Moto GP Estoril Results.

The second race of the Moto GP season took place in portugal today at the Estoril circuit.

After 28laps Brazilian rider Alex Barros took the win and capped off a stuning weekend when he topped the timing charts on all three days of the GP.

Valentino Rossi placed second after Sete Gibernau crashed out on lap 16 followed by Marco Mellandri in third.

Final placings for Moto GP race are as follows...

1. A. Barros
2. V. Rossi
3. M. Biaggi
4. M. Melandri
5. C. Checa
6. C. Edwards
7. N. Hayden
8. S. Nakano
9. L. Capirossi
10. R. Xaus
11. T. Bayliss
12. K. Roberts
13. R. Rolfo
14. A. Elias
15. J. Ellison

Non finishers were...

• S. Gibernau
• J. Hopkins
• F. Battaini

Championship standings after two rounds...

1. V. Rossi 45
2. A. Barros 38
3. M. Melandri 29
4. M. Biaggi 25
5. S. Gibernau 20
6. S. Nakano 19
7. C. Checa 17
8. C. Edwards 17
9. T. Bayliss 15
10. L. Capirossi 10
11. N. Hayden 9
12. M. Tamada 8
13. R. Xaus 6
14. T. Elias 6
15. A. Hofmann 5
16. K. Roberts 4
17. R. Rolfo 4
18. J. Hopkins 2
19. J. Ellison 1

The next round is to be held in China on the 1st of May.