| Last weekend the sixth race of the Moto GP | | | | unfortunately for Stoner he had to retire during |
| World Championship took place at the French | | | | the 20th lap as his machine had a mechanical |
| Speedway - Le Mans Bugatti Circuit - which has | | | | malfunction. Situation which benefit Pedrosa who |
| been active since 1967. Amongst some of the | | | | pushed his Honda but both Rossi and Lorenzo |
| manufacturers that currently participate in the | | | | moved ahead as Rossi won the first place and |
| 60th Edition of the Tournament are: Yamaha, | | | | the Spaniard who also rides for Yamaha came in |
| Honda, Ducati, Suzuki, and Kawasaki. | | | | second showing an amazing display of cleverness |
| Additionally, the top five riders who presently lead | | | | and speed skills. |
| the scoreboard are: in first place Valentino Rossi | | | | Many believe this definitely means business for |
| from Italy with 97 points, the Spaniards Dani | | | | the Italian as this is the first time Rossi is at the |
| Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo both with 94 points - | | | | top of the standings since his win at the Spanish |
| second and third place respectively, Casey Stoner | | | | speedway in Jerez back in 2007. Rossi who is a |
| from Australia with 56 points and in fifth place the | | | | seven-time world champion recorded 44 minutes |
| American Colin Edwards with a total of 47 points. | | | | and 30.79 seconds. A very positive situation for |
| Last Sunday the Italian Valentino Rossi who rides | | | | the Yahama manufacturer as well as they lead |
| for Yamaha accomplished a double win by | | | | now with a total of 115 points gathered from two |
| becoming the French champion after his previous | | | | second places in Qatar and Spain followed by |
| win in China; this triumph is his 90th win fact that | | | | three consecutive wins in Portugal, China and |
| moved him to the first position in the overall | | | | France. On the other hand, the Japanese |
| standings besides tying his record to that of the | | | | manufacturer Honda counts with 94 points and |
| well-known Angel Nieto. | | | | the Italian Ducati in third place with 61 points. |
| "To tie Nieto is like a dream," said Rossi, who also | | | | The speed knights will meet once again next June |
| won the Shanghai GP two weeks ago. "I didn't | | | | 1st at the Italian Mugello Circuit for another round |
| expect to be so fast, but we made some | | | | of the best Moto GP speed racing. This particular |
| modifications after the warm-up and the bike | | | | circuit has been Rossi’s domain since 2002 |
| worked well. "I haven't won two races in a row | | | | when he first won the race & has repeated it for |
| since 2006. That means we are back in business." | | | | the past six seasons. Rossi’s experience |
| Rossi’s latest win is certainly an incredible | | | | include three Wold Championships in 125cc – |
| achievement as his counterpart the Australian | | | | 1997, 250cc – 1999 and 500cc – 2001 and |
| champion Stoner was pursing the lead but | | | | MotoGP - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. |