WCM delight at Ellison point.

James Ellison took full advantage of the conditions to grab a hard earned Championship point after finishing a brave 15th, riding the Blata WCM machine.

"The team are delighted with the point and so am I," revealed the Cumbrian rider. "It was very slippery out there and wet in some place and drier in others. I just kept my head down and kept concentrating."

Team-mate Franco Battaini retired with technical troubles.

Ellison, Byrne, Portuguese MotoGP Race, 2005
Ellison, Byrne, Portuguese MotoGP Race, 2005
© Gold and Goose

James Ellison took full advantage of the conditions to grab a hard earned Championship point after finishing a brave 15th, riding the Blata WCM machine.

"The team are delighted with the point and so am I," revealed the Cumbrian rider. "It was very slippery out there and wet in some place and drier in others. I just kept my head down and kept concentrating."

Team-mate Franco Battaini retired with technical troubles.

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