The white flag was out before the MotoGP race at Misano, warning of spitting rain for the premier class contest. Jorge Lorenzo took the lead early on, followed by Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa. The three fastest riders from practice kept up their domination on race day, and soon broke free. There was to be [...]
The skies clouded over at Misano for the 125cc race, contrasting with the sunshine of previous days. The start of the contest was somewhat foggy as well, as Johann Zarco inexplicably moved across the track and made contact with Héctor Faubel. BANKIA Aspar rider Nico Terol repeated his Indianapolis masterclass in attempting to make an [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 44’11.877 160.633 2 20 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 44’19.176 160.192 7.299 3 16 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team HONDA 44’23.844 159.912 11.967 4 13 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol SUTER 43’08.197 152.829 2 20 65 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing KALEX 43’08.816 152.793 0.619 3 16 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Speed Master SUTER 43’08.910 152.787 0.713 4 13 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM JIR Moto2 [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Bankia Aspar Team 125cc APRILIA 40’02.164 145.665 2 20 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo DERBI 40’02.186 145.664 0.022 3 16 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo DERBI 40’07.096 145.367 4.932 4 13 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Intact-Racing Team Germany APRILIA 40’11.486 [...]
It is normal practice for Moto2 riders to demolish lap records this year but the situation was even more extreme than usual at Misano today, with the riders lapping some two seconds quicker than last year. Part of the reason is no doubt the fact that it is still early days for the fledgling series [...]
After two dull races it looks like anything could happen tomorrow, with Stoner, Lorenzo and Pedrosa having one head to head throughout the weekend so far. Even though the Australian finished on top of the pile there are only 0.180 seconds between the three and barely anything to separate them in terms of race pace. [...]
There was a highly charged atmosphere at Misno for 125cc qualifying this afternoon and not just because of the intense heat and humidity. Even though BANKIA Aspar rider Nico Terol had dominated free practice the lap times were sufficiently close throughout this afternoon to suggest that the battle for pole position would become a close [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 65 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing KALEX 1’37.828 17 18 233.6 2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol SUTER 1’38.084 22 22 0.256 0.256 234.2 3 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Gresini Racing Moto2 MORIWAKI 1’38.340 19 20 0.512 0.256 234.6 4 [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1’33.138 18 26 274.0 2 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 1’33.258 29 30 0.120 0.120 271.7 3 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1’33.318 27 28 0.180 0.060 276.6 4 [...]