Valencia GP

Valencia

DUCATI TEAM COMPLETES GLORIOUS 2007 SEASON

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner finished a hard-fought second in today's tense, season-ending Valencia Grand Prix watched by an appreciative 132,500 fans. Loris Capirossi finished his final race for the team in fifth place after a spirited ride from eighth on the grid. The race concluded a remarkable season for World Champion Stoner who has scored ten victories and a further four podiums from 18 races. The awesome Aussie scored a tally of 367 points equalling the all-time points record and putting him an amazing 125 points ahead of series runner-up Dani Pedrosa, who won today's race. Stoner's stunning run of victories and Capirossi's Motegi win also helped Ducati to the constructors' crown and the Ducati Marlboro Team to the teams' title (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Malaysian GP

Sepang

AWESOME STONER SCORES HIS TENTH WIN FOR DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner scorched to his tenth victory of the year in faultless style at Sepang today, leading every one of the 21 laps and setting the new record on lap 15. His team-mate Loris Capirossi came home in 11th place. Stoner got the holeshot from the front row of the grid and masterfully controlled the entire race, holding a slender lead over his pursuers Marco Melandri and Dani Pedrosa until he upped the pace and stretched his advantage. At one point he led by two seconds, finally crossing the line 1.7 seconds ahead. It was another remarkable performance from the World Champion who showed his mettle in sweltering hot and humid conditions (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Australian GP

Phillip Island

STONER & CAPIROSSI STORM THE ISLAND TO WIN CONSTRUCTORS' & TEAMS' WORLD TITLES
The Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Loris Capirossi stormed Phillip Island today, scoring a stunning one-two result that secures the constructors' World Championship for the legendary Italian factory and also the team's World Championship for the Borgo-Panigale-based squad. Ducati is the first non-Japanese manufacturer to win the premier-class constructors' title since 1973, when MV Agusta were champions (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Japanese GP 

Montegi

LORIS SCORES GREAT MOTEGI WIN, CASEY 2007 WORLD CHAMPION

The Ducati Marlboro Team enjoyed its greatest day in Japan today, Casey Stoner securing Ducati's first MotoGP World Championship and Loris Capirossi winning the race, run in tricky conditions on a drying track. The result triggered scenes of unbridled joy in the Ducati Marlboro Team pit, in the more than one thousand fans who watched the race in the Borgo Panigale Factory with the CEO Gabriele Del Torchio among them and in all the Ducatistis around the world  (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Portuguese GP

Estoril

CALM STONER TAKES THIRD FOR DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM AT ESTORIL
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner scored a hard-fought third-place finish in today's thrilling Portuguese Grand Prix. Team-mate Loris Capirossi completed a difficult weekend in ninth position. The result gives Stoner a 76 point lead in the World Championship with four races to go, keeps Ducati well ahead in the constructors' points chase and maintains the Ducati Marlboro Team's advantage in the teams' championship (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

San Marino GP

Misano

STONER SCORES DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM'S FIRST HOME WIN
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner continued his relentlessly magnificent form at Misano today, taking the factory's first-ever MotoGP victory on home tarmac. Loris Capirossi also rode a strong race, fighting through to fifth place from 13th on the grid. Stoner's eighth success of the year was also his second consecutive start-to-finish victory and completes a hat-trick of wins, as well as extending his World Championship lead to 85 points and increasing Ducati's advantage in the constructors' championship and stretching the Ducati Marlboro Team's lead in the teams' championship (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Czech GP

Brno

STONER DOMINATES BRNO FOR SEVENTH WIN OF THE SEASON
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner put in a faultless display in front of 141,000 fans at Brno today, winning the Czech Grand Prix to extend his World Championship advantage to 60 points. Team-mate Loris Capirossi came in sixth after an entertaining tussle with several other riders. It was another perfect weekend for the awesome Australian who dominated both days of practice, secured pole position and then led from start to finish, leaving his rivals floundering in his wake and stretching his lead in the second half of the 22 laps to beat runner-up John Hopkins by almost eight seconds. It was Stoner's seventh victory of the year and his second consecutive success following a similarly dominant performance at last month's US GP (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

USA GP

Laguna Seca

STONER DOMINATES LAGUNA, CAPIROSSI OUT OF LUCK
Ducati Team rider Casey Stoner unleashed a faultless display of riding at Laguna Seca this afternoon to win his sixth victory of the year and extend his World Championship lead to 44 points. The Australian grabbed the lead after the first few corners of the first lap and was never challenged from there, running away from the pack to win by an emphatic 9.865 seconds. Today's victory followed a similarly faultless two days of practice and qualifying - Stoner topped all five pre-race sessions aboard his awesome Desmosedici GP7. Stoner's weekend-long domination also made him the first rider to win a MotoGP race from pole position in 13 events. The last man to score pole and race victory was Loris Capirossi on his Ducati at last September's Japanese Grand Prix (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

German GP

Sachsenring

CAPIROSSI BACK ON THE PODIUM, STONER FIFTH PLACE
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. Capirossi chose a different compound rear Bridgestone to Stoner and the Italian's choice paid dividends in the later stages of the race when he came through from fourth place to second. The newly resurfaced Sachsenring is ultra-demanding on tyres and today's ground temperature of more than 50 degree made tyre choice even more critical than usual  (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Dutch TT GP

Assen

LEADER STONER SCORES STRONG PODIUM RESULT AT ASSEN
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner finished a strong second in this afternoon's windswept Dutch TT to preserve his World Championship lead as the 2007 MotoGP series reached half-distance. Team-mate Loris Capirossi had a tougher day at Assen, entering the pits with nine laps remaining. Both riders left Assen in a hurry this afternoon, flying from nearby Groningen to Rimini in Italy to appear at the big World Ducati Week event currently taking place at Misano (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

British GP   

Donington

'GENIUS' STONER WINS AT TRICKY DONINGTON

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner continued his remarkable run of performances with a masterfully judged victory in treacherously slippery conditions at rainy Donington Park today. Team-mate Loris Capirossi was charging hard in the late stages when he crashed out of fifth place. Stoner and his Desmosedici GP7 have proved themselves at all kinds of racetracks and in all kinds of conditions so far this season - this was their fifth victory from eight races. The Australian didn't get the best of starts, entering the first corner in twelfth, but he stayed cool and cautious until he'd got a good feel for the conditions  (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Catalan GP  

Barcelona

STONER WINS EPIC CATALAN CONFRONTATION

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner won a breathtaking three-man battle for victory at Catalunya this afternoon to extend his points lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship. Team-mate Loris Capirossi also rode a storming race, riding to sixth place from his sixth-row start, the legacy of a luckless qualifying session here  (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Italian GP  

Mugello

STONER A FRACTION OFF THE ITALIAN GP PODIUM, CAPIROSSI 7TH
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Loris Capirossi finished today's Italian Grand Prix in a close fourth place and seventh place to retain their advantage in the riders', constructors' and teams' World Championships as the 2007 MotoGP series reached one-third distance (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

French GP  

Le Mans

STONER EXTENDS POINTS LEAD AT SOAKING LE MANS
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner extended his lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship with a superbly judged ride to third place in atrocious conditions at Le Mans this afternoon. Team-mate Loris Capirossi had a much more difficult ride to eighth in the soaking wet conditions because of a bike problem. (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Chinese GP 

Shanghai

STONER WINS AGAIN, CAPIROSSI RECOVERS FROM 14TH TO 6TH
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner won his third Grand Prix victory of the year in superb style at Shanghai today, extending his World Championship lead to 15 points after four of 18 races. Team-mate Loris Capirossi also enjoyed a stirring ride, coming through from 14th on the grid to finish in sixth position. Stoner grabbed the lead on the second lap and spent much of the race involved in an intense duel with Valentino Rossi. Eventually Stoner and his Desmosedici GP7 were too strong for the former World Champion, the Australian ending the race three seconds in front (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Turkish GP

Istanbul

FANTASTIC DAY FOR DUCATI MARLBORO MEN
Ducati Marlboro Team man Casey Stoner scored a masterful victory at Istanbul Park today to regain the World Championship lead while team-mate Loris Capirossi announced his renaissance with a gritty ride to third place. The pair's impressive performance also puts Ducati at the top of the constructors' title chase and the Ducati Marlboro Team at the top of the teams' championship (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Spain GP

Jerez

STONER FIFTH AFTER GREAT FIGHT BACK
Ducati Marlboro Team man Casey Stoner rode a hard-fought race in front of more than 130,000 fans at Jerez today, fighting all the way to finish fifth and put himself second in the World Championship. Team-mate Loris Capirossi had a more difficult day on the occasion of his 250th GP start but salvaged some points with a 12th-place finish (text and picture by Ducati corse press).

Qatar GP

Losail

STONER STORMS TO PERFECT FIRST WIN AT LOSAIL

 GP7 Launch

Madonna di Campiglio