In the unpredictable world of MotoGP, it was almost a surprise that things began so according to the script in Qatar. All three polemen took the victory on raceday in their respective categories, taking the lead of the 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP standings after race one of the year. Casey Stoner -always the man to [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 27 Casey Stoner Honda 22 42’38.569 2 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 22 42’42.009 3.440 3 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 22 42’43.620 5.051 4 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 22 42’44.511 5.942 5 58 Marco Simoncelli Honda 22 42’45.927 7.358 6 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 22 42’49.037 10.468 7 [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 65 Stefan Bradl Kalex/Honda 20 40’38.549 2 29 Andrea Iannone Suter/Honda 20 40’42.879 4.330 3 12 Thomas Luthi Suter/Honda 20 40’43.686 5.137 4 15 Alex de Angelis Motobi/Honda 20 40’44.474 5.925 5 72 Yuki Takahashi Moriwaki/Honda 20 40’45.170 6.621 6 3 Simone Corsi FTR/Honda 20 40’52.766 14.217 [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 18 Nicolas Terol Aprilia 18 38’28.687 2 11 Sandro Cortese Aprilia 18 38’36.397 7.710 3 33 Sergio Gadea Aprilia 18 38’37.834 9.147 4 7 Efrén Vazquez Derbi 18 38’38.201 9.514 5 94 Jonas Folger Aprilia 18 38’38.385 9.698 6 5 Johann Zarco Derbi 18 38’43.947 15.260 7 [...]
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The bikes in competition in the 125cc and Moto2 categories were different, but the races were remarkably similar in Qatar. The grid rows were separated into lines of three, and there was no same-day warmup for the intermediate class riders, and there was one outstanding [...]
It all began on Sunday night. The 2011 125cc season began under the Qatari floodlights, with eighteen laps deciding the winner of the inaugural race of the year. A change for this campaign was the lining up of the riders in rows of three, as opposed to the four-man grid lines of previous years. The [...]
The MotoGP class had just one practice session to contend this evening but it was the most important one ahead of the race, as grid positions were decided and the first pole of the season was contested. The absence of Alvaro Bautista, injured yesterday, was felt keenly amongst his colleagues. An open battle for provisional [...]
The pace in the Moto2 class continued to increase today as the intensity rose ahead of the opening race of the season tomorrow night. Even with less riders on track this year the first qualifying session of the season saw problems of a familiar kind, with heavy traffic especially towards the end of the session [...]
A third day of practice took place at Losail today before the main course finally arrives with the first races of the season tomorrow. A handful of youngsters staked their claim for a top grid position early in this evening’s 125cc qualifying session but the more it progressed the more the experienced riders in the [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay 1 27 Casey Stoner Honda 1’54.137 – 2 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1’54.342 0.205 3 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’54.947 0.810 4 58 Marco Simoncelli Honda 1’54.988 0.851 5 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 1’55.095 0.958 6 8 Héctor Barberá Ducati 1’55.223 1.086 7 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1’55.229 1.092 [...]