Motegi Computerised results and timing service provided by TISSOT MotoGP POLINI GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN Race 4801 m. Classification after 24 laps = 115.224 km 17

Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap

1 25 99 SPA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 43'47.238 157.886 2 20 46 ITA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 43'48.542 157.808 1.304 3 16 3 SPA Team HONDA 43'51.001 157.661 3.763 4 13 27 AUS Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 43'52.929 157.545 5.691 5 11 4 ITA Team HONDA 43'56.445 157.335 9.207 6 10 33 ITA Hayate Racing Team KAWASAKI 44'17.793 156.071 30.555 7 9 65 ITA Rizla MotoGP SUZUKI 44'19.994 155.942 32.756 8 8 36 FIN DUCATI 44'26.654 155.553 39.416 9 7 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 44'30.344 155.338 43.106 10 6 7 AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 44'30.483 155.330 43.245 11 5 14 FRA LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 44'32.072 155.237 44.834 12 4 5 USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 44'33.778 155.138 46.540 13 3 15 RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 44'40.763 154.734 53.525 14 2 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 45'09.042 153.119 1'21.804 15 1 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 44'25.681 149.126 1 lap Not Classified 59 SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando DUCATI 41'40.115 117.523 7 laps Not finished first lap 69 USA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 72 JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP HONDA

Race condition: Dry : Valentino ROSSI 1'48.545 159.229 Km/h Air: 22° : Lap 15 Jorge LORENZO 1'48.477 159.329 Km/h Humidity: 25% Circuit Record Lap: 2008 Casey STONER 1'47.091 161.391 Km/h Ground: 31° Circuit Best Lap: 2008 Jorge LORENZO 1'45.543 163.758 Km/h 14:40'00 SIGHTING LAP START 14:58'00 WARM UP LAP START 15:01'07 RACE START 15:02'19 Yuki TAKAHASHI crashed out - Rider OK 15:02'19 Nicky HAYDEN crashed out - Rider OK 15:03'37 No jump start 15:11'34 Toni ELIAS crashed out - Rider OK 15:12'16 Toni ELIAS re-joined race 15:24'40 Sete GIBERNAU crashed out - Rider OK 15:25'04 Sete GIBERNAU re-joined race 15:27'51 Sete GIBERNAU entered pits 15:37'01 Sete GIBERNAU re-joined race 15:44'39 Sete GIBERNAU entered pits and retired

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Official MotoGP Timing by TISSOT www.motogp.com Motegi, Sunday, April 26, 2009