After the season-opening race in Qatar just over a week ago,
the MotoGP World Championship heads to Jerez this weekend
for the first European round of the year, the Gran Premio
bwin.com de España.
21 year old Casey Stoner currently leads the way in the MotoGP
overall standings for the first time in his career, having taken his
maiden victory in the class with a perfect ride at Losail. The
Australian made his debut for the official Ducati team one to
remember, and the sight of all four of the Italian factory’s bikes
at the head of the speed charts demonstrates that the
Desmosedici GP7 is in tremendous shape for the 800cc era.
Stoner’s win also makes it the first time since the year 2000 that
there have been six or more different winners in consecutive
races.
Unable to do anything to catch Stoner on the straights, Valentino
Rossi took second at the Qatari race. The five-time MotoGP World
Champion is currently on a run of five races without a win, his
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