Melandri takes victory from Vermeulen

Teamcar - In what will go down as one of the most unpredictable races in premier class history, Marco Melandri took victory at the GMC Australian Grand Prix. Twenty six laps of breathtaking action saw the first appearance of the new white flag wet weather rule, a Phillip Island finally seeing some of the predicted rainfall at the start of the MotoGP race.

The title fight between Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi saw the Italian gain another 5 points on his rival when he made a last-gasp move on Gibernau to take third from his old adversary and the Kentucky Kid was unable to do the same.