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Arnaud Vincent (21) took his second
win of the year in the 125cc GP. Here,
he leads Lucio Cecchlnello (4), Manuel
Poggiali (1), and Daniel Pedrosa (26).
the picture on 128, followed by
Cecchinello's 91 and Jenkner with 80. eN
Donington Parle
Leichester, England
Results: July 14, 2002
Melandri slightly stretched his
points lead, 145 to Nieto's 132, with
Rolfo on 107 heading Battaini, 80,
and the fast-closing Elias, equal on
76 points with de Puniet.
125cc GRAND PRIX
Pedrosa led off the line, but Ui
snatched the position on the last hairpin of the first lap, only for the
Spaniard to get straight back in front.
Poggiali was close behind, with
Cecchinello, Azuma and Olive in pursuit at the head of a big pack.
Ui's brief revival was not to last,
and he was soon slipping back. By
lap six, the first four - Pedrosa,
Cecchinello, Poggi ali and Azuma had broken free from the rest.
On lap nine, Cecchinello took the
lead at the fast Macleans and held on
under severe pressure until the 22nd
lap, when Pedrosa nipped ahead. By
then, the impressive Vincent had
worked his way through the second
group and carried on to join the leaders, passing Azuma jusl.before halfdistance, and a furious battle commenced as the end drew closer.
Vincent led for the first time on lap
23, but still changing places with
Cecchinello. But the Italian was going
too hard and slid off and out on the
24th lap, giving Vincent a little
breathing space. By the finish,
Pedrosa had closed to within two
10ths, but explained that he was too
busy making sure Poggiali didn't get
past to attack the leader.
Azuma was 13 seconds away at
the finish, managing to keep the closing Jenkner behind, with Olive on the
German's heels and Alex de Angelis
only two seconds behind, Ui a similar
distance behind him.
Poggiali retained the points lead, 147
to Pedrosa's 131, with Vincent back in
MOTOGP QUALIFYING: 1. Valentino Rossi
(1,31.563); 2. Carlos Checa (U1.651); 3. Tetsuya
Harada (1,31.803); 4. Alex Barros (U1.828); 5.
Max Blaggl (1,31.906); 6. John Hopkins (1.31.977);
7. Jeremy McWilllams (1 :32.042); 8. Kenny Roberts
Jr. (1:32.123); 9. Jurgen van den Goorbergh
(1,32.182); 10. Nobuatsu Aokl (1.32.361); 11.
Daijiro Kato (1 :32.408); 12. Olivier Jacque
(1,32.446); 13. Norick Abe (U2.586); 14. Aklra
Ryo (132.707); 15. Shlnya Nakano (1,32.810); 16.
Regis Laconi (1 :32.861); 17. Sete Gibernau
(U3.055): 18. Garry McCoy (1,33.153); 19. Alex
Hoffmann (1,33.903); 20. Pere Riba (1,34.009).
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