2002 MotoGP Rd 8 – Great Britain – Donington – 14th July

ID	Race_id	Year	Event	Circuit	Category	Result	Rider	Mins	Secs	Gap	Machine	Grid	Date	Sprint?
145	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	1	Valentino Rossi	46	32.888	0	Honda	1	14/07/2002	Race
146	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	2	Max Biaggi	46	35.259	2.371	Yamaha	5	14/07/2002	Race
147	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	3	Alex Barros	46	38.421	5.533	Honda	4	14/07/2002	Race
148	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	4	Norick Abe	46	54.924	22.036	Yamaha	13	14/07/2002	Race
149	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	5	Olivier Jacque	47	0.975	28.087	Yamaha	12	14/07/2002	Race
150	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	6	Sete Gibernau	47	1.288	28.4	Suzuki	17	14/07/2002	Race
151	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	7	Daijiro Kato	47	1.835	28.947	Honda	11	14/07/2002	Race
152	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	8	John Hopkins	47	4.385	31.497	Yamaha	6	14/07/2002	Race
153	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	9	Nobuatsu Aoki	47	4.835	31.947	Proton KR	10	14/07/2002	Race
154	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	10	Shinya Nakano	47	14.342	41.454	Yamaha	15	14/07/2002	Race
155	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	11	Tetsuya Harada	47	22.346	49.458	Honda	3	14/07/2002	Race
156	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	12	Garry McCoy	47	26.597	53.709	Yamaha	18	14/07/2002	Race
157	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	13	Akira Ryo	47	27.368	54.48	Suzuki	14	14/07/2002	Race
158	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	14	Kenny Roberts Jnr	47	27.482	54.594	Suzuki	8	14/07/2002	Race
159	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	15	Jurgen Van den Goorbergh	47	27.754	54.866	Honda	9	14/07/2002	Race
160	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	16	Regis Laconi	47	28.413	55.525	Aprilia	16	14/07/2002	Race
161	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	17	Alex Hofmann	47	38.789	65.901	Honda	19	14/07/2002	Race
162	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	DNF	Carlos Checa				Yamaha	2	14/07/2002	Race
163	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	DNF	Jeremy McWilliams				Proton KR	7	14/07/2002	Race
164	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	DNS	Pere Riba				Yamaha	0	14/07/2002	Race
165	2276	2002	Great Britain	Donington	MotoGP	DNS	Tohru Ukawa				Honda	0	14/07/2002	Race

Conditions – Dry

Race Summary:

• Valentino Rossi won his 46th career race at Donington Park, marking his 100th Grand Prix start. He achieved this victory after Carlos Checa, who was leading, crashed on lap 18.

• his victory raised Rossi’s win percentage in the premier class to 50%, with 20 wins from 40 races. The crowd of 60,000-plus was thrilled by his performance.

• Rossi celebrated his win in style, crossing the finish line side-saddle and adding a percentage sign next to his iconic number 46

• Rossi had a challenging weekend after suffering a thumb injury during Friday practice. Despite the injury, which was later diagnosed as a crack in a bone, he was cleared to race.

• Despite the pain, Rossi started from pole position on Saturday and dominated the race, securing his 7th win of the season.

• His victory extended his lead in the World Championship to 87 points, over his absent teammate Tohru Ukawa

• Max Biaggi (Marlboro Yamaha) finished second

• Alex Barros (West Honda Pons): After a poor start, Barros fought through the field to secure third place, marking his second podium finish in consecutive races

• Olivier Jacque took 5th place, his best finish of the season, after battling past Sete Gibernau and Daijiro Kato

Notes:

• Rossi capped his 100th Grand Prix perfectly, by taking victory number 46

• Barros first 500cc rider across the line

• Hofmann replaces Capirossi on 500cc Honda, having replaced McCoy on a Yamaha at the previous two races

• McCoy returns after a four race absence

• Non-starts from: Ukawa due to injuries suffered in a crash during the first practice session, and Riba who fractured his left tibia in a crash during Saturday practice

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