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Chinese GP: Starting grid

Pos Driver Nat Team Time Gap To 1st --- ---------------------- --- ------------------------- -------- ------- ------- 1. Valentino Rossi I Fiat Yamaha Team 1:58.424 2. John Hopkins ...

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Pos Driver                 Nat Team                          Time     Gap  To 1st
--- ---------------------- --- ------------------------- -------- ------- -------
 1. Valentino Rossi        I   Fiat Yamaha Team          1:58.424
 2. John Hopkins           USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP       1:59.315   0.891   0.891
 3. Colin Edwards          USA Fiat Yamaha Team          1:59.406   0.091   0.982
 4. Casey Stoner           AUS Ducati Marlboro Team      1:59.516   0.110   1.092
 5. Dani Pedrosa           E   Repsol Honda Team         1:59.602   0.086   1.178
 6. Marco Melandri         I   Gresini Honda             1:59.863   0.261   1.439
 7. Randy De Puniet        F   Kawasaki Racing Team      1:59.985   0.122   1.561
 8. Alex Barros            BR  Pramac D'Antin MotoGP     2:00.052   0.067   1.628
 9. Nicky Hayden           USA Repsol Honda Team         2:00.087   0.035   1.663
10. Shinya Nakano          J   Konica Minolta Honda      2:00.157   0.070   1.733
11. Alex Hofmann           D   Pramac D'Antin MotoGP     2:00.175   0.018   1.751
12. Toni Elias             E   Gresini Honda             2:00.205   0.030   1.781
13. Carlos Checa           E   Honda LCR                 2:00.319   0.114   1.895
14. Loris Capirossi        I   Ducati Marlboro Team      2:00.369   0.050   1.945
15. Chris Vermeulen        AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP       2:00.680   0.311   2.256
16. Kenny Roberts          USA Team Roberts              2:00.763   0.083   2.339
17. Sylvain Guintoli       F   Tech 3 Yamaha             2:01.157   0.394   2.733
18. Makoto Tamada          J   Tech 3 Yamaha             2:01.178   0.021   2.754

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