Both riders used the softer rear tire, but Rossi used the harder front slick whereas Lorenzo opted for the softer compound.As had been indicated all weekend, the overall performance of both option front tires was very similar, and this was highlighted by the Rossi and Lorenzo battle in which the pair were very evenly matched throughout the 24 laps.
Only Lorenzo and Nicky Hayden used the softer option front slick tires, but all riders favoured the softer rear slicks.
Colin Edwards scored his best result of the season in fifth for Monster Yamaha Tech3, triumphing in his own battle with Marco Simoncelli.
Teammate Ben Spies finished eighth after recovering from an early off-track excursion with Nicky Hayden, and Loris Capirossi retired having also been fighting with Edwards and Simoncelli.
Mikio Masunaga (Vice President and Official Member of the Board, Bridgestone Corporation) says: "I would like to congratulate the Ducati Team and Casey Stoner for their excellent victory here today. This year's Japanese Grand Prix was delayed because of the Iceland volcano but we are very glad that it was rescheduled. We are honored to have been able to support our second Japanese Grand Prix as MotoGP's Official Tire Supplier, and Bridgestone will continue to strive to provide tires of consistent quality and safety and a fair tire service to all teams."
Tohru Ubukata (Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tire Development Department) says: "I'm pleased with tire performance in (Sunday's) race, especially with the consistency of our softer spec rear. Conditions for the race were almost the same as last year but the pace was much faster which indicates the improvement in performance from using our asymmetric rear tires here. I'm also happy with our tyre compound selection for this grand prix as all weekend we have seen that both specs of rear tyre were performing well and in the race our softer front slick was also very consistent, even in the intense battle between Valentino and Jorge that pushed the tyres to the maximum right to the end of the race."
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