World champion Valentino Rossi bounced back after the rarity of two losses in a row to win the British 500cc motorcycle Grand Prix at Donington Park yesterday and maintain his stranglehold on the championship.

　　Beaten by Loris Capirossi at Catalunya and Sete Gibernau at Assen, Rossi won the 30-lap race by 1.206 seconds. The Repsol Honda star edged countryman Max Biaggi for his first victory since the Italian GP at Mugello last month. Biaggi had started from pole position. Rossi now has 176 points after his fourth victory in eight starts and has a 47-point lead over Gibernau, who finished third. Biaggi is third in the championship race with 125.