Stoner lead from the start and went on to win the Philip Island GP. Hayden was following stoner closely for nearly half the race and eventually fell behind when his tires started to detoriarate.Meanwhile,rossi the man who started from 12th gave a good show by finishing 2nd.He had his moments too during the race when he nearly went down with alex de angelis who high sided just inches in front of him.He had to battle very hard for 3rd with James Toseland who was riding a very good race himself passing rossi twice after being overtaken by the world champion.Rossi then made a pass on Toseland and then went on the catch hayden who was 2nd and took him at the first corner on the final lap.With that result,Rossi has now been on the philip island podium for ten years in a row since 1998.
Next race..Malaysian GP in 2 weeks time.
