WITH SIX rounds left in the 2007 MotoGP World Championship, it looks like Casey Stoner has run away with the title, in just his first year with Marlboro Ducati. It will take a huge change in tyre and engine performance, a lot of hard graft and a chunk of luck for Rossi to claw back the 60 point margin.
MotoGP World Championship standings after Czech GP, Brno:
1. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 246
2. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 186
3. Daniel Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 168
4. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 124
5. John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 124
6. Marco Melandri Gresini Honda 113
7. Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team 93
8. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 89
9. Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team 87
10. Alexandre Barros Pramac D'Antin MotoGP 83
11. Alexander Hofmann Pramac D'Antin MotoGP 60
12. Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team 58
13. Antonio Elias Gresini Honda 54
14. Carlos Checa Honda LCR 35
15. Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team 33
16. Makoto Tamada Tech 3 Yamaha 31
17. Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda 31
18. Sylvain Guintoli Tech 3 Yamaha 24
19. Kurtis Roberts Team Roberts 9
20. Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki Racing Team 6
21. Michel Fabrizio Gresini Honda 6
22. Fonsi Nieto Kawasaki Racing Team 5
23. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki Racing Team 4
24. Kenny Roberts Team Roberts 4
