11-03-02          Moto GP: Valencia

MotoGP Final

1. Alex Barros (Honda)
2. Valentino Rossi (Honda)
3. Max Biaggi (Yamaha)
4. Daijiro Kato (Honda)
5. Tohru Ukawa (Honda)
6. Shinya Nakano (Yamaha)
7. Jurgen van der Goorbergh (Honda)
8. Jeremy McWilliams (Proton)
9. Olivier Jacque (Yamaha)
10. Norick Abe (Yamaha)
11. John Hopkins (Yamaha)
12. Andrew Pitt (Kawasaki)
13. Sete Gibernau (Suzuki)
14. Tetsuya Harada (Honda)

10-13-02          Moto GP: Sepang, Malaysia, October 13

MotoGP Final

1. Max Biaggi, Yamaha
2. Valentino Rossi, Honda
3. Alex Barros, Honda
4. Tohru Ukawa, Honda
5. Daijiro Kato, Honda
6. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha
7. Carlos Checa, Yamaha
8. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki
9. Loris Capirossi, Honda
10. Norick Abe, Yamaha

1 Valentino Rossi 310, 2 Max Biaggi I 189, 3 Tohru Ukawa 182, 4 Alex Barros 159, 5 Carlos Checa 136, 6 Norick Abe 123, 7 Loris Capirossi 109, 8 Kenny Roberts 92, 9 Daijiro Kato 91, 10 Olivier Jacque 66

10-05-02          Montegi GP: Japan

Alex Barros is a quick study. In his first-ever race on Honda’s V-five, Barros managed to hold off World Champion Valentino Rossi after a race-long battle in the Motegi Grand Prix, held on Sunday in Japan.

MotoGP Final

1. Alex Barros (Honda)
2. Valentino Rossi (Honda)
3. Loris Capirossi (Honda)
4. Tohru Ukawa (Honda)
5. Carlos Checa (Yamaha)
6. Kenny Roberts Jr. (Suzuki)
7. Olivier Jacque (Yamaha)
8. Norick Abe (Yamaha)
9. Nobuatsu Aoki (Proton)
10. Jeremy McWilliams (Proton)

9-29-02           Colin Edwards: SBK World Champion

Some racers are simply never satisfied with anything but first place. It looks like we have to count Colin Edwards in that group as he simply refused to settle for second at the final race in Imola, Italy, despite the fact that it would have been good enough for the title.

Edwards took the fight to Troy Bayliss and the pair fought a pitched battle in the final laps for the win. Bayliss needed to win the race with Edwards back in third to retain the title. Instead Edwards took his ninth consecutive win and yet another double to finish the season in style and as World Champion once again.

Race Results: Imola, Italy

Race 1:

1. Colin Edwards, USA (Honda) 38m     17.324s,
2. Troy Bayliss, Australia (Ducati) 38m     17.838s,
3. Ruben Xaus, Spain (Ducati) 38m     25.975s,
4. Neil Hodgson, GB (Ducati) 38m     37.719s,
5. Noriyuki Haga, Japan (Aprilia) 38m     38.137s,
6. James Toseland, GB (Ducati) 38m     54.814s,
7. Pier-Francesco Chili, Italy (Ducati)     38m 58.724s,
8. Gregorio Lavilla, Spain (Suzuki) 39m     00.125s,
9. Broc Parkes, Australia (Ducati) 39m     00.320s,
10. Ben Bostrom, USA (Ducati) 39m     06.705s.

Race 2:

1. Edwards 38m 13.128s,
2. Bayliss 38m 14.108s,
3. Xaus 38m 19.311s,
4. Haga 38m 34.775s,
5. Hodgson 38m 40.531s,
6. Toseland 38m 47.315s,
7. Lavilla 38m 54.737s,
8. Parkes 38m 54.947s,
9. Bostrom 39m 02.514s,
10. Hitoyasu Izutsu, 39m 04.351s.

Final World Superbike championship points:

1 Edwards 552, 2 Bayliss 541, 3 Hodgson 326, 4 Haga 278, 5 Bostrom 261, 6 Xaus 249, 7 Toseland 195, 8 Chili 167, 9 Chris Walker, GB (Kawasaki) 152, 10 Lavilla 130.

Manufacturers points:

1 Ducati 575, 2 Honda 557, 3 Aprilia 278, 4 Kawasaki
208, 5 Suzuki 147, 6 Benelli 23, 7 Yamaha 16.

9-21-02           Valentino Rossi: Moto GP World Champion

The First MotoGP Champion (Repsol Honda’s Valentino Rossi will go down in history as the sport's first-ever MotoGP World Champion, the Italian wrapping up the title today with a victory in wet conditions in the Grand Prix of Rio, held at the Nelson Piquet Circuit in Brazil. The Italian captured the title with four rounds still to run.)

9-21-02            MotoGP: Rio, Brazil

2. Max Biaggi (Yamaha)

3. Kenny Roberts Jr. (Suzuki)

4. Alex Barros (Honda)

5. Loris Capirossi (Honda)

6. Norick Abe (Yamaha)

7. Olivier Jacque (Yamaha)

8. Sete Gibernau (Suzuki)

9. Jurgen van den Goobergh (Honda)

10. Gary McCoy (Yamaha)

9-09-02           SBK: Assen, Holland, September 9

Race 1:

1. Colin Edwards, USA (Castrol Honda)
     32m 58.601s
2. Troy Bayliss, Australia (Ducati)
     33m 02.207s
3. Noriyuki Haga, Japan (Aprilia)
     33m 03.952
4. Ruben Xaus, Spain (Ducati)
     33m 06.342s
5. Pier-Francesco Chili, Italy (Ducati)
     33m 14.863s
6. James Toseland, GB (Ducati)
     33m 18.193s
7. Gregorio Lavilla, Spain (Suzuki)
     33m 20.483s
8. Ben Bostrom, USA (Ducati)
     33m 20.767s
9. Broc Parkes, Australia (Ducati)
     33m 35.075s
10. Juan Borja, Spain (Ducati)
     33m 42.728s.

Race 2:

1. Edwards 32m 59.881s
2. Chili 33m 07.387s
3. Toseland 33m 10.923s
4. Neil Hodgson, GB (Ducati) 33m     17.971s
5. Bostrom 33m 23.576s
6. Haga 33m 24.137s,
7. Chris Walker, GB (Kawasaki)     33m 25.767s
8. Parkes 33m 41.065s
9. Marco Borciani, Italy (Ducati)     33m 49.938s
10. Lucio Pedercini, Italy (Ducati)     33m 55.935s.

World Superbike championship points (after 12 of 13 rounds): 1 Edwards 502, 2 Bayliss 501, 3 Hodgson 302, 4 Haga 254, 5 Bostrom 248, 6 Xaus 217, 7 Toseland 175, 8 Chili 158, 9 Walker 143, 10 Lavilla 113.

Manufacturers¹ points: 1 Ducati 535, 2 Honda 507, 3 Aprilia 254, 4 Kawasaki 197, 5 Suzuki 130, 6
Benelli 23, 7 Yamaha 16.

Final round: Imola, Italy ­ September 29

9-01-02           SBK: Oschersleben, Germany - Race 1 & 2

Race 1:

1. Colin Edwards, USA (Castrol Honda)      40m 55.744s
2. Troy Bayliss, Australia (Ducati)
     40m 57.485s
3. Neil Hodgson, GB (Ducati)
     41m 00.061s
4. Ben Bostrom, USA (Ducati)
     41m 19.459s
5. Pier-Francesco Chili, Italy (Ducati)      41m 22.267s
6. James Toseland, GB (Ducati)
     41m 25.972s
7. Noriyuki Haga, Japan (Aprilia)
     41m 26.102s
8. Gregorio Lavilla, Spain (Suzuki)
     41m 38.270s
9. Chris Walker, GB (Kawasaki)
     41m 38.471s
10. Broc Parkes, Australia (Ducati)
     41m 44.577s

Race 2:

1. Edwards 40m 56.724s
2. Bayliss 41m 00.585s
3. Hodgson 41m 03.747s
4. Haga 41m 05.021s
5. Xaus, 41m 08.899s
6. Bostrom 41m 22.873s
7. Chili 41m 27.869s
8. Toseland 41m 29.115s
9. Lavilla 41m 42.001s
10. Parkes 41m 58.510s

8-25-02           MotoGP: Gauloises Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno

1. Max Biaggi (Yamaha)
2. Daijiro Kato (Honda)
3. Tohru Ukawa (Honda)
4. Sete Gibernau (Suzuki)
5. Carlos Checa (Yamaha)
6. Loris Capirossi (Honda)
7. Jeremy McWilliams (Proton)
8. Norick Abe (Yamaha)
9. Alex Barros (Honda)

10. Olivier Jacque (Yamaha)
11. Kenny Roberts (Suzuki)
12. Jurgen van der Goorbergh (Honda)
13. Garry McCoy (Yamaha)
14. Akira Ryo (Suzuki)
15. Tetsuya Harada (Honda)
16. Regis Laconi (Aprilia)
17. Sylvain Guintoli (Yamaha)