Stoner & Capirossi storm the island to win constructors' & team' world titles

Ducati MotoGP Team riders Casey Stoner and Loris Capirossi
stormed Phillip Island today, scoring a stunning one-two result
that secures the constructors' World Championship for the
legendary Italian factory and also the team's World Championship
for the Borgo-Panigale-based squad.

Riding his first race as riders' World Champion, Stoner led from
start to finish while Japanese GP winner Capirossi fought through
from fifth place on the first lap. It was an immaculate and
dominant performance from Aussie Stoner who was cheered all
the way by an ecstatic 50,000 crowd. At one point he led the pack
by almost eight seconds, eventually crossing the line 6.763
seconds ahead of his team-mate. Stoner's ninth victory of the
year is also the team's fifth win from the past six races and the
Ducati's tenth win of this season. Stoner, who topped all but one
of the five pre-race track sessions here, celebrates his 22nd
birthday on Tuesday.

Ducati is the first non-Japanese manufacturer to win the premier-
class constructors' title since 1973, when MV Agusta were
champions.

Casey Stoner: "Being up on the podium was just unbelievable,
I've never felt anything like it. I've been working very hard for a
lot of years trying to win here. This whole season has been
magical for us, we came here with a lot less pressure after
winning the title in Japan, so I could really enjoy this race. It's
definitely my best victory so far. I have to thank the Australian
fans, it's good to see so many of them here and I hope they've
had a lot of fun, I really appreciate it. I made one of my best
starts, I had the first corner to myself so I could concentrate on
getting the tyres warmed up and ready to go. Nicky [Hayden, who
DNFed] was really pushing in the beginning, he was on my rear
wheel for a while but I managed to get away. I was really hoping,
more than ever, that Loris would get on the podium here, so it's
been another great weekend for the team and for Ducati."

Loris Capirossi: "My start wasn't really good, so in the early laps
I had to fight a lot with Marco [Melandri] and in my opinion he
was little bit too aggressive. I had to push really hard to overtake
him and then I said 'please take it easy'. After that I tried to keep
my pace and I finished second, so I'm really, really happy and a
big thanks to my team who worked so hard all weekend. This is
another great moment, especially after my win at Motegi. I am
trying to end my five years with Ducati in the best way possible.
Ducati has won everything this year - the riders', constructors'
and teams' championships, which proves that everything's
working 100 per cent at the factory." full story on ducati.com