A crash-strewn day at Estoril saw probably more Moto2 riders hit the deck than any other class, as qualifying practice for the Grand Prix of Portugal took place in tricky conditions. In particular the first and final corners of the circuit, as well as the chicane, proved to be the most critical points but for [...]
There was a subdued start to the second day of practice at the Grand Prix of Portugal this morning as the majority of riders opted to stay in their pit boxes as damp conditions restricted any useful track time during the first half of the morning session. Things were back to normal in the afternoon [...]
The 125cc riders were able to ride in both wet and dry conditions today, with this morning’s final free practice taking place under the rain but the track largely dry, if slippery, for qualifying in the afternoon. A puddle in the apex of turn one caused several riders to crash but for those who stayed [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay 1 65 Stefan Bradl Kalex/Honda 1’41.591 – 2 12 Thomas Luthi Suter/Honda 1’41.754 0.163 3 60 Julian Simon Suter/Honda 1’41.905 0.314 4 93 Marc Márquez Suter/Honda 1’42.073 0.482 5 77 D.Ägerter Suter/Honda 1’42.143 0.552 6 51 Michele Pirro Moriwaki/Honda 1’42.219 0.628 7 72 Yuki Takahashi Moriwaki/Honda 1’42.259 0.668 8 [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay 1 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’37.161 – 2 58 Marco Simoncelli Honda 1’37.294 0.133 3 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1’37.324 0.163 4 27 Casey Stoner Honda 1’37.384 0.223 5 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 1’37.866 0.705 6 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1’38.073 0.912 7 5 Colin Edwards Yamaha 1’38.080 0.919 [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h 1 12 Thomas Luthi Suter/Honda 1’43.168 19 145.928 2 54 Kenan Sofuoglu Suter/Honda 1’43.216 0.048 20 145.861 3 93 Marc Márquez Suter/Honda 1’43.369 0.201 19 145.645 4 51 Michele Pirro Moriwaki/Honda 1’43.566 0.398 17 145.368 5 3 Simone Corsi FTR/Honda 1’43.720 0.552 19 145.152 6 72 Yuki [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h 1 65 Loris Capirossi Ducati 1’44.515 17 144.048 2 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’45.079 0.564 17 143.275 3 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 1’45.955 1.440 10 142.090 4 46 Valentino Rossi Ducati 1’46.481 1.966 13 141.388 5 27 Casey Stoner Honda 1’47.676 3.161 7 139.819 6 4 Andrea [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h 1 18 Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1’54.280 15 131.739 2 52 Danny Kent Aprilia 1’54.658 0.378 15 131.305 3 55 Hector Faubel Aprilia 1’54.830 0.550 16 131.108 4 7 Efrén Vazquez Derbi 1’54.998 0.718 15 130.917 5 94 Jonas Folger Aprilia 1’55.167 0.887 15 130.724 6 23 Alberto [...]
The first day of the Grand Prix of Portugal was a less fortunate one for the Moto2 riders than it was for their contemporaries in 125 and MotoGP, who enjoyed two dry free practice sessions. The afternoon outing for the intermediate class was hit by rain showers that were only light but heavy enough to [...]
The MotoGP riders returned to action this morning at Estoril after almost a month off. As in the 125cc class there was a dominant force in the premier class today although it was not the name of a Rossi, Pedrosa, Lorenzo or Stoner at the top, Marco Simoncelli proving to be the surprise package of [...]