250cc Grand Prix Results From Donington Park: 1. Randy DE PUNIET, Aprilia, 27 laps, 49:11.337 2. Anthony WEST, KTM, -1.236 seconds 3. Casey STONER, Aprilia, -16.740 seconds 4. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, -47.825 seconds 5. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, -63.449 seconds 6. Simone CORSI, Aprilia, -92.437 seconds 7. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, honda, -94.560 seconds 8. Jorge LORENZO, Honda, -105.964 seconds 9. Sylvain GUINTOLI, Aprilia, -1 lap 10. Andrea BALLERINI, Aprilia, -1 lap 11. Mirko GIANSANTI, Aprilia, -1 lap 12. Roberto LOCATELLI, Aprilia, -1 lap 13. Alex BALDOLINI, Aprilia, -1 lap 14. Gregory LEBLANC, Aprilia, -2 laps 15. Radomil ROUS, Honda, -2 laps More, from a press release issued by KTM: WEST FINISHES SECOND ON DEBUT WITH RED BULL KTM Australia rider Anthony West gave the new Red Bull KTM 250 machine a dream debut with a storming second place in today’s rain soaked British Grand Prix at Donington Park. West was a master of the water-logged track as he staged a breathtaking battle against Frenchman Randy de Puniet and fellow Australian Casey Stoner. In a dramatic final two laps, West fought out a tough duel against De Puniet who won the race by just 1.2 seconds with Stoner in third place. The result was the perfect debut for the new KTM 250 GP bike developed in Austria by Harald Bartol and his team. Second place on the podium for West came just over an hour after Julian Simon had won the 125cc British GP, also on a KTM. In pouring rain West rode a spectacular and very brave first lap and charged from 15th on the grid to be second at the end of lap one. By lap three West had passed world champion Dani Pedrosa (Honda) to be in third place behind Hiroshi Aoyama and Randy de Puniet. When Aoyama crashed out on lap 13 the race became a titanic three-way battle between De Puniet, West and Stoner. The trio swapped positions many times with their bikes sliding wildly in the treacherous conditions. On the final lap West pushed hard to try and pass De Puniet and just saved a huge slide on his way to a brilliant second place. The Red Bull KTM team is now motivated for the next race, the German GP, at the Sachsenring this coming Sunday (July 31). Anthony West #14 – Second – Championship : 16th/ 20 points “I’ve waited so long to race the Red Bull KTM and today made the wait worthwhile, the bike is very good and will only get better from here. The track was unbelievably slippery and at the end of every lap I just thought : “That’s a relief, I’ve finished another lap.” I was just hoping to get some points today so second place is a big bonus for both me and the KTM team. The KTM chassis is so predictable, with the handling and on the brakes, and this was a big help in these conditions. And I like riding in the rain, the bike slides around a lot which is like dirt track and motocross where you learn throttle control. A couple of times I thought about slowing down to make sure I finished but decided to keep racing with De Puniet and Casey.” Harald Bartol – Technical and Managing Director “That was an unbelievable race and perfect result by Anthony. I knew in these very wet conditions that Anthony would be up the front so I was just hoping that the bike had no problems. This result is a reward for all the hard work by everyone in the Red Bull KTM team and a big motivation for the future. It is the best thing that could have happened.”