Haga-san is back, long live Haga-san!!!

He's such a fighter and after a year of virtual anonmity in MotoGP preceded by a quiet year in WSB, it's about time he showed us that fighting spirit and got out in front again. He won race one and was on for the double when just 5 laps to go he started to cruise. Shabby luck - a blown engine.

Troy Corser got the Foggy Petronas onto pole position - he really is pole king. He had a fall in race 2 but made it to fourth in race one.

Laconi got himself a "stop-go" penalty in race one - which now involves riding through the pits at 50mph (much more fair than the old stop-for-10 sec rule. With Haga's problem in race 2 Laconi was left clear in the lead.

Ochesleben is a track of tight turns which gets the riders working very hard. It saw Chili off in race two - putting too much faith in his tyres when he really should know better.

A good solid two second places from Toseland after qualifying a lowly eight, and a first podium for Leon Halsam in race 2.

Results:

Race 1 -
1. Haga
2. Toseland
3. Chili
4. Corser
5. Martin
6. Laconi
7. Haslam
8. Oelschlager
9. McCoy
10. Sanchini

Race 2 -
1. Laconi
2. Toseland
3. Haslam
4. McCoy
5 . Nannelli
6 . Sanchini
7. Walker
8. Vermeullen
9. Clementi
10. Meklau

Championship Standings:

1. Toseland 157
2. Laconi 155
3. Chili 113
4. McCoy 107
5. Haga 94
6. Vermeullen 92
7. Haslam 89
8. Corser 79
9. Walker 78
10. Martin 73