Rossi roars through the field to take second on the island

Yamaha Racing
2008 MotoGP Australia
Phillip Island 05/10/2008

Fiat Yamaha rider and 2008 World Champion Valentino Rossi recovered from yesterday's mishap to charge through the field from the fourth row at Phillip Island today, eventually taking second behind Casey Stoner. His team-mate Jorge Lorenzo took a second consecutive fourth place after a race long battle with several other riders.

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October 4, 2008 6:28 AM

KTM rider De Rosa turns up the gas in 125 cc training on Phillip Island

KTM
2008 MotoGP Australia
Phillip Island 04/10/2008

Italian Raffaele de Rosa was fastest of KTM's seven rider 125 cc line-up, pushing his Onde 2000 KTM to seventh position on the grid ahead of the GP of Australia on the Phillip Island circuit.

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Top qualifying slots for all three KTM 250 riders in Phillip Island

KTM 250
2008 MotoGP Australia
Phillip Island 04/10/2008

All three KTM 250 riders qualified in top positions for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, with Red Bull KTM's Mika Kallio in second, team-mate Hiroshi Aoyama in fourth and Spanish Repsol KTM 250 rider Julian Simon in sixth place.

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Qualifying mishap leaves Rossi on fourth row down under

Yamaha Racing
2008 MotoGP Australia - Phillip Island 04/10/2008
Qualifying 1 Report

An unfortunate mistake in the later stages of this afternoon's qualifying session means that Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi will start tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix from the outside of the fourth row. The new world champion ran off onto the grass approaching turn three and fell awkwardly when he hit the gravel trap, suffering slight whiplash and some damage to the muscles in his neck in the process. He will undergo some intensive physiotherapy this evening but should be fit to race tomorrow.

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October 3, 2008 7:58 PM

New world champion gets back to work on the island

Yamaha Racing
2008 MotoGP Australia - Phillip Island 03/10/2008
Free Practice Report

Newly-crowned 2008 World Champion Valentino Rossi was back in action at Phillip Island today, just five days after clinching an incredible sixth premier class title, his eighth in all. The Fiat Yamaha Team rider finished a promising second in this morning's dry session, before rain interrupted the proceedings this afternoon.

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September 28, 2008 5:31 PM

World Title Valentino Rossi

Yamaha Racing
Motegi, Japan 28/09/2008

“I think it’s difficult to say, but maybe this is even better than the first championship with Yamaha in 2004. In 2004 I arrived after three championships in a row; the change was very big and no one expected me to win then, not even us to be honest! But this year is great too because I didn’t start as the number one favourite after losing for two years. The taste of this is something special.

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Rossi takes eight World Title with home win for Yamaha

Yamaha Racing
2008 MotoGP Japan - Motegi
Race Report 28/09/2008

Valentino Rossi rode a perfect race to win Yamaha's home Grand Prix in Japan today, claiming the 2008 MotoGP World Championship title in the process. In doing so the 29-year-old Italian became only the second rider in history to recapture the title after two years, the other being Giacomo Agostini, whose all-time victory record Rossi surpassed at the last race in Indianapolis.
This is Rossi's third title with Yamaha, his sixth in the premier class and eighth in total in a career spanning 12 years. His team-mate Jorge Lorenzo finished a fighting fourth and today's results also secured the triple crown of Rider, Manufacturer and Team titles for Yamaha and the Fiat Yamaha Team.

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September 27, 2008 7:17 AM

Lorenzo seals stunning pole in Motegi for Yamaha's home race

Yamaha Racing
2008 MotoGP Japan - Motegi 27/09/2008
Qualifying 1 Report

Jorge Lorenzo was on superb form at Motegi today, taking an impressive pole position on his first visit to Japan as a Yamaha rider. The 21-year-old will head the field for his Factory's home race tomorrow whilst his Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi, who will be bidding to seal his eighth World Championship crown, will start from fourth.

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Koyama at home and confident on the Motegi circuit

KTM
2008 MotoGP Japan - Motegi

KTM 125 cc rider Tomoyoshi Koyama proved there's no place like home on Saturday coming in fastest of all the KTMs on the Motegi Circuit.

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Front row start for Aoyama and Kallio in Japan

KTM
2008 MotoGP Japan - Motegi

Red Bull KTM stars Hiroshi Aoyama and Mika Kallio secured front row starting positions for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix proving both riders are completely at home on the Motegi circuit.

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September 26, 2008 9:25 PM

Rossi gets weekend off to good start with third in Motegi practice

Yamaha Racing
2008 MotoGP Japan - Motegi
Free Practice Report 26/09/2008

Valentino Rossi made a solid start to his Japanese Grand Prix weekend by riding his Fiat Yamaha M1 to third place on the opening day of action at Motegi. This weekend offers the Italian his first chance to wrap up the 2008 World Championship, which he can do by finishing third or higher on Sunday, even if Casey Stoner should win the race.