Gauloises Yamaha wins 2005 Teams' title.

Just six days after lifting the MotoGP title with Valentino Rossi in Malaysia, the Gauloises Yamaha Team were celebrating again today as Valentino Rossi's record-breaking tenth victory of the season secured the Teams' World Championship at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Rossi became the first Yamaha rider ever to take his win total for a single season into double figures after an exhilarating last-lap battle with Marco Melandri, whilst his team-mate Colin Edwards boosted the team's points tally to unbeatable status with a determined ride to fourth place.

"Today we saw a fantastic race, scored another victory and won another title so of course we are delighted," said Gauloises Yamaha team director Davide Brivio. "We've won the Teams' Championship and both riders have contributed to this, so congratulations to everybody. Both Valentino and Colin like Phillip Island so now we all looking forward to going to Australia in two weeks."

The Repsol Honda Team are currently second in the Teams' championship, 149-points behind Gauloises Yamaha, while Yamaha currently hold a 49-point lead over Honda in the Manufacturers' championship - the only 2005 world title yet to be decided.