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Rossi repeats Czech feat as Stoner slips again

Sunday 31 August 2008

Second on the starting grid behind Australian rival Casey Stoner, Italy's seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) cruised to victory at the San Marino Grand Prix after the Ducati rider crashed out early in the race.

Sunday 31 August 2008

By AFP

  
Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi won the San Marino Grand Prix here on Sunday ahead of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Spaniard Toni Elias.
  
The victory allowed the Italian to equal compatriot Giacomo Agostini's record of 68 victories in the top Moto GP category.
  
It also stretched the Yamaha rider's lead in the world championship standings to 75 points with just five races left.
  
Pole-sitter and reigning world champion Casey Stoner of Australia crashed out on lap six while leading, handing Rossi a clear run to victory.
  
Stoner remains second in the world championship race but just two points ahead of Spain's Dani Pedrosa after the Honda Repsol rider finished fourth.
  


 

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