The smile that has accompanied him from celebration to celebration still lights up his face. ‘Aspar’ found happiness last Sunday. At the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, which he himself helped give rise to some twelve years ago, he saw one of his riders – a product of the Cuna de Campeones – crowned 125cc World Champion. [...]
Few riders in recent years have started a season as such a clear favourite as Nico Terol. The Spaniard started the campaign on the back of fourteen podiums in 2010 but knew only too well that he would have to be on his very best form if he was to challenge for the title once [...]
Rain was an inevitable part of the Valencia GP, with difficult conditions for the final 125cc race. A drying track and spots of rain made things tricky for the riders at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo. Webb led early on from pole position, but was caught by Faubel soon after. The key moment was a crash [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Blusens by Paris Hilton APRILIA 41’44.138 138.184 2 20 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Bankia Aspar Team 125cc APRILIA 41’47.354 138.006 3.216 3 16 55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Bankia Aspar Team 125cc APRILIA 41’51.598 137.773 7.460 4 13 7 Efren VAZQUEZ [...]
After completing a dry session this morning the 125cc riders were forced to contend with light drizzle, wind and temperatures as low as 14ºC this afternoon, making for difficult conditions in the final qualifying session of the season. The last ever 125cc pole position went to British rider Danny Webb, who made a surprise late [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 99 Danny WEBB GBR Mahindra Racing MAHINDRA 1’45.898 17 17 216.5 2 96 Louis ROSSI FRA Matteoni Racing APRILIA 1’46.325 18 18 0.427 0.427 212.3 3 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo DERBI 1’48.028 17 18 2.130 1.703 216.1 4 39 Luis SALOM SPA [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo DERBI 1’42.297 17 18 218.8 2 39 Luis SALOM SPA RW Racing GP APRILIA 1’42.611 17 17 0.314 0.314 222.8 3 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo DERBI 1’42.695 16 16 0.398 0.084 218.7 4 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA [...]
The Gran Premio de la Comunidad Valenciana got underway this morning at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit as the MotoGP paddock prepares to drop the curtain on the 2011 season. Early morning rain left the track damp for the opening 125cc session this morning before further afternoon rain led to a fully wet second free practice. [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Intact-Racing Team Germany APRILIA 1’59.126 5 9 213.4 2 21 Harry STAFFORD GBR Ongetta-Centro Seta APRILIA 2’00.037 6 10 0.911 0.911 210.8 3 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo DERBI 2’00.075 9 14 0.949 0.038 211.3 4 23 Alberto MONCAYO [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Intact-Racing Team Germany APRILIA 1’56.928 11 14 212.0 2 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo DERBI 1’56.930 14 14 0.002 0.002 211.1 3 26 Adrian MARTIN SPA Bankia Aspar Team 125cc APRILIA 1’57.352 13 14 0.424 0.422 211.4 4 7 [...]