04.10.09Another top ten for Toseland in Portugal

James Toseland rode to ninth place at a sun-drenched Estoril circuit at the latest round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship. The PBRA-supported rider shrugged off the affects of a head cold to finish in the top ten.

Toseland produced a rousing performance in front of 45,539 fans basking in glorious temperatures that hit 27 degrees. The 28-year-old finished ninth after he'd fought superbly in the opening half of the race to get involved in a battle with Nicky Hayden and Loris Capirossi for seventh.

Today's result brings Toseland to within 12-points of a top seven championship finish.

James Toseland 9th - 85 points

"I really enjoyed that race and it was good to be in an exciting battle with the second group. I was running pretty much the same lap times as Dovizioso and (Toni) Elias for most of the race and there was a great battle between myself, Hayden and Capirossi. I was having the most fun in that race that I've had for a while. The difficulty for me was that I've been struggling with a cold all weekend and it is very difficult to take any kind of medication when you've got to race. Over the whole race distance I didn't realise how much the cold had taken out of me but it wasn't a big problem. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team have worked incredibly hard all weekend to give me a really good package to ride today. I'm still only twelve points off seventh in the championship and that is my target now for the remaining three races. I really want that seventh place in the championship and am looking forward to giving the team a good finish to the year."