http://www.motogp.com Marco Melandri RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website en http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+delighted+with+second+consecutive+home+win Repeating his 2007 Phillip Island victory on Sunday, Casey Stoner was understandably pleased with his 6.5s win in the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+delighted+with+second+consecutive+home+win Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:55:06 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+pole+assures+BMW+M+Award+victory Casey Stoner´s eighth pole of 2008 gave the Ducati rider victory in the BMW M Award for best qualifier. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+pole+assures+BMW+M+Award+victory Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:50:32 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Fifteenth+for+Melandri+as+Oz+action+commences The first day of the Australian Grand Prix ended with Ducati´s Marco Melandri in fifteenth position on the free practice timesheets. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Fifteenth+for+Melandri+as+Oz+action+commences Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:45:49 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+to+start+from+sixth+row A season-long pattern continued for Marco Melandri on Saturday in Japan as he was only able to qualify in sixteenth position on his Desmosedici GP8. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+to+start+from+sixth+row Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:45:26 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+notes+wrist+improvement+Melandri+inside+top+ten World Champion Casey Stoner was not overly troubled by his ongoing wrist injury at Motegi on Friday as he lapped quickest on the opening day at the A-Style Grand Prix of Japan. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+notes+wrist+improvement+Melandri+inside+top+ten Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:45:39 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+Race+stoppage+the+right+decision Finishing fourth and seeing the gap between himself and Valentino Rossi extended to 87 points, Casey Stoner was nonetheless in favour of the decision to cut short the action at The Brickyard. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+Race+stoppage+the+right+decision Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:45:33 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Kawasaki+finalise+Melandri+signing+on+two+year+contract Michael Bartholemy, Kawasaki Racing´s Competition Manager, confirmed on Sunday morning that the factory team had secured the services of Marco Melandri for the next two years. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Kawasaki+finalise+Melandri+signing+on+two+year+contract Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:45:35 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+crashes+in+tricky+wet+conditions+but+ends+up+third World Champion Casey Stoner suffered a painful crash but finished third on the overall timesheets on day one at Indy, while his teammate Marco Melandri was down in fourteenth. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+crashes+in+tricky+wet+conditions+but+ends+up+third Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:45:49 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Kawasaki+two+signatures+away+from+Melandri+and+third+bike Deals to bring Marco Melandri and a third bike to the Kawasaki MotoGP project for 2009 are scheduled to be concluded within days. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Kawasaki+two+signatures+away+from+Melandri+and+third+bike Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:00:30 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+slides+out+again+Melandri+manages+top+ten+finish For once it was the Marco Melandri side of the Ducati Marlboro pit-box where the smiles were on display at the end of the Misano weekend. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+slides+out+again+Melandri+manages+top+ten+finish Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:45:08 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Fortunes+contrast+again+for+factory+Ducati+team+mates Despite his wrist injury World Champion Casey Stoner is at the front of the Misano grid, whereas his Ducati colleague Marco Melandri starts towards the back. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Fortunes+contrast+again+for+factory+Ducati+team+mates Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:45:32 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+vows+to+keep+fighting+in+title+push MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner is not thinking of throwing in the towel as he aims to end Valentino Rossi´s winning streak this weekend. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+vows+to+keep+fighting+in+title+push Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:53 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+confirms+Kawasaki+move+for+2009 Italian MotoGP star Marco Melandri has told motogp.com that he will ride for Kawasaki next season. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+confirms+Kawasaki+move+for+2009 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:00:09 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+slides+out+of+Brno+lead+as+Melandri+clinches+encouraging+seventh Casey Stoner was unable to turn his sixth successive pole position into a podium at Brno on Sunday. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+slides+out+of+Brno+lead+as+Melandri+clinches+encouraging+seventh Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:45:08 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+aiming+to+maintain+strong+form+in+Czech+Republic After using the break in MotoGP proceedings to visit his family in Australia World Champion Casey Stoner hopes to continue his fine recent form when the action restarts at Brno. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+aiming+to+maintain+strong+form+in+Czech+Republic Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:00:22 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+praises+Ducati+and+looks+to+see+out+the+season In the face of speculation and a difficult first section of the season, Marco Melandri is still intent on riding his remaining seven races with Ducati. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+praises+Ducati+and+looks+to+see+out+the+season Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:00:07 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+waiting+on+Ducati+decision Marco Melandri is in the dark over whether he will be returning to action after the summer break, with rumours rife surrounding his possible departure from Ducati Marlboro. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+waiting+on+Ducati+decision Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:40:52 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+on+pole+again+Melandri+looking+good+in+race+trim Casey Stoner collected his fifth consecutive pole position at Laguna Seca on Saturday, equalling a MotoGP record held by Valentino Rossi who, along with Nicky Hayden, joins the Australian on the front row. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+on+pole+again+Melandri+looking+good+in+race+trim Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:45:32 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+dedicates+third+straight+win+to+team World Champion Casey Stoner paid tribute to his team after picking up his third consecutive win and his fourth of the season at Sachsenring. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Stoner+dedicates+third+straight+win+to+team Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:45:44 +0000 http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+in+talks+with+Kawasaki+and+Gresini+for+2009 Marco Melandri will not ride for Ducati Marlboro next season and is in discussions with Kawasaki and his former team San Carlo Honda Gresini about a 2009 ride. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+in+talks+with+Kawasaki+and+Gresini+for+2009 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:50:52 +0000