The first section of the season has come to a close for the MotoGP riders, as they headed into a short summer break with an exciting race at the 3,610m-long Laguna Seca track. Casey Stoner was the eventual winner of a United States Grand Prix that looked to be Jorge Lorenzo’s to lose. The latter [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 27 Casey Stoner Honda 32 43’52.145 2 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 32 43’57.779 5.634 3 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 32 44’01.612 9.467 4 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 32 44’12.707 20.562 5 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 32 44’13.030 20.885 6 46 Valentino Rossi Ducati 32 44’22.496 30.351 7 [...]
A cool and cloudy morning once again gave way to classic Californian sunshine at Laguna Seca this afternoon, where hard compound tyres were the general order of the day when it came to race set-up. The action on track was just as hot, with the top six riders finishing in the 1.21s but Jorge Lorenzo [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay 1 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’21.202 – 2 27 Casey Stoner Honda 1’21.274 0.072 3 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1’21.385 0.183 4 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 1’21.578 0.376 5 58 Marco Simoncelli Honda 1’21.696 0.494 6 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1’21.731 0.529 7 46 Valentino Rossi Ducati 1’22.235 1.033 [...]
In the blink of an eye the MotoGP World Championship has switched continents and after packing up following last Sunday’s race in Germany the riders were back out on track today on the other side of the Atlantic. The Laguna Seca circuit in California saw two free practice sessions for the premier-class only, with fresh [...]
Free Practice 1 Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h 1 27 Casey Stoner Honda 1’22.300 19 157.910 2 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1’22.402 0.102 21 157.714 3 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’22.420 0.120 24 157.680 4 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 1’22.806 0.506 22 156.945 5 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1’22.911 0.611 23 156.746 [...]
The 2011 MotoGP season enters its second half this weekend at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where the Red Bull US Grand Prix follows a Sachsenring round which narrowed the gap further at the top of the Championship standings. Round 10 promises to be as entertaining as Germany, where Dani Pedrosa took victory in only [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 32 43’54.873 2 27 Casey Stoner Ducati 32 43’58.390 3.517 3 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 32 44’08.293 13.420 4 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 32 44’09.061 14.188 5 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 32 44’09.474 14.601 6 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 32 44’13.910 19.037 7 [...]
The third and final practice session for the USGP saw the grid positions decided at Laguna Seca, with Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner again involved in a two-way battle for pole position and the Spaniard again coming out on top. However, the pace of Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso should see a close race. The [...]
Just six days after getting off their bikes in Sachsenring, Germany, the MotoGP riders were back on them yesterday at 13:55 local time (GMT-7) at Laguna Seca for the opening free practice of the USGP, which marks the halfway point of the 2010 season. Rossi, Pedrosa, Dovizioso and Lorenzo all challenged for top spot at [...]