SPAIN: MOTOGP 2003 CHAMPION VALENTINO ROSSI FINISHES HIS SEASON WITH VICTORY AT A SPANISH RACE

Record ID: 956945

  • Title: SPAIN: MOTOGP 2003 CHAMPION VALENTINO ROSSI FINISHES HIS SEASON WITH VICTORY AT A SPANISH RACE
  • Date: 2nd November 2003
  • Summary: VALENCIA, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 2, 2003) MOTOGP 1. START WITH LORIS CAPIROSSI (65) LEADING AROUND FIRST CORNER 2. VALENTINO ROSSI (46) TAKES LEAD INTO SECOND CORNER 3. NICKY HAYDEN (69) DROPS BIKE FROM THIRD, REJOINED DOWN THE ORDER 4. SHINYA NAKANO (56) AND TOHRU UKAWA CRASH OUT TOGETHER 5. LAP 10 OF 30 AND SETE GIBERNAU TAKES THE LEAD AFTER CLOSING ON ROSSI 6. LAP 11 ROSSI OVERTAKES GIBERNAU DOWN THE STRAIGHT TO TAKE LEAD 7. LAST LAP ROSSI IN THE LEAD, PULLS A WHEELIE 8. ROSSI WHEELIES ACROSS FINISH LINE, GIBERNAU SECOND 9. ROSSI (IN WIG), GIBERNAU AND CAPIROSSI CELEBRATE ON PODIUM (VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING) 10. (SOUNDBITE)(ENGLISH) ROSSI SPEAKS ABOUT TWO ATTEMPTS TO GET AWAY FROM GIBERNAU: After I try a second time and make four or five very good lap, and it is possible to take a very small advantage. And then it is possible a win at the very last circuit where I never win, so it is very good. 250CC 11. START WITH RANDI DE PUNIET (7) TAKING AN IMMEDIATE LEAD 12. DE PUNIET FOLLOWED BY TONI ELIAS (24), AND FONSI NIETO WITH MANUEL POGGIALI (54) 13. POGGIALI (54) MOVING UP, HIS RIVAL FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROBERTO ROLFO (3) IS RIGHT DOWN THE ORDER 14. LAST LAP WITH TONI ELIAS OUTBRAKING DE PUNIET FOR THE LEAD, BUT THEN DE PUNIET TAKES LEAD BACK ON NEXT CORNER 15. DE PUNIET HOLDS THE ADVANTAGE TO THE FINISH LINE, ELIAS SECOND 16. PIT CREW OF MANUEL POGGIALI (54) WATCH AS HE CROSSES THE LINE IN THIRD TO TAKE THE 250CC TITLE 17. POGGIALI (54)/ROLFO TALKS TO HIS CREW AFTER FINISHING DOWN THE ORDER 18. DE PUNIET, ELIAS AND POGGIALI (WITH FLAG AS A CAPE) CELEBRATE ON THE PODIUM 125CC 19. START WITH CASEY STONER (27) LEADING 20. THREE LAPS FROM FINISH: STONER (27) LEADS STEVE JENKNER (17) AND HECTOR BARBERA (80) WITH MARCO SIMONCELLI (58), ANDREA DOVIZIOSO (34) AND STEFANO PERUGINI (7) BEHIND 21. TWO LAPS TO GO: STONER, BARBERA TAKES SECOND FROM JENKNER 22. FINAL LAP: BARBERA TAKES THE LEAD BUT OUTBRAKES HIMSELF AND DROPS TO THIRD, IN THE BACKGROUND PERUGINI GOES STRAIGHT ON AT THE LAST CORNER 23. CASEY STONER TAKES FIRST WIN, JENKNER AND BARBERA FOLLOW HIM 24. CASEY STONER, JENKNER AND BARBERA CELEBRATE ON PODIUM Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: VALENCIA, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Reuters ID: LVAERD5T3OIWFVF96C9O43PWRD3E
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