June 24 : Stoner returns to winning ways with Donington domination. Difficult day for Melandri.

Casey Stoner took his second victory of the season and the 40th podium of
his career today with a dominant display at Donington Park. As a result the reigning MotoGP World Champion moved up a place to third in the championship, closing the gap by five points to series leader Valentino Rossi and by nine to Dani Pedrosa, who finished in second and third place
respectively. Yesterday's rain gave way to high winds today but the dry conditions suited Stoner perfectly and the youngster produced a faultless display from the first lap.
 

Things were much trickier for Melandri, who was unable to rediscover his
positive feeling from the first day and ended up down in sixteenth place.

CASEY STONER (Ducati MotoGP Team) 1st
"This has been a great weekend for us and it's brilliant to know that
we're in a position to fight that little bit harder. The last three races
have gone quite well for us in general but we've taken a big step forward
with the new electronic system, which worked so well at the Catalunya test
and then here. After a disappointing start to the season since the opening
round at Qatar it's nice to feel as though we're back on track and this
weekend went well from the start. We kicked off in free practice with some
good lap times and it's just got better and better since then, in wet and
dry conditions. Today the bike was perfect, even at the end of the race we
had really good traction and I want to thank all my team - Filippo, Vitto
and all the people at Ducati - for the hard work they are doing. Now we
just hope that this new electronic system will work as well at the rest of
the tracks as it has done at Catalunya and Donington Park."

MARCO MELANDRI (Ducati MotoGP Team) 16th
"I am so, so disappointed with this and I'm sorry for the team. Probably
the only thing we can do right now is put this Grand Prix behind us and
try to think about the next race. In such a difficult situation as this,
to not even have two consecutive days with the same weather conditions is
a huge obstacle because we just haven't got time to find the right way
forward. Today I didn't even get the feeling back that I had on Friday in
the dry, which wasn't amazing but definitely better than today. Now we
have to reset and start again from zero on Thursday."

LIVIO SUPPO (Ducati MotoGP Project Director)
"Casey has been extraordinary all weekend and he fully deserved to win. To
watch him ride as he has done at Donington is fantastic. We have shown
that we know how to stay strong, continue to work on our bike and this win
is dedicated to everybody back at the factory who have never stopped
working to put Casey in a position to win again. On the other side of the
coin we're really disappointed for Marco because it was another very tough
race for him and he couldn't even repeat his lap times from Friday. We
realize this is a very difficult time for him. I think we have to stay
close to him and try to help him in any way we can, so that he can find
more faith in the package he has."