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2003 250cc, 125cc GP

POGGIALI WINS 250 CHAMPIONSHIP

PEDROSA WINS 125 CHAMPIONSHIP

250cc STANDING
1 Manuel Poggiali, Aprilia 249 pts, 4 wins
2 Roberto Rolfo, Honda 235, 2 wins
3 Toni Elias, Aprilia 226, 5 wins
4 Randy de Puniet, Aprilia 208, 3 wins
5 Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia 194, 1 win
6 Battani, 148
7 West 145, 1 win
8 Porto 127
9 Matsudo 119
10 Guintoli 101

3 VETERAN RIDERS RETIRE AT SEASON END: LUCIO CECHINELLO , MASAO AZUMA
EMILIO ALZAMORA

125cc STANDING
1 Pedrosa 223 pts
2 De Angelis 166
3 Barbera 164
4 Perugini 162
5 Dovizioso 157
6 Jenkner 151
7 P Nieto, 148
8 Stoner 125
9 Cecchinello 112
10 Giansanti 93

Poggiali

2003 MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX (250cc, 125cc) 2003 MotoGP

2003 RACE RESULTS: 250cc + 125cc

R16 OF 16, VALENCIA, SPAIN, Nov 2 - won by DE PUNIET, 250cc; STONER, 125cc
** POGGIALI WINS 250 CHAMPIONSHIP **
POGGIALI: " ... This weekend was not easy. Wednesday night I was ill and I crashed three times. Today I was riding with pain in my legs but third place is great for me and I am so happy to have finally won the World Championship .."

R15 of 16, PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA, Oct 19 - won by ROLFO, 250cc; BALLERINI, 125cc

R14 of 16, SEPANG, MALAYSIA, Oct 12 - won by ELIAS, 250cc;PEDROSA, 125cc
** PEDROSA WINS 125 CHAMPIONSHIP **

R13 of 16, MOTEGI, JAPAN, Oct 5 - won by ELIAS, 250cc; BARBERA, 125cc

R12 of 16, RIO, BRAZIL, Sept 20 - won by POGGIALI, 250cc; LORENZO, 125cc

R11 of 16, ESTORIL, PORTUGAL, Sep 7 - won by ELIAS, 250cc; P NIETO, 125cc

R10 of 16, BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC, Aug 17 - won by DE PUNIET , 250cc; PEDROSA, 125cc

R9 of 16, SACHSENRING, GERMANY, July 27 - won by ROLFO, 250cc; PERUGINI, 125cc

R8 of 16, DONINGTON, UK, July 13 - won by F NIETO, 250cc; BARBERA, 125cc

R7 of 16, ASSEN, NETHERLAND, June 28 - won by WEST, 250cc; JENKNER, 125cc
*** SATURDAY RACE ***

R6 of 16, CATALUNYA, SPAIN, June 15 - won by DE PUNIET , 250cc; PEDROSA, 125cc

R5 of 16, MUGELLO, ITALY, June 8 - won by POGGIALI, 250cc; CECCHINELLO, 125cc

R4 of 16, LE MANS, FRANCE, May 25 - won by ELIAS, 250cc; PEDROSA, 125cc

R3 of 16, JEREZ, SPAIN, May 11 - won by ELIAS, 250cc; CECCHINELLO, 125cc

R2 of 16, SOUTH AFRICA, April 27 - won by POGGIALI, 250cc; PEDROSA, 125cc

R1 of 16, SUZUKA, April 6 - won by POGGIALI, 250cc; PERUGINI, 125cc

2003 SEASON:

2002 champion Melandri moves to MotoGP
KTM GP DEBUT (125cc)
WOMAN RIDER Katja Poensgen returns
LOCATELLI, ALZAMORA, STONER move down from 250 to 125 class
POGGIALI moves up to 250 class

2003 CALENDAR

16 ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP (April 6 - Nov 2)
ALL ROUNDS IN 2003 CALENDAR ARE IDENTICAL TO LAST YEAR
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO VENUE OR RACE ORDER.

2003 RIDER / TEAM CHANGES (rider list)

KTM debut in 2003
2002 champion Arnaud Vincent moves from Aprilia 125 to KTM 125
2000 champion Roberto Locatelli moves back to 125 KTM from 250 Aprilia
1999 champion Emilio Alzamora moves down to 125 Derbi from 250 Honda
2001 champion Manuel Poggiali moves up to 250 Aprilia from 125 Gilera; Stefano Bianco will be Gilera's 125cc factory rider in 2003
Casey Stoner moves down from 250 Aprilia to 125 Aprilia
Anthony West joins Aprilia 250
Chaz Davies (UK) - 16 year old's 250 GP debut; Aprilia 250; he became the youngest GP rider last year when he raced 125 Aprilia aged 15; he earned 5 points after finishing 11th in Portugese GP.
Youichi Ui moves from Derbi to Aprilia
the only woman rider in world GP Katja Poensgen returns with 250 Honda

KTM DEBUT

KTM makes 125cc GP debut in 2003

RIDERS:
Arnaud Vincent, FRA (2002 125 CHAMPION)
Roberto Locatelli, ITA (2000 125 CHAMPION)

QUOTE KTM (Harald Bartol): " ...Our target is to finish the race ... To fight for the championship you need to be competitive from the first race and I can't guarantee this. We will have to wait and see what happens tomorrow and then we will know exactly where we are ... "

QUOTE LOCATELLI: " ... For me it is a big honour to race for KTM and I am confident of achieving some podium positions during the season, although I know it will not be easy changing back from the 250cc class and with such limited off season testing ...."

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