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Hayden ends Rossi run with U.S. victory
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-11 08:28
MONTEREY, California, July 10 (Reuters) - American Nicky Hayden ended world
champion Valentino Rossi's run of five consecutive MotoGP wins with victory in
the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Honda rider, who started on pole, claimed his first Grand Prix victory on
his 38th start, finishing 1.941 seconds ahead of compatriot Colin Edwards.
Italian Rossi took third at the Laguna Seca track, hosting the first American
Grand Prix for 11 years.
It was the Yamaha rider's worst finish this season but he remains on course
for a fifth consecutive world title.
Rossi extended his championship lead to 79 points over compatriot Marco
Melandri after eight of 17 rounds. Melandri was involved in a first lap crash
with Brazilian Alex Barros and failed to finish.
The 23-year-old Hayden, whose previous best was third in Germany last year,
led every lap of the 2.238-mile road course in the hills east of Monterey,
California.
Rossi was passed by team mate Edwards with a deft inside move into the
Corkscrew, the track's signature turn, on the 16th of 28 laps.
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