The first of a concluding quartet of rounds in the 2009 FIM MotoGP World Championship season takes place this coming weekend at Estoril. As Valentino Rossi prepares to make his 100th appearance on a Yamaha factory machine, in the bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal, at a venue where he has taken victory on five occasions [...]
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The longest break in this year’s MotoGP calendar comes to an end this weekend as the teams and riders return to action in Portugal. The cancellation of the Hungarian Grand Prix has provided the riders with a month of rest and recuperation time, during which they have been able to gather their strength for a [...]
After an untimely four-week break the MotoGP World Championship returns at a frenetic pace this weekend with the first of four races that will see the campaign reach its conclusion in Valencia at the start of November. The Grand Prix of Portugal takes place this Sunday at a later stage in the season than usual, [...]
It was another great weekend for a couple of us international fans in Alvaro’s hometown of Talavera de la Reina, where even a downpour didn’t dampen an excellent inaugural Summer “Fan’s Club” Fiesta. Madrid, where me and Michaela flew into on Friday, was baking. Bright sunshine, barely a breeze and full-on heat. By the time [...]
Portugal, Australia, Malaysia or Valencia: if everything goes to plan it is merely a matter of time before Jorge Martínez “Aspar” celebrates 125cc World Championship glory once again. As if that weren’t enough, his team is also still in with a shot of the 250cc title at the end of what has been little short [...]
The San Marino round of the 250cc World Championship went almost according to the script on Sunday afternoon, under Mediterranean sunshine as the championship heated up. For the third consecutive race the Italians took the early advantage to form part of the head group, which took time in being split. A fall for Marco Simoncelli [...]
The 125cc race at Misano was the opposite to that of Indianapolis one week ago, beginning with a tight group and a close fight at the head of the field. It was a strange race under good conditions, with a surprise ending that left the 2009 World Champion one step closer to being crowned. Julián [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Julian Simon Aprilia 40m15.301s 2. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 0.573s 3. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 5.474s 4. Marc Marquez KTM + 9.378s 5. Sandro Cortese Derbi + 9.665s 6. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 11.755s 7. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 23.044s 8. Joan Olive Derbi + 26.936s [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Hector Barbera Aprilia 43m23.353s 2. Mattia Pasini Aprilia + 0.040s 3. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia + 1.691s 4. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda + 1.697s 5. Mike Di Meglio Aprilia + 1.921s 6. Jules Cluzel Aprilia + 9.202s 7. Alex Debon Aprilia + 10.483s 8. Raffaele De Rosa Honda [...]