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Grand Prix of Valencia
Valencia, Spain
125cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Casey STONER, Aprilia, 24 laps, 40:27.662
2. Steve JENKNER, Aprilia, -0.268 second
3. Hector BARBERA, Aprilia, -1.101 seconds
4. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, -3.205 seconds
5. Mirko GIANSANTI, Aprilia, -8.760 seconds
6. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Aprilia, -8.888 seconds
7. Pablo NIETO, Aprilia, -12.265 seconds
8. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, -16.738 seconds
9. Lucio CECCHINELLO, Aprilia, -21.089 seconds
10. Gino BORSOI, Aprilia, -30.673 seconds
11. Jorge LORENZO, Derbi, -32.847 seconds
12. Gabor TALMACSI, Aprilia, -32.954 seconds
13. Stefano PERUGINI, Aprilia, -33.349 seconds
14. Robbin HARMS, Aprilia, -34.889 seconds
15. Masao AZUMA, Honda, -34.958 seconds
16. Max SABBATANI, Aprilia, -40.633 seconds
17. Roberto LOCATELLI, KTM, -45.678 seconds
18. Fabrizio LAI, Malaguti, -50.241 seconds
19. Julian SIMON, Malaguti, -50.313 seconds
20. Sergio GADEA, Aprilia, -58.305 seconds
21. Stefano BIANCO, Gilera, -58.315 seconds
22. Imre TOTH, Aprilia, -83.309 seconds
23. Ismael ORTEGA, Aprilia, -93.631 seconds
24. Emilio ALZAMORA, Derbi, -99.042 seconds

27. Arnaud VINCENT, Aprilia, -10 laps, DNF, mechanical

30. Simone CORSI, Honda, -21 laps, DNF, crash

32. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, -23 laps, DNF, crash
33. Mika KALLIO, KTM, -23 laps, DNF, crash
34. Youichi UI, Gilera, -23 laps, DNF, mechanical
35. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, DNS


Final 125cc GP World Championship Point Standings:

1. PEDROSA, Daniel, 223 points
2. DE ANGELIS, Alex, 166 points
3. BARBERA, Hector, 164 points
4. PERUGINI, Stefano, 162 points
5. DOVIZIOSO, Andrea, 157 points
6. JENKNER, Steve, 151 points
7. NIETO, Pablo, 148 points
8. STONER, Casey, 125 points
9. CECCHINELLO, Lucio, 112 points
10. GIANSANTI, Mirko, 93 points
11. KALLIO, Mika, 88 points
12. LORENZO, Jorge, 79 points
13. UI, Youichi, 76 points
14. TALMACSI, Gabor, 70 points
15. LUTHI, Thomas, 68 points


More, from a press release issued by KTM Red Bull:

KTM Red Bull Team Sign Casey Stoner: “Loca” 17th, Kallio DNF

he KTM Red Bull team have signed talented young Australian rider Casey Stoner to race alongside Flying Finn Mika Kallio in the 125cc world championship in 2004. KTM chief executive Stefan Pierer and GP team boss Harald Bartol confirmed deal following today’s Valencia Grand Prix. In the final race of the current season Kallio failed to finish when he crashed after a collision with team mate Roberto Locatelli who finished 17th in his last ride for KTM.

In celebration of his new KTM contract Stoner, 18, today won his first career GP with a thrilling victory in the Valencia Grand Prix. The race was a dramatic one for the KTM squad, which was reduced to one rider after Kallio’s lap two crash. The Finn was bitterly disappointed having had high hopes of a top ten finish. Locatelli’s final race for the KTM team was a difficult one from 18th on the grid. After pushing to make up positions early in the race Loca found his tyres past their best over the final laps and he could do no better than seventeenth.

#36 Mika Kallio
DNF

Coming to the final corner, the long left I was on the inside level with Roberto and when we started to turn he closed the door on me and I had to brake very hard, otherwise we both would have crashed. I lost the front and fell; this was a very silly thing so early in the race and a disappointing way to end the season. I made a good start but rode a little slow on the first lap with cold tyres and dropped to 13th and then the crash.

#10 Roberto Locatelli
17th

Starting from 18th my only option was to go forward and I pushed very hard from the start. I wanted to finish top ten but this was the best result possible, my tyres were fading at the finish. On the second lap Mika came on the inside with a big braking move and when I looked around he had crashed after hitting the rear of my bike; it was just one of those things that happens in racing.


Harald Bartol
Team Manager

A wonderful day for racing but not a result to remember for KTM with Mika crashing and Roberto finishing seventeenth. We now look forward to next season and Casey Stoner joining our team. Today he showed his talent with his first win, a perfect result; Casey has always been fast and with the right back-up I think he can be a very successful rider. With Mika and Casey we have a very strong team for 2004.