Qualifying over and first blood this year to Stoner.

Stoner

Rossi

Lorenzo

Dovizioso

Capirossi

Edwards

Big big crash for Hayden :eek:

I hope Hayden is alright after the nasy highside he had.

Qatar Grand Prix qualifying result:

1 C Stoner (Aus) Ducati 1 min 55.286 sec

2 V Rossi (Ita) Fiat Yamaha 1: 55.759

3 J Lorenzo (Spa) Fiat Yamaha 1:55.783

4 A Dovizioso (Ita) Repsol Honda 1:55.977

5 L Capirossi (Ita) Rizla Suzuki 1:56.149

6 C Edwards (USA) Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:56.194

7 R de Puniet (Fra) LCR Honda 1:56.358

8 C Vermeulen (Aus) Rizla Suzuki 1:56.493

9 A de Angelis (Smr) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:56.790

10 M Kallio (Fin) Pramac Racing 1:56.852

11 M Melandri (Ita) Hayate Racing 1:56.962

12 T Elias (Spn) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:57.225

13 J Toseland (GB) Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:57.510

14 D Pedrosa (Spn) Repsol Honda 1:57.729

15 S Gibernau (Spn) Grupo Francisco Hernando 1:57.899

16 N Hayden (US) Ducati 1:58.215

17 Y Takahashi (Jpn) Scot Racing 1:58.784

18 N Canepa (Ita) Pramac Racing 1:58.999

Looks like I'm gonna miss this one :mad:I'm away.

Looks like the mind games are already starting Rossi predicts 'entertaining' last laps | MotoGP News | 2009 | Crash.Net

I can't see them racing today, with the rain coming down like it is.

CANCELLED!!!!:thumbdwn:

Roll on Japan!!!

There appears to be a move to try and race tomorrow (Monday)

CANCELLED!!!!:thumbdwn:

Roll on Japan!!!

B*gger - at least it means I can watch the end of the US Masters now without having to flick between the two

that was an odd programme , stop start , on off , old stuff , long wait and then that lol.

cant see it happening tommorow either tbh.

Rossi won anyway

The opening round of the 2009 MotoGP championship in Qatar will take place at 1900 BST on Monday

The opening round of the 2009 MotoGP championship in Qatar will take place at 1900 BST on Monday

Yip!!

And the bonus is its LIVE on Eurosport!!!!

Imagine the BEGGING Dorna had to do for that!!!

Rossi won anyway

Clearly

Wow.......impressive and dominant race from Stoner:thumbup:

Booooooooo!!!!!:thumbdwn:*

Still, like Rossi said, hes in a much better position than this time last year, and he wiped the floor with them last year.

1 race does not make a picnic:P

Still stick with one of my previous statements, Stoner wont win another Title while Rossi is still on the scene.

*well done Casey

Clearly

He would have on Sunday :P

Bit processional, + bit reminiscent of 2007 :thumbdwn: i.e. with the carbon fibre chassis and new swing arm + the sheer output of the Ducatti.

Gonna be a difficult one :rotz:

Toesland let me down but good to see Edwards come 4th.

Yeah, glad for Edwards:thumbup:

I can see Ben Spies and Toseland swapping places next year:rolleyes:

Ian:thumbup:

Another win for Stoner at Qatar.

The Ducati/Stoner/Bridgestone package working well again.

He let Rossi think he could catch him, then put the hammer down.

Highlight of the race was De Angelis & Pedrosa coming together! The officials wanted to have a look at that after race!!!

Another win for Stoner at Qatar.

The Ducati/Stoner/Bridgestone package working well again.

He let Rossi think he could catch him, then put the hammer down.

Highlight of the race was De Angelis & Pedrosa coming together! The officials wanted to have a look at that after race!!!

Must admit I was feeling a bit deflated when Rossi started to catch Stoner.....thinking to myself, here we go again.

As for the Pedrosa/DA incident, what a shocker:eek:. I'd have hunted DA down in the pits and poked him sharply in the eye.