DANI Pedrosa notched up his first win at Sachsenring, in a hard-fought battle with his team mate Casey Stoner.Stoner put it all on the line in the second to last corner and lost the front, gifting Jorge Lorenzo second place, a vital 20-points and a

CASEY Stoner leads the qualifying times from the German MotoGP at Sachsenring. Valentino Rossi sits at the back of the grid, just one place above Sylvain Guintoli who is standing in for Loris Capirossi.1. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda 1m 21.681s

the last six races in the 125cc race. This is the longest ever sequence of successive 125cc GP wins achieved by Derbi.5 – Valentino Rossi is the rider with most victories at the new Sachsenring circuit with five wins (1x 250cc, 4 x MotoGP), followed

in the championship."I definitely could have finished with more points than I did, that's for sure," Lorenzo told Reuters. "What position I couldn't say, but I think that the fall in China hugely changed the championship... my championship."

It is perhaps an interesting irony that the MotoGP circus moves from one former street circuit to another this weekend, leaving the fast, flat sweeping turns of Assen behind to visit the tight, tortuous turns of the Sachsenring circuit. But where

leg in a crash during last weekend's MotoGP action from the Sachsenring, reports Autosport.Hayden made his MotoGP debut in 2007, finishing in 10th position with the now-defunct Kawasaki MotoGP squad.Roger Lee Hayden: “First of all I want to wish Randy

is the Sachsenring.2 – Aragón is one of just two current circuits where Valentino Rossi has not finished on the podium in the MotoGP class; the other is Silverstone.0 – None of the riders starting the MotoGP race have previously won a Grand Prix at Aragón in any

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Loris Capirossi rode a brilliant race to second place in punishing heat at the Sachsenring this afternoon, while team-mate Casey Stoner came home in fifth to maintain his lead at the top of the World Championship

place on the grid. This is the lowest grid position from which a rider has had a podium finish in any class since Kazuto Sakata was 3rd in the 125cc race at the Catalan Grand Prix in 1996 from 31st place on the grid. 27 – MotoGP’s no. 27, Casey Stoner

Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins battled his way to seventh place at a blisteringly hot German Grand Prix today.Hopkins made a good start and was in touch with the lead pack in the early part of the race. He looked comfortable in fifth