The MotoGP riders were following on from an exciting Moto2 race, and thus had to step up their game to wow the crowd at Mugello. That they did, in a contest that appeared to be heading in the familiar direction of a Casey Stoner runaway victory. The Australian had pulled out a two-second gap at [...]
The Moto2 race at Mugello was a spectacle worthy of its backdrop, under almost perfect racing conditions. Marc Márquez took off from pole position looking to establish an advantage, but he was hindered in his attempts by Bradley Smith, Stefan Bradl and Alex de Angelis over the course of the contest. It was up to [...]
A variable weekend in terms of weather conditions concluded for the 125cc riders with a dry race. The Italian GP was a heated affair both in terms of climate and race action, with Nico Terol turning things up a notch with a frenetic race pace of 1’57 on the opening laps. Zarco experienced shade of [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 41’50.089 173.016 2 20 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 41’51.086 172.947 0.997 3 16 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team HONDA 41’51.232 172.937 1.143 4 13 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory [...]
Dorna Sports S.L and the Mugello circuit have reached agreement on a new five-year deal, meaning the Italian Grand Prix will continue to be held at the Tuscan circuit until at least 2016. The circuit, which first featured on the World Championship calendar in 1976 and has held a Grand Prix event continually since 1991, [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 93 Marc Márquez Suter/Honda 21 40’02.941 2 65 Stefan Bradl Kalex/Honda 21 40’03.012 0.071 3 38 Bradley Smith Tech 3/Honda 21 40’03.360 0.419 4 15 Alex de Angelis Motobi/Honda 21 40’05.032 2.091 5 29 Andrea Iannone Suter/Honda 21 40’07.536 4.595 6 12 Thomas Luthi Suter/Honda 21 40’15.962 [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 18 Nicolas Terol Aprilia 20 39’51.815 2 5 Johann Zarco Derbi 20 39’51.982 0.167 3 25 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 20 40’00.194 8.379 4 7 Efrén Vazquez Derbi 20 40’00.306 8.491 5 55 Hector Faubel Aprilia 20 40’00.409 8.594 6 39 Luis Salom Aprilia 20 40’14.723 22.908 7 [...]
A wet qualifying session followed by what hopefully will be a dry race should make for an exciting Moto2 Italian Grand Prix tomorrow, with the likes of Bradley Smith and Alex de Angelis qualifying near the front of the grid alongside free practice pacesetters Marc Márquez and Stefan Bradl. Slipstreams will be crucial in what [...]
Rain once again halted play in the MotoGP World Championship today as a light downpour midway through qualifying practice at Mugello saw the lap times and grid positions stall. Before that Casey Stoner had set the fastest ever lap of the Mugello (1’48.034) to seal pole position ahead of Ben Spies and Marco Simoncelli, the [...]
For the second day in a row the 125cc riders’ track time was hindered by rainfall at the Italian Grand Prix today, with sparse droplets over the first twenty minutes of qualifying giving way to heavier showers later on. The grid positions were effectively decided by the weather and Johan Zarco took a pole position [...]