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DUTCH TT ASSEN, HOLLAND RESULTS: JUNE 24, 2006 (ROUND 8) MOTOGP QUALIFYING: 1. John Hopkins (1:36.411); 2. Shinya Nakano (1:36.424); 3. Colin Edwards (1:36.755); 4. Nicky Hayden (1:36.758); 5. Dani Pedrosa (1:36.993); 6. Chris Vermeulen (1:37.077); 7. Marco Melandri (1:37.332); 8. Carlos Checa (1:37.378); 9. Alex Hofmann (1:37.399); 10. Kenny Roberts Jr. (1:37.528); 11. Randy de Puniet (1:37.556); 12. Casey Stoner (1:37.660); 13. Makoto Tamada (1:37.676); 14. James Ellison (1:38.055); 15. Loris Capirossi (1:38.060); 16. Jose Luis Cardoso (1:39.406); 17. Ivan Silva (1:39.496); 18. Valentino Rossi (1:40.298). MOTOGP: 1. Nicky Hayden (Hon); 2. Shinya Nakano (Kaw); 3. Dani Pedrosa (Hon); 4. Casey Stoner (Hon); 5. Kenny Roberts Jr. (Hon); 6. John Hopkins (Suz); 7. Marco Melandri (Hon); 8. Valentino Rossi (Yam); 9. Carlos Checa (Yam); 10. Chris Vermeulen (Suz); 11. Makoto Tamada (Hon); 12. Alex Hofmann (Duc); 13. Colin Edwards (Yam); 14. Randy De Puinet (Kaw); 15. Loris Capirossi (Duc); 16. Ivan Silva (Duc); 17. Jose Luis Cardoso (Duc); 19. James Ellison (Yam). Time: 42 min., 27 sec. Distance: 26 laps, 73.120 miles Average Speed: 103.540 mph Margin of Victory: 4.884 sec. MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 8 of 17 races): 1. Nicky Hayden (144); 2. Dani Pedrosa (102); 3. Loris Capirossi (100); 4. Valentino Rossi (98); 5. Marco Melandri (98); 6. Casey Stoner (78); 7. Colin Edwards (63); 8. Shinya Nakano (57); 9. Kenny Roberts Jr. (55); 10. Makoto Tamada (54); 11. Toni Elias (53); 12. John Hopkins (50); 13. Sete Gibernau (44); 14. Chris Vermeulen (37); 15. Carlos Checa (31); 16. Alex Hofmann (16); 17. Randy De Puniet (13); 18. James Ellison (12); 19. Jose Luis Cardoso (5). 250cc GP QUALIFYING: 1. Jorge Lorenzo (1:40.007); 2. Alex de Angelis (1:40.137); 3. Andrea Dovizioso (1:41.194); 4. Shuhei Aoyama (1:41.260); 5. Yuki Takahashi (1:41.279); 6. Marco Simoncelli (1:41.327); 7. Sylvain Guintoli (1:41.392); 8. Roberto Locatelli (1:41.434); 9. Alex Debon (1:41.452); 10. Hiroshi Aoyama (1:41.604). 250cc GP: 1. Jorge Lorenzo (Apr); 2. Alex De Angelis (Apr); 3. Andrea Dovizioso (Hon); 4. Alex Debon (Apr); 5. Roberto Locatelli (Apr); 6. Yuki Takahashi (Hon); 7. Marco Simoncelli (Gil); 8. Anthony West (Apr); 9. Hiroshi Aoyama (KTM); 10. Manuel Poggiali (KTM). Time: 40 min., 30 sec. Distance: 24 laps, 67.580 miles Average Speed: 99.820 mph Margin of Victory: 8.164 sec. 250cc WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 8 of 16 races): 1. Andrea Dovizioso (149); 2. Jorge Lorenzo (133); 3. Yuki Takahashi (99); 4. Hiroshi Aoyama (92); 5. Alex De Angelis (91); 6. Roberto Locatelli (91); 7. Hector Barbera (78); 8. Sylvain Guintoli (51); 9. Marco Simoncelli (49); 10. Anthony West (42). 125cc GP QUALIFYING: 1. Mika Kallio (1:44.532); 2. Alvaro Bautista (1:44.580); 3. Lukas Pesek (1:44.838); 4. Sergio Gadea (1:44.874); 5. Mattia Pasini (1:44.925); 6. Hector Faubel (1:45.240); 7. Andrea Iannone (1:45.289); 8. Nicolas Terol (1:45.494); 9. Simone Corsi (1:45.530); 10. Pablo Nieto (1:45.542). 125cc GP: 1. Mika Kallio (KTM); 2. Sergio Gadea (Apr); 3. Alvaro Bautista (Apr); 4. Simone Corsi (Gil); 5. Lukas Pesek (Der); 6. Hector Faubel (Apr); 7. Mattia Pasini (Apr); 8. Thomas Luthi (Hon); 9. Pablo Nieto (Apr); 10. Raffaele Rosa (Apr). Time: 38 min., 51 sec. Distance: 22 laps, 62.103 miles Average Speed: 95.914 mph Margin of Victory: 0.122 sec. 125cc WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 8 of 16 races): 1. Alvaro Bautista (160); 2. Mika Kallio (113); 3. Sergio Gadea (103); 4. Hector Faubel (97); 5. Mattia Pasini (96); 6. Lukas Pesek (77); 7. Thomas Luthi (62); 8. Gabor Talmacsi (57); 9. Simone Corsi (56); 10. Pablo Nieto (50). Circuit van Drenthe Assen, Holland Round 8 June 24, 2006 JULY 5, 2006 • C Y C L E N E W S 22 World Championship Road Race Series IRTA's response was the letter to the team, suggest- ing that the joke might by now have lost its power to amuse. (An opinion not shared by everybody - espe- cially after the letter was written.) Mamola might not like being the victim, but he has a career of his own practical jokes behind him. His repertoire ranges from showing his bottom or genitals at all sorts of opportunities, including World Championship prize dinners, to slapping a custard pie in the face of new champion Valentino Rossi at a press conference in 2001, and extends to the wearing of joke wigs and hillbilly teeth on the grid. As reported last week, Camel now seems certain to discontinue its sponsorship at the end of this season, leaving the factory Yamaha team sponsor-hunting again, and adding weight to rumors of Telefónica MoviStar backing for next year, with Jorge Lorenzo earmarked to join the MotoGP squad either next year or the year after. Yamaha team boss Lin Jarvis told the press that they believed the policy was to be implemented, but had no confirmation as yet. Camel's owners JTI (Japan Tobacco Industries) said last week that their decision is in line with a gentle- men's agreement between themselves, Philip Morris (Marlboro), and R.J. Reynolds back in 2001 to with- draw from motorsports at the end of 2006. Since then, the Camel statement said, Philip Morris (now operating under the name Altria) had expanded motor sport backing, with Ferrari in F1 and Ducati. "We still want to stop at the end of 2006." Their withdrawal would also leave the Mild Seven-backed F1 team without a sponsor. Welsh teenager Chaz Davies has had a GP lifeline for his home race at Donington Park, after sponsor- ship problems saw him dropped by his Campetella team. Davies will take over the Aprilia of French for- mer 125cc World Champion Arnaud Vincent, who broke four ribs at Mugello and had to pull out of the Catalunyan GP in pain. Michelin was reluctant to talk about it, but they showed the advantage they have at European races by producing a special batch of tires after practice had begun, and getting them delivered to the track on Thursday night. Colin Edwards had let the cat out of the bag when he revealed his pole position had been achieved on tires Michelin had delivered overnight. Not all the riders used the tires, however. Nicky Hay- den actually switched to a harder tire to win the race. Former F1 guru, and (briefly) design consultant to Team Roberts, John Barnard plans to make a return to MotoGP, with a new machine to be built by his firm, B3 Technologies, in association with British engineering consultants Ricardo. A website announcement has Barnard claiming that his input (rather than a V-five Honda engine) was crucial to Team Roberts's current success. The feeling in the MotoGP pits was rather different - since Team Roberts will abandon his machined-from-solid chas- sis design when their new chassis comes on stream, probably for Donington Park next weekend. How fit does Valentino Rossi need to be? Describ- ing a week ahead of intensive physiotherapy and other treatment to promote healing in his broken wrist bone, he added, "If I am at half my normal con- dition, I think I can make a good race at Donington Park." Talking about the crash, he shouldered the blame. "In my point of view, when one rider crashes by himself, it is always his fault," he said. Briefly... Continued from page 21 Kenny Roberts Jr. (10) made a late- race charge to finish in the top five. Jorge Lorenzo charged to the 250cc GP win. Nicky Hayden took his first foreign MotoGP win in Holland. Valentino Rossi (46) charged from the back of the grid to finish in the top 10, despite riding injured.

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