2.15pm local time was the moment of truth for the 250cc riders in Australia, beginning the 2009 installment of the Phillip Island race. A group affair in which slipstreaming played a key part, the outing saw attempts at escapes from eventual racewiner Marco Simoncelli and Héctor Barberá, but nobody was able to fully break free. [...]
With Australia nine hours ahead and the 125cc race atypically kicking off at 1pm local time, Spain awoke to a new 125cc World Champion on Sunday morning. Julián Simón clinched the accolade in a race that strongly resembled the previous run-out in Portugal, with all the close group fighting and lightning fast lap times seen [...]
A morning rain shower at Phillip Island today did nothing to help the teams and riders prepare for tomorrow’s race but thankfully the notoriously changeable conditions worked in their favour this afternoon as qualifying practice took place in the dry. An exciting session built to a dramatic finale in the final three minutes, with Pol [...]
A day of mixed weather at Phillip Island dealt its worst hand to the 250cc class, with free practice starting on a damp track this morning and a dry afternoon qualifying interrupted by a brief shower. Whilst Rafaele De Rosa produced the surprise of the session with his debut pole in the final few minutes, [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap
1. Pol Espargaro Derbi 1m37.770s
2. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1m38.049s + 0.279
3. Julian Simon Aprilia 1m38.067s + 0.297
4. Simone Corsi [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap
1. Raffaele de Rosa Honda 1m33.389s
2. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1m33.614s + 0.225
3. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda [...]
The opening free practice for the 250cc Australian Grand Prix was affected by low track temperatures and strong winds, which made life difficult for the quarter-litre riders at Phillip Island. Héctor Barberá was comfortably ahead of the chasing pack on his Aprilia, supposedly more suited to the fast corners at this circuit than the Hondas, [...]
The opening free practice for the 250cc Australian Grand Prix was affected by low track temperatures and strong winds, which made life difficult for the quarter-litre riders at Phillip Island. Héctor Barberá was comfortably ahead of the chasing pack on his Aprilia, supposedly more suited to the fast corners at this circuit than the Hondas, [...]
Pos | Nº | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap | Laps | km/h
1 40 Héctor Barberá Aprilia 1′34.338 17 169.738
2 35 Raffaele De Rosa Honda 1′34.911 0.573 24 168.713
3 16 Jules Cluzel Aprilia 1′34.927 0.589 24 168.685
4 63 Mike Di Meglio Aprilia 1′35.013 0.675 23 168.532
5 55 Hector Faubel Honda 1′35.085 0.747 25 168.405
6 75 Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1′35.119 0.781 23 168.344
7 14 R.Wilairot Honda 1′35.132 0.794 24 168.321
8 6 Alex Debon Aprilia 1′35.150 0.812 21 168.290
9 17 Karel Abraham Aprilia 1′35.219 0.881 27 168.168
10 58 Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1′35.318 0.980 25 167.993
11 4 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 1′35.535 1.197 29 167.611
12 19 Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1′35.759 1.421 26 167.219
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Pos | Nº | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap | Laps | km/h
1 44 Pol Espargaró Derbi 1′38.435 27 162.673
2 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 1′38.690 0.255 26 162.253
3 18 Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1′38.717 0.282 25 162.209
4 60 Julian Simon Aprilia 1′38.816 0.381 24 162.046
5 93 Marc Márquez KTM 1′39.057 0.622 26 161.652
6 11 Sandro Cortese Derbi 1′39.081 0.646 27 161.613
7 8 Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 1′39.306 0.871 24 161.247
8 12 Esteve Rabat Aprilia 1′39.360 0.925 25 161.159
9 24 Simone Corsi Aprilia 1′39.377 0.942 27 161.131
10 7 Efrén Vazquez Derbi 1′39.538 1.103 28 160.871
11 17 Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1′39.590 1.155 26 160.787
12 33 Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1′39.790 1.355 25 160.464
13 35 R.Krummenacher Aprilia 1′39.844 1.409 26 160.378
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