The FIM has published the provisional entry lists for 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. While there are little surprises for MotoGP, the lists for 125cc and Moto2 make for an interesting read. MOTOGP 4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Repsol Honda) 5. Colin Edwards (USA/Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 7. Hiroshi Aoyama (JAP/Interwetten Honda) 11. Ben Spies (USA/Monster Yamaha Tech [...]
12,15 local time saw the final 250cc race not only of the 2009 season, but ever in the World Championship. The title was at stake, but also the bragging rights of ending the series’ run and putting oneself in the history books as the final winner. Héctor Barberá took a popular home win, although the [...]
Whilst the 250 riders were lucky to escape the worst wind of the day for free practice yesterday afternoon, today they endured reverse fortunes at Valencia. As in the 125cc class there was a local flavour to the top of the time sheets, as the home riders used their knowledge and experience of the track [...]
Pos. Rider Team Lap time Gap 1 Alex DEBON Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens 1’36.116 2 Marco SIMONCELLI Metis Gilera 1’36.450 0.334 3 Hector BARBERA Pepe World Team 1’36.470 0.354 4 Ratthapark WILAIROT Thai Honda PTT SAG 1’36.563 0.447 5 Hiroshi AOYAMA Scot Racing Team 250cc 1’36.656 0.540 6 Thomas LUTHI Emmi – Caffe Latte 1’36.985 0.869 7 Karel [...]
Pos. Rider Team Lap time Gap 1 Mike DI MEGLIO Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc 1’36.356 2 Alex DEBON Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens 1’36.568 0.212 3 Hector BARBERA Pepe World Team 1’36.583 0.227 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA Scot Racing Team 250cc 1’36.635 0.279 5 Raffaele DE ROSA Scot Racing Team 250cc 1’36.815 0.459 6 Alvaro BAUTISTA Mapfre Aspar Team 1’36.957 [...]
The Gran Premio de la Comunidad Valenciana got underway this afternoon, with home favourites in the ascendancy as the 250cc free practice took place. Hector Barberá and Alex Debón, both from Valencia, were amongst the pacesetters – as was Mapfre rider Álvaro Bautista – with Barberá clocking the fastest time of the session as Spanish [...]
Pos. Rider Team Lap time Gap 1 Hector BARBERA Pepe World Team 1’36.185 2 Alex DEBON Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens 1’36.502 0.317 3 Alvaro BAUTISTA Mapfre Aspar Team 1’36.866 0.681 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA Scot Racing Team 250cc 1’36.924 0.739 5 Raffaele DE ROSA Scot Racing Team 250cc 1’37.099 0.914 6 Marco SIMONCELLI Metis Gilera 1’37.168 0.983 7 Hector [...]
The Gran Premio de la Comunidad Valenciana is set to bring the curtain down on another campaign this weekend, as the MotoGP paddock unpacks and prepares to race for the final time in 2009. After a transcontinental trek to Australia and Malaysia, the series returns to European soil for the sixteenth and final round of [...]
Before the final race of the season in Valencia we want to give you the current status of next year’s Aspar lineup. As previously reported, Nico Terol seems to have signed a deal with Aspar to ride in their 125cc squad next year and he will be joined by Bradley Smith. For the new Moto2 [...]
At 13:15 local time the lunchtime 250cc race took centre stage in Malaysia. The penultimate round of the series saw a surprise leader in the early stages, as Jules Cluzel took charge from the start. The favourites for victory were soon back in the picture, however, as the race pace upped rapidly under the sweltering [...]