, Simoncelli re-asserted himself to finish second, a career best in the premier class. Dovi was third at .244s, with Pedrosa dropping off the pace at the end to finish fourth.

What wasn’t known at the time was that Pedrosa’s front tyre had degraded, taking away his corner entry speed and forcing him to abandon the podium fight. Rather than risk crashing, and losing valuable championship points, he made the wise decision to secure fourth, and give Honda a top four sweep.

Toni Elias (LCR Honda MotoGP) survived the adverse conditions to finish eighth, tying his season best. Elias was again troubled by rear grip issues, caused by the dropping temperature.
Still, he rode a smart, calculated race using his experience to avoid the traps that befell a number of others.

Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini) was also having a good race when he crashed four laps from the end on a wet track. At the time, the Japanese rider was immersed in a scrap with two other riders for eighth. One of the other riders also fell, leaving only ten finishers.

Aoyama will be joining the World Superbike Championship aboard a Honda in 2012 and wants to finish his MotoGP career strongly in the final two races.

The Moto2 World Championship delivered yet more stirring races for all three podium positions.
Alex de Angelis (JiR Moto2 – MotoBI) won the Australian GP for the second year in a row after a desperate last lap maneuver by Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing – Kalex) nearly took both of them out. The move came early on the last lap when Bradl tried to re-pass de Angelis, who had taken the lead in turn one on the last of 25 laps. Heading into the Southern Loop, Bradl tried sticking his nose up the inside of de Angelis as they leaned left, but de Angelis had left him no room and Bradl rammed the San Marinese.

De Angelis stayed upright, while Bradl fought to keep control of the bike. The failed move effectively ended his hopes of victory, with de Angelis beating him to the flag by 1.358s.

Equally exciting was the battle for third, waged between Claudio Corti (Italtrans Racing Team –
Suter) and Marc Marquez, the Team CaixaCatalunya Repsol – Suter rider and championship leader who started on the back row. Marquez had been penalised by race direction for a practice incident, but that only seemed to serve as motivation.

The young Spaniard made quick progress through the field, moving into 16th ending the first lap and fourth by lap 12 of 25. Now he had Corti in his sights. Marquez caught the young Italian on the 16th lap and made the pass a lap later. It was clear Marquez had the faster motorcycle and he was able to rebuff every challenge.

On the final lap Corti had one last go out of MG Corner, a slow right, but he wheelied and Marquez jetted ahead to solidify his position, denying Corti his first ever Moto2 podium by .113s.

The exercise in damage control paid off for Marquez. Though he lost the championship lead to Bradl, it’s only by three points, 254 to 251.

The MotoGP World Championship flies straight to Sepang, Malaysia for the last of the flyaways next weekend. The action then returns to Europe for the season finale at Valencia, Spain, on November 6.

MOTOGP RIDER QUOTES

Casey Stoner, Repsol Honda: Race winner
“I don't think anyone could plan things to happen better than they have today! The race was incredibly difficult, the conditions were very tough. I built up an early lead as I saw the rain coming in, but I wasn't sure if it would hit us.
I basically ran into a wall of rain. There wasn't any warning at the back part of the circuit and I came into the last turn and the rain started hard. I nearly lost control and thought for sure I was going to end up in the gravel. I managed to control it and maintain the gap to everyone and thankfully bring it home for the win, but it was a little bit nerve-wracking for sure. I'm really sorry that Jorge (Lorenzo) had the accident this morning. He's a great competitor and I think if he'd been here racing today things might not have turned out the way they have. I hope his operation goes well and he's back racing as soon as he feels fit. I can't thank everyone enough, my team, Repsol, all our sponsors, everyone that has worked so hard all year, thank you.”

Marco Simoncelli, San Carlo Honda Gresini: 2nd “I am delighted! It was a really tough race with changeable conditions throughout and every time I saw raindrops on my visor I was unsure whether I could push or not. I managed to put a little gap on Dovizioso and Pedrosa, but when the rain came Dovizioso was able to catch me and make a pass. I managed to stay with him and follow his lines so when the track was dry again on the last lap I was able to throw everything at him and make the pass. I had been second for the whole race and I didn't want to give up on it until the end. It was nice to finish directly behind the new world champion. I feel sorry for (Jorge) Lorenzo and I hope he is fit and back on track again soon.”

Andrea Dovizioso, Repsol Honda: 3rd
“It was a difficult race as we expected. This track is very tricky, as are the weather conditions. To return on the podium and arrive in front of Dani here at Phillip Island is a very good result for us and it was our target before getting here. I think we could have even finished in second position, but when Dani overtook me in the middle of the race we lost contact with Simoncelli. Then I retook the position when the rain came, but on the final lap I didn't have enough grip to push hard in the last few corners.
Anyway, we are still fighting for the third place in the championship and I'm sure Dani will be strong in the last two races, but we will try to do our best until the end. Casey has had an amazing season, he is the fastest rider at the moment, so congratulations to him for the title.”

Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda: 4th
“It's been very tough today, I didn't feel comfortable throughout the weekend and the race didn't start in the best way either. I had a problem with the wind at the start; I almost lost balance and I had to put the left foot on the ground at the same time as the red light went out, so I had a bad start. The first few laps were not so good, then I recovered slightly, I overtook Andrea and fought with him, but the front tyre was finished in the last laps. When I tried to pull away I was losing the front, so I couldn't keep him behind and then the rain arrived. It's not been a good weekend for me. I want to say congratulations to Casey for his title. He's been the strongest this season, always on the podium, with no mistakes, so he deserves it.”

Toni Elias, LCR Honda MotoGP: 8th
“This was a difficult race for us because the weather was pretty bad and in these conditions we always suffer very much. I can not warm up the rear tyre properly and since the beginning of the race I have suffered edge grip issues. We have been lucky because some riders crashed out in the last part of the race and we could finish in the top ten. Hopefully we can adjust the bike for next race in Sepang where the temperature is totally different.”

Hiroshi Aoyama, San Carlo Honda Gresini: DNF “It has been a very difficult race because of the strong winds and the mixed conditions. I really wanted to have a good race because these are my last few races in MotoGP, but this weekend has been particularly difficult with the crash yesterday and then again today in turn nine when a sudden rain shower hit that part of the track.
I am really disappointed and hope to make up for it next week in Malaysia.”

MOTO2 RIDER QUOTES

Alex de Angelis, JiR Moto2-MotoBI: Race winner “I'm super happy with this victory and the weekend in general. This morning we had many problems because of the wind then in the race I tried to settle my confidence in the tyres and then remain attached to Bradl as I knew he would try to get away. We suddenly got an advantage on the other riders, but he was very fast. I've recently suffered a lack of performance, but here we were able to do an excellent job on my MotoBI that allowed me to play all my cards. Lap after lap I realised that the race would be resolved in the last one so I used the second position to be well-prepared for my attempt to overtake. I knew that I had a small advantage on that bend and I tried, I threw myself into it and it went well.
Then he attempted to gain the position back, we also touched but with a little luck we were both undamaged, these are things that can happen in racing so close. This victory is a worthy conclusion to a perfect weekend I have to thank my team and all those who work for me.

Stefan Bradl, Viessmann Kiefer Racing-Kalex: 2nd “I immediately noticed that I could ride faster than the guys ahead of me. So I saw that I quickly could reach them and take over the lead.
I also knew that Alex (DeAngelis) can indeed ride me behind good, but in the lead the work is more difficult. With my attack on the last lap he expected it, but it came from we touched and I am glad that I finished the race at all. I would have liked to win, but we have taken over the championship lead back and we’ll see how it goes in Malaysia.”

Marc Marquez, Team CaixaCatalunya Repsol-Suter: 3rd “The race was very tough, the most difficult of the year. The high wind made it even more complicated and, as the time of the race got near, I must confess that I was getting nervous, because starting last the race would always be very difficult. I was lucky to do a great start, which I think was the most important. With the team we had set us the aim to gather points, but in the end, the third position is a result I would signed for before starting, because from the last place, to lose only four points from Bradl is a result with which we must be very happy.
I want to thank the team for the job they did during the weekend, because they prepared two bikes and worked a lot, finishing in the early morning, so this podium is for all of them.”

RESULTS

MOTOGP
RACE: (27 laps = 120.096 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / TIME / KM/H / GAP
1 / Casey STONER / AUS / Repsol Honda Team / HONDA / 42'02.425 / 171.4 /
2 / Marco SIMONCELLI / ITA / San Carlo Honda Gresini / HONDA / 42'04.635 / 171.25 / 2.21
3 / Andrea DOVIZIOSO / ITA / Repsol Honda Team / HONDA / 42'04.879 / 171.234 / 2.454
4 / Dani PEDROSA / SPA / Repsol Honda Team / HONDA / 42'15.585 / 170.511 / 13.16
5 / Colin EDWARDS / USA / Monster Yamaha Tech 3 / YAMAHA / 42'33.311 / 169.327 / 30.886
6 / Randy DE PUNIET / FRA / Pramac Racing Team / DUCATI / 42'51.225 / 168.147 / 48.8
7 / Nicky HAYDEN / USA / Ducati Team / DUCATI / 43'18.739 / 166.367 / 1'16.314
8 / Toni ELIAS / SPA / LCR Honda MotoGP / HONDA / 42'05.177 / 164.872 / 1 lap
9 / Loris CAPIROSSI / ITA / Pramac Racing Team / DUCATI / 42'09.187 / 164.611 / 1 lap
10 / Karel ABRAHAM / CZE / Cardion AB Motoracing / DUCATI / 42'45.142 / 156.061 / 2 laps

Pole Position: Casey STONER 1'29.975 177.969 Km/h Fastest Lap: Casey STONER 1'30.629 176.685 Km/h Lap 3 Old Circuit Record Lap: Nicky HAYDEN 1'30.059 177.803 Km/h 2008 Circuit Best Lap: Casey STONER 1'28.665 180.598 Km/h 2008

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS TO DATE:
1 STONER 325, 2 LORENZO 260, 3 DOVIZIOSO 212, 4 PEDROSA 208, 5 SPIES 156,
6 SIMONCELLI 139, 7 ROSSI 139, 8 HAYDEN 132, 9 EDWARDS 109, 10 AOYAMA 94,
11 BARBERA 77, 12 BAUTISTA 67, 13 CRUTCHLOW 57, 14 ABRAHAM 56, 15 ELIAS 55.

MOTO2
RACE: (25 laps = 111.2 Km
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / TIME / KM/H / GAP
1 / Alex DE ANGELIS / RSM / JIR Moto2 / MOTOBI / 39'44.774 / 167.864 /
2 / Stefan BRADL / GER / Viessmann Kiefer Racing / KALEX / 39'46.132 / 167.769 / 1.358
3 / Marc MARQUEZ / SPA / Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol / SUTER / 39'51.136 / 167.418 / 6.362
4 / Claudio CORTI / ITA / Italtrans Racing Team / SUTER / 39'51.249 / 167.41 / 6.475
5 / Pol ESPARGARO / SPA / HP Tuenti Speed Up / FTR / 39'59.589 / 166.828 / 14.815
6 / Kenan SOFUOGLU / TUR / Technomag-CIP / SUTER / 39'59.929 / 166.804 / 15.155
7 / Scott REDDING / GBR / Marc VDS Racing Team / SUTER / 40'00.035 / 166.797 / 15.261
8 / Andrea IANNONE / ITA / Speed Master / SUTER / 40'00.821 / 166.742 / 16.047
9 / Mike DI MEGLIO / FRA / Tech 3 Racing / TECH 3 / 40'01.105 / 166.723 / 16.331
10 / Yuki TAKAHASHI / JPN / Gresini Racing Moto2 / MORIWAKI / 40'05.111 / 166.445 / 20.337
11 / Thomas LUTHI / SWI / Interwetten Paddock
Moto2 / SUTER / 40'06.855 / 166.324 / 22.081
12 / Dominique AEGERTER / SWI / Technomag-CIP / SUTER / 40'11.022 / 166.037 / 26.248
13 / Aleix ESPARGARO / SPA / Pons HP 40 / PONS KALEX / 40'14.069 / 165.827 / 29.295
14 / Michele PIRRO / ITA / Gresini Racing Moto2 / MORIWAKI / 40'14.977 / 165.765 / 30.203
15 / Simone CORSI / ITA / Ioda Racing Project / FTR / 40'15.519 / 165.728 / 30.745

Pole Position: Alex DE ANGELIS 1'34.574 169.315 Km/h Fastest Lap (New record): Alex DE ANGELIS 1'34.549 169.359 Km/h Lap 6 Old Circuit Record Lap: Andrea IANNONE 1'34.771 168.963 Km/h 2010 Circuit Best Lap: Stefan BRADL 1'34.039 170.278 Km/h 2011

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS TO DATE:
1 BRADL 254, 2 MARQUEZ 251, 3 IANNONE 165, 4 DE ANGELIS 157, 5 CORSI 127,
6 LUTHI 126, 7 SMITH 121, 8 TAKAHASHI 77, 9 RABAT 74, 10 ESPARGARO 68, 11 AEGERTER 67,
12 SIMON 62, 13 ESPARGARO 57, 14 REDDING 57, 15 SOFUOGLU 55.

125cc:
RACE: (20 laps = 88.96 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / TIME / KM/H / GAP
1 / Sandro CORTESE / GER / Intact-Racing Team
Germany / APRILIA / 34'49.670 / 153.256 /
2 / Luis SALOM / SPA / RW Racing GP / APRILIA / 35'03.242 / 152.267 / 13.572
3 / Johann ZARCO / FRA / Avant-AirAsia-Ajo /
DERBI / 35'03.981 / 152.214 / 14.311
4 / Efren VAZQUEZ / SPA / Avant-AirAsia-Ajo /
DERBI / 35'04.596 / 152.169 / 14.926
5 / Alberto MONCAYO / SPA / Andalucia Banca
Civica / APRILIA / 35'11.998 / 151.636 / 22.328
6 / Nicolas TEROL / SPA / Bankia Aspar Team 125cc
/ APRILIA / 35'16.359 / 151.324 / 26.689
7 / Hector FAUBEL / SPA / Bankia Aspar Team 125cc
/ APRILIA / 35'18.557 / 151.167 / 28.887
8 / Maverick VIÑALES / SPA / Blusens by Paris
Hilton Racing / APRILIA / 35'25.305 / 150.687 / 35.635
9 / Louis ROSSI / FRA / Matteoni Racing / APRILIA
/ 35'26.223 / 150.622 / 36.553
10 / Danny WEBB / GBR / Mahindra Racing /
MAHINDRA / 35'26.356 / 150.612 / 36.686
11 / Marcel SCHROTTER / GER / Mahindra Racing /
MAHINDRA / 35'28.278 / 150.476 / 38.608
12 / Luigi MORCIANO / ITA / Team Italia FMI /
APRILIA / 35'31.367 / 150.258 / 41.697
13 / Jakub KORNFEIL / CZE / Ongetta-Centro Seta /
APRILIA / 35'33.019 / 150.142 / 43.349
14 / Alexis MASBOU / FRA / Caretta Technology /
KTM / 35'37.566 / 149.822 / 47.896
15 / Sturla FAGERHAUG / NOR / WTR-Ten10 Racing /
APRILIA / 35'44.829 / 149.315 / 55.159

Pole Position: Johann ZARCO 1'39.207 161.407 Km/h
Fastest Lap: Sandro CORTESE 1'40.276 159.687 Km/h Lap 14
Circuit Record Lap: Alvaro BAUTISTA 1'36.927 165.204 Km/h 2006
Circuit Best Lap: Mika KALLIO 1'36.625 165.721 Km/h 2006

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS TO DATE:
1 TEROL 271, 2 ZARCO 246, 3 CORTESE 205, 4
VIÑALES 198, 5 FAUBEL 148, 6 VAZQUEZ 142,
7 FOLGER 140, 8 SALOM 107, 9 GADEA 103, 10
MONCAYO 77, 11 KENT 76, 12 KORNFEIL 64,
13 MARTIN 45, 14 OLIVEIRA 44, 15 GROTZKYJ 32.

NEXT EVENT: ROUND 17 SUNDAY OCTOBER 23 SEPANG, MALAYSIA

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