MotoGP 125cc championship contender, Bradley Smith, will be raising money for the official charity of MotoGP when he takes on British Formula One star Jenson Button in a motorsport showdown at the Mazda London Triathlon on 2 August 2009. As well as attempting to make sure motorcycling comes out on top in the race, Smith will [...]
The provisional 2010 calendar for MotoGP has been revealed… April 11 * Qatar Doha/Losail April 25 Japan Motegi May 2 Spain Jerez de la Frontera May 16 France Le Mans May 30 Italy Mugello June 6 Great Britain Silverstone June 26 ** Netherlands Assen July 4 Catalunya Catalunya July 18 Germany Sachsenring July 25 *** [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 45m17.516s 2. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia + 5.723s 3. Mattia Pasini Aprilia + 36.161s 4. Marco Simoncelli Gilera + 36.776s 5. Mike Di Meglio Aprilia + 41.418s 6. Alex Debon Aprilia + 41.938s 7. Raffaele De Rosa Honda + 57.483s 8. Hector Barbera Aprilia [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Julian Simon Aprilia 9m12.301s 2. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 0.390s 3. Scott Redding Aprilia + 3.072s 4. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 6.209s 5. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 9.509s 6. Luis Salom Aprilia + 11.211s 7. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia + 11.572s 8. D.Agerter Derbi + 13.703s 9. [...]
A lot of water has passed under the bridge since the Dutch TT of 1984, when Jorge Martínez “Aspar” took on the role of team manager Derbi but still showed his qualities as a rider by taking his first ever victory in the 80cc class. The man he had to beat was none other than [...]
Jorge Martínez “Aspar” will finally move his World Championship project up to MotoGP in 2010, courtesy of a deal with Ducati confirmed on Saturday at Donington Park. After three years of negotiating with various factories, an agreement has been struck for an ambitious stay in the premier class. “It seems that after three years we [...]
250cc 5th Mike Di Meglio 1.32.643 (22 laps): “I am really happy to be starting from the front of the second row. Obviously I would have preferred to be on the front row but considering how the session went this is a good result. My pace is good and the Aprilia is working perfectly, so [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Laps 1. Hector Barbera Aprilia 1m31.802s 24 2. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1m31.894s + 0.092s 20 3. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 1m32.055s + 0.253s 21 4. Alex Debon Aprilia 1m32.268s + 0.466s 21 5. Mike Di Meglio Aprilia 1m32.643s + 0.841s 22 6. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1m32.664s + 0.862s [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Laps 1. Bradley Smith Aprilia 1m37.442s 21 2. Marc Marquez KTM 1m37.573s + 0.131s 21 3. Julian Simon Aprilia 1m37.749s + 0.307s 14 4. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1m37.849s + 0.407s 17 5. Joan Olive Derbi 1m37.874s + 0.432s 21 6. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1m37.989s + 0.547s 19 [...]
In this exclusive interview, superfit superBrit Bradley Smith talks to Team Aspar about his health and fitness regime and how he stays in such phenomenal shape for such a demanding sport… With preseason and the season itself we’re talking about ten months of intense activity. Do you have a long-term training plan?In preseason I do [...]