Marco Melandri won the 250cc race in Germany in dramatic fashion by passing Daijiro Katoh in one of the last corners to take his first ever 250cc class win. Eight of the top 10 finishers were on Aprilias.

Final 250cc Grand Prix Results From Germany:

1. Marco Melandri, Aprilia
2. Daijiro Katoh, Honda
3. Tetsuya Harada, Aprilia
4. Roberto Rolfo, Aprilia
5. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia
6. Alex Debon, Aprilia
7. Alex Hofmann, Aprilia
8. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha
9. Franco Battaini, Aprilia
10. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia

20. Katja Poensgen, Aprilia

Klaus Nohles, Aprilia, DNF, 27 laps, crash
Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, DNF, 27 laps, crash
Cesar Barros, Yamaha, DNF, 13 laps, retired
Stuart Edwards, Honda, DNF, 11 laps, crash
Diego Giugovaz, Yamaha, DNF, 8 laps, crash
Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, DNF, 7 laps, crash
Emilio Alzamora, Honda, DNF, 7 laps, crash
Marcel Schneider, Honda, DNF, 6 laps, crash
David Checa, Honda, DNF, 5 laps, crash
Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, DNF, 2 laps, crash
David DeGea, Yamaha, DNF, 2 laps, crash
Luca Boscoscuro, Aprilia, DNF, 1 lap, crash
Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, DNF, 1 lap, crash

Max Biaggi’s win at Sachsenring pulls him to within 10 points of the championship leader Valentino Rossi. Rossi did not repeat his feat of winning the race from 11th on the grid in Germany as he did at Donington Park. Rossi finished seventh.

Final 500cc Grand Prix Results From Sachsenring:

1. Max Biaggi, Yamaha
2. Carlos Checa, Yamaha
3. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha
4. Norick Abe, Yamaha
5. Alex Barros, Honda
6. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha
7. Valentino Rossi, Honda
8. Loris Capirossi, Honda
9. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki
10. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki
11. Garry McCoy, Yamaha
12. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha
13. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha
14. Jurgen vd Goorbergh, Proton
15. Anthony West, Honda
16. Jay Vincent, Pulse

Tohru Ukawa, Honda, DNF, 27 laps, crash
Brendan Clarke, Honda, DNF, 18 laps, crash
Barry Veneman, Honda, DNF, 13 laps, retired
Johan Stigefelt, Sabre, DNF, 9 laps, retired
Haruchika Aoki, Honda, DNF, 0 laps, crash
Leon Haslam, Honda, DNF, 0 laps, crash

Superbike Practice Times:

1. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:27.820
2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:27.964
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:27.977
4. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:28.585
5. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, 1:28.630
6. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:28.812
7. Larry Pegram, Ducati, 1:28.916
8. Steve Rapp, Ducati, 1:28.930
9. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:29.098
10. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:29.373
11. Pascal Picotte, H-D, 1:29.378
12. Mike Smith, H-D, 1:30.082
13. Andreas Meklau, Ducati, 1:30.679
14. Jordan Szoke, H-D, 1:31.034
15. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:32.548
16. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki, 1:33.448
17. Andrew Deatherage, Suzuki, 1:33.916
18. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 1:34.865
19. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:34.931
20. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, 1:35.339

Formula Xtreme Practice Times:

1. Tom Kipp, Suzuki, 1:29.357
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:29.466
3. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:30.081
4. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:30.102
5. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:30.387
6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:30.426
7. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:30.634
8. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 1:30.658
9. Mark Miller, Honda, 1:31.796
10. Tim Bemisderfer, Suzuki, 1:33.941

Honda’s Nicky Hayden passed Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin in turn one of the last lap to take a thrilling victory in AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike race number two.

Mladin took another run at Hayden but his bike suffered a suspected dropped valve in the Keyhole turn, and Mladin nursed it around for a secure second place and an increased points lead–Mladin’s only realistic Championship challenger, Eric Bostrom, was already back in 13th place after pitting to replace a chunked rear Dunlop tire.

Bostrom’s lead mechanic, Al Ludington, had been seen in a heated discussion with Dunlop reps prior to the race, leading several race observers to raise an eyebrow when Bostrom then suffered tire problems. Ludington declined to comment other than to say “The tire stopped working.”


Miguel Duhamel and Kurtis Roberts swapped third back and forth on the final lap with the veteran Duhamel hanging on to the final podium position.

AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike Race Two Results From Mid-Ohio:

1. Nicky Hayden, Honda RC51
2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R750
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51
4. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51
5. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki ZX-7RR
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R750
7. Steve Rapp, Ducati 996
8. Larry Pegram, Ducati 996
9. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha YZF-R7
10. Andreas Meklau, Ducati 996
11. Michael Smith, H-D VR1000
12. Jordan Szoke, H-D VR1000
13. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR
14. Andrew Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Tony Meiring, Suzuki GSX-R750
16. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R750
17. Douglas Duane, Suzuki GSX-R750
18. Greg Fryer, Yamaha YZF-R7
19. Scotty Van Scoik, Suzuki GSX-R750
20. Scott Hermersmann, Suzuki GSX-R750

Unofficial AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike Point Standings After Mid-Ohio Race Two:

1. Mladin, 332 points
2. Bostrom, 286 points
3. Chandler, 239 points
4. TIE Tommy Hayden/Nicky Hayden, 228 points
6. Duhamel, 222 points

Sunday Morning 600cc Warm-Up Times From Mid-Ohio

1. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:31.102
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:31.194
3. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:31.456
4. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:31.569
5. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:31.751
6. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:31.841
7. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:32.194
8. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:32.252
9. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:32.277
10. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:32.661

600cc Supersport Final Results:

1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR600F4i
2. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha YZF-R6
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-6R
4. Kurtis Roberts, Honda CBR600F4i
5. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6
6. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR600F4i
7. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R600
8. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600F4i
9. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R600
10. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6
11. Joseph Temperato, Suzuki GSX-R600
12. Daigoro Suzuki, Kawasaki ZX-6R
13. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki GSX-R600
14. Steve Patterson, Suzuki GSX-R600
15. Monte Nichols, Yamaha YZF-R6

Crashers included:
Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R600, lap 2, (while leading)
Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R600, lap 4, (re-joined then retired on lap 9)
Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, lap 14

Unofficial Pro Honda Oils 600cc Supersport Point Standings:
1. Bostrom, 192 points
2. Gobert, 168 points
3. Duhamel, 167 points

John Hopkins ran as high as second across the line–and led briefly at one point between two corners–before being rammed multiple times from behind by Kurtis Roberts, finally being plowed off line and passed by four riders late in the race, then running off the track while trying to catch back up. Hopkins then ran as far back as ninth but finished seventh-and-gaining on Josh Hayes.

After the race AMA officials reviewed videotape and said they would be sanctioning Roberts in some way. Officials also revealed that Roberts had been put on secret probation for two races immediately following Elkhart Lake, which is when Roberts went in for surgery on both arms to relieve compartment syndrome.

At Mid-Ohio, Roberts said it was not his fault that he collided with Hopkins in impacts that left marks on the tailsection of Hopkins’ bike. Slow-motion replays seen on the Speedvision video feed seemed to indicate, however, that Hopkins had nothing to do with the collisions, other than being in front of Roberts.

Aaron Yates, still recovering from surgery on the forearm broken at Laguna Seca, did not race at Mid-Ohio.

Saturday Morning 600cc Supersport Practice Times From Mid-Ohio:

1. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:30.982
2. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:31.450
3. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:31.793
4. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:31.935
5. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:31.977
6. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:32.087
7. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:32.266
8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:32.446
9. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:32.537
10. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:32.711
11. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:33.478
12. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 1:33.807
13. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki, 1:34.646
14. Steve Patterson, Suzuki,1:35.825
15. Jeff Muskopf, Suzuki, 1:36.048
16. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha, 1:36.048
17. Daigoro Suzuk, Kawasaki, 1:36.299
18. Monte Nichols, Yamaha, 1:36.332
19. Joseph Temperato, Suzuki, 1:36.493
20. David Ortega, Suzuki, 1:36.730

Josh Hayes crashed at the end of the 600cc Supersport practice session. There was no word on his condition.

The unofficial word from AMA sources is that Anthony Gobert will be fined $2500 for intentionally attempting to knock down Jamie Hacking following the 600cc Supersport race at Laguna Seca, trading blows on the cool-off lap, and then admitting it on TV.

The fine contrasts with the $5000 fine and a lost point assessed against Mat Mladin for allegedly criticizing an AMA official, a racetrack and fellow riders during a press conference at Loudon.

Apparently AMA Pro Racing Director Of Competition Merrill Vanderslice thinks talking is more dangerous–and should carry a heavier penalty–than attempting to ram or fighting on track.