Le Mans Computerised results and timing service MotoGP GRAND PRIX POLINI DE FRANCE Race 20 4180 m. Classification after 28 laps = 117.04 km

Pos Rider Nation Team Total Time Km/h Gap

1 25 15 SPA Telefonica Movistar Mot HONDA 44'22.750 158.236 2 20 7 Carlos CHECA SPA Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha YAMAHA 44'24.421 158.137 1.671 3 16 3 ITA Honda HONDA 44'24.658 158.123 1.908 4 13 46 ITA Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha YAMAHA 44'27.022 157.982 4.272 5 11 45 Colin EDWARDS USA Telefonica Movistar Honda Mot HONDA 44'38.505 157.305 15.755 6 10 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 YAMAHA 44'40.975 157.160 18.225 7 9 4 Alex BARROS BRA Team HONDA 44'50.406 156.609 27.656 8 8 12 AUS Ducati Team DUCATI 44'54.280 156.384 31.530 9 7 6 Makoto TAMADA JPN Camel Honda HONDA 44'55.914 156.289 33.164 10 6 65 ITA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 45'02.262 155.922 39.512 11 5 69 USA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 45'10.375 155.455 47.625 12 4 10 USA Team MotoGP SUZUKI 45'34.890 154.062 1'12.140 13 3 99 Jeremy McWILLIAMS GBR MS Racing APRILIA 45'46.141 153.431 1'23.391 14 2 11 Ruben XAUS SPA D’Antin MotoGP DUCATI 44'23.773 152.526 1 lap 15 1 80 Kurtis ROBERTS USA Proton Team KR PROTON KR 44'24.402 152.490 1 lap 16 84 Michel FABRIZIO ITA WCM HARRIS WCM 44'24.563 152.481 1 lap 17 9 Nobuatsu AOKI JPN Proton Team KR PROTON KR 44'33.360 151.979 1 lap Not Classified 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 25'48.584 155.476 12 laps 35 Chris BURNS GBR WCM HARRIS WCM 28'11.931 124.515 14 laps 66 GER Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 8'15.468 151.856 23 laps Not finished first lap 17 Norick ABE JPN Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 YAMAHA 21 John HOPKINS USA Team Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 50 Neil HODGSON GBR D’Antin MotoGP DUCATI

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Page 1 of 2 Le Mans Computerised results and timing service MotoGP GRAND PRIX POLINI DE FRANCE Race 20 4180 m. Classification after 28 laps = 117.04 km

Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap

Race condition:Dry : Sete GIBERNAU 1'33.425 161.070 Km/h Air: 24° Fastest Lap (Unofficial new record):Lap 27 Max BIAGGI 1'34.088 159.935 Km/h Humidity: 33% Circuit Record Lap: 2003 Noriyuki HAGA 1'36.688 155.634 Km/h Ground: 35° Circuit Best Lap: 2004 Sete GIBERNAU 1'33.425 161.070 Km/h 13:40'00 SIGHTING LAP START 13:58'12 WARM UP LAP START 14:01'02 RACE START 14:01'25 Nobuatsu AOKI starting from pit lane 14:03'09 Neil HODGSON crashed out - Rider OK 14:03'09 John HOPKINS crashed out - Rider OK 14:03'09 Norick ABE crashed out - Rider OK 14:06'33 Jeremy McWILLIAMS jump start 14:07'26 Ruben XAUS crashed out - Rider OK 14:08'00 Ruben XAUS re-joined race 14:10'49 Alex HOFMANN retired 14:11'00 Jeremy McWILLIAMS ride through 14:21'11 Chris BURNS entered pits 14:25'54 Chris BURNS re-joined race 14:28'14 Shinya NAKANO retired 14:29'18 Chris BURNS entered pits

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