With some impeccable race craft in both races Marco Melandri claimed an impressive one-two under sweltering sunshine and on a hot Motorland Aragon track in Spain.

In the opening race of the day, Melandri got off to a perfect start from pole position to tuck neatly behind Biaggi in second place. Constantly on his tail, the WSB Rookie cleverly played the waiting game, in search for the opportune moment to pass and take the lead. With just five laps to go Biaggi made a mistake and Melandri grasped the chance to overtake and proceeded to power his R1 to the finish line, crossing the chequered flag with over one and a half seconds advantage on the runner up.

Race two was almost a replicate performance for Marco Melandri. Unfortunately with just five laps to go the Italian slipped up, presenting Biaggi with the opportunity to create a significant gap. Melandri fought hard for the second victory of the day before settling for second place on the afternoon's podium.

Marco Melandri : "I had a pretty amazing day. Max was very strong and consistent so it wasn't easy to pass him in either races but thankfully I managed to succeed in race one. I felt good on the bike and gained confidence which was very important. In race two the track was hotter than in race one, making it more difficult for the tyres. Towards the end I felt I was about to lose the front and while trying to avoid going wide my foot slipped on the pedal. It was a really good race though, I'm happy. I want to thank my team and Yamaha for doing a great job again this weekend."