UK Motorcycle News & Stories — Toni Elías
On This Day – 2006 – Toni Elías Beat Rossi by 0.002 Seconds at Estoril
Mike Bowden MotoGP motorcycle racing On This Day Toni Elías Valentino Rossi
It remains the narrowest winning margin in MotoGP history, but the width of a tyre at the finishing line tells only half the story.
Elías was not fighting for the championship. He arrived in Portugal 13th in the standings and had never won a premier-class Grand Prix. Rossi, by contrast, was attempting to overhaul Nicky Hayden and secure a sixth consecutive top-class world title.
On This Day – 2010 – Lorenzo and Elías: Two World Champions Crowned at Sepang
Mike Bowden Jorge Lorenzo Moto2 MotoGP motorcycle racing On This Day Toni Elías
Jorge Lorenzo finished third in the Malaysian Grand Prix to secure his first MotoGP World Championship. In the earlier race, Toni Elías finished fourth and became the first champion of the newly created Moto2 category.