The day began overcast and there had been rain overnight, but the GP of Catalonia eventually took place under the same dry, hot conditions as the two preceding days of practice sessions. Jorge Loreno won again to send the home crowd away happy, but the race wasn’t as straightforward as the time difference suggests. Dani [...]
Moto2 has already provided some memorable races in it’s short time on the MotoGP calendar, with its close racing and extensive talent pool. With these two positives comes a problem, however, in that at times overcrowding is a real problem on the opening corners of a race. That is what happened -almost inevitably- at Montmeló [...]
Moto2 hit Le Mans on Sunday and, as in all of the class’ races to date, crashes were the order of the day. 41 riders into 1 corner was never going to be an easy sum to solve, and the opening chicane took down a number of competitors. Eleven riders hit the deck over the [...]
12,15 local time saw the final 250cc race not only of the 2009 season, but ever in the World Championship. The title was at stake, but also the bragging rights of ending the series’ run and putting oneself in the history books as the final winner. Héctor Barberá took a popular home win, although the [...]
The Gran Premio de la Comunidad Valenciana showed that last was most definitely not least in the 125cc class, as the category rounded off the year with an entertaining race in front of a packed grandstand. The final meeting of the year, the 11am start saw all riders out to close 2009 o a high, [...]
A year in the making, the 250cc class’ long-awaited race debut at Indianapolis provided a fantastic race that made the delay worthwhile. The only chance that the two-stroke bikes will have to race at the Brickyard – as 250cc makes way for Moto2 next season – the one-off Grand Prix was one to remember. Two [...]
3rd Álvaro Bautista:
“It hasn’t been a good weekend for us if we are talking about the world title, because Simoncelli is closer to us and Aoyama is now further ahead. I had a lot of problems in practice, just like at Brno where I didn’t feel at all comfortable on the bike. I didn’t manage [...]
2nd Bradley Smith:
“I think that today’s result was very positive, because I finished ahead of every rider that was above me in the championship standings. It’s been a while since I was last on the podium, and I think that I really needed this. I hope that we can keep up this form at Misano [...]
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Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 45m43.599s
2. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda + 1.943s
3. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia + 4.661s
4. Mike Di Meglio Aprilia + [...]
A superb, thrilling nail-biting race in the 125cc class with Pol Espargaro eventually getting a superb maiden victory, and Bradley Smith getting a great second place. Non-stop action right from the off, and a helpful clutch of points for Bradley in his championship struggle against 4th place Nico Terol and 5th place Julian Simon.
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