2003 was the return to Honda for Max Biaggi. New bike, new team,
new teammate, it was definitely a year of serious challenges after 4 years with Yamaha.
The season started well, 3 races resulted in 3 podiums. Max had
is RC211V under control but missed the total support of the HRC. Nevertheless he was one of Honda's spearpoints together with
Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau, 2 full factory riders.
Max' got his first victory in Donington, due to a 10-sec. penalty
for Rossi but rules are rules, remember Barcelona '98. Max was on full speed during the summer but couldn't turn it out in
results, a crash in Germany and a poor 5th place in Brno.
Motegi was Biaggi's 2nd, rightfully, victory. It was a serious message
to the HRC-Managment on Honda's home circuit to provide Max with a full factory bike from the beginning of the season.
Australia proved to be a dissapointing race but the 4th place
in Valencia secured him his 3rd place in the final rankings.
16 Grand Prix
2 Victories
3 Pole Positions
1 Fastest Lap
9 Podiums (2x 1st, 4 x 2nd, 3 x 3rd)
