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Tamada takes first win with 'style and talent'.
With the first six races of the season won by either Valentino Rossi or Sete Gibernau, Rio finally bucked the trend as Camel Honda's Makoto Tamada charged to his and Bridgestone's first ever MotoGP victory.
Mixed emotions for Biaggi.
Once Sete Gibernau and Valentino Rossi had crashed out of the Rio Grand Prix, most tipped Max Biaggi to take his first victory of 2004 - and that scenario was acted out until team-mate Makoto Tamada attacked.
Bridgestone eyes title after Rio domination.
Bridgestone never imagined they'd enjoy such a successful Rio Grand Prix; an event which saw the Japanese tyre manufacturer take pole position, a new lap record and a maiden MotoGP victory against dominant rivals Michelin.
Surprise Rio pole for Roberts.
Former world champion Kenny Roberts caused one of the biggest shocks of the season by grabbing pole position in the final qualifying session for the Cinzano Rio Grand Prix in Brazil this afternoon [Saturday].
Welkom win Rossi's best.
After an incredible start to the 2004 season, and his Yamaha career, Valentino Rossi has nominated his debut M1 win as the most satisfying of his four victories so far.
Biaggi confident after 'massive Honda support'.
Max Biaggi has often been criticised for blaming poor performance on machinery disadvantages or set-up issues, but the Roman was quick to credit Honda for his Assen turnaround.
Ducati: Twin-pulse has same power.
The Ducati Marlboro Team's 'big bang' twin-pulse engine will make its second grand prix appearance this weekend at Rio, just one week after Loris Capirossi and Troy Bayliss raced the new powerplant for the first time in last Saturday's Dutch TT.
Rossi: Sete was very angry.
Saturday's Dutch TT tested the amiable relationship between championship contenders Sete Gibernau and Valentino Rossi to the very limit.
900cc MotoGP from 2007, new weight limits.
In a meeting held yesterday (Friday), the Grand Prix Commission - composed of Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna), Claude Danis (FIM), Sito Pons (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA) - unanimously agreed to introduce the following modifications to the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations:
Rossi breaks Gibernau in Dutch duel.
Valentino Rossi has taken his third 2004 victory in a row after winning a nail biting lights to flag duel with Sete Gibernau, which was only decided after contact between them a few corners from the finish.
Lorenzo earns thrilling 125cc Assen win.
Jorge Lorenzo emerged victorious from a heart-stopping 125cc Dutch TT, which saw four riders exchanging paintwork and the lead several times on the last lap during an intense battle for victory.
Gibernau: The clutch broke.
Sete Gibernau saw his hopes of Assen pole position end when the clutch on his Telefonica Honda began slipping on his all important final qualifying lap of the Dutch circuit this afternoon.
Nakano takes Kawasaki to all-time high.
Shinya Nakano seems to thrive on adversity.
Best session so far for Suzuki.
Team Suzuki enjoyed its best qualifying session of the season so far at Assen today, with Kenny Roberts seventh and team-mate John Hopkins tenth on their different spec GSV-Rs.
Rossi leads Yamaha charge with Assen pole.
The persistent rain that has showered Assen for the past two days finally lifted this afternoon - providing a thrilling final qualifying session for Saturday's Dutch TT.
Globe Hopper: Hello from Holland.
In her latest report on Crash.net , Desiree Crossman reports from today's final qualifying session for the Dutch TT, at Assen... "Hi from the Netherlands!
Hodgson returns to scene of greatest triumph.
MotoGP rookie Neil Hodgson will return to the scene of his greatest triumph when he races at Assen on Saturday.
Assen wild-cards.
The wild-card riders who will race in the Gauloises TT Assen this Saturday are the following:
Back to the future for Ducati twin-pulse.
Next week at Assen will see the GP debut of Ducati's 'new' twin-pulse engine, a motor that the Bologna based company had actually planned to use from the start of their debut 2003 MotoGP campaign.
Sete: Honda must understand the threat.
Sete Gibernau was a frustrated man at Catalunya on Sunday, the home hero having lost out in another epic encounter with Valentino Rossi - but was equally concerned at being the lone Honda in a Yamaha dominated top four.
Bayliss falls after clipping Xaus.
Troy Bayliss was in the thick of a hectic five-man skirmish for fifth in Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix when he fell heavily at turn four with just 4 of the 25 laps to go.
Nakano back from the dead with best result.
Shinya Nakano bounced back from his huge crash at Mugello with a vengeance at Catalunya on Sunday, the Kawasaki's tar claiming the ZX-RR's best ever result after beating Camel Honda's Max Biaggi to seventh place.
Hopkins: Rear 59kph faster than front!
Suzuki's John Hopkins had a plan for Sunday's Grand Prix of Catalunya, but his strategy fell to the wayside 18laps into the 25lap final when his GSV-R fell down to two-cylinders and he was forced to pull off the circuit.
Rossi haunts Gibernau at home.
Valentino Rossi followed up the ecstasy of home glory at Mugello last week with a second consecutive victory in the backyard of MotoGP world championship leader Sete Gibernau, after an intense 25-lap battle with the Spanish rider in today's Catalan Grand Prix.