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Simoncelli shines in Friday morning, Dovizioso tops rainy afternoon
Friday, 1 July 2011
Marco Simoncelli’s last minute fast lap in Friday morning’s free practice put him on top of the pack for the day, ahead of Repsol Honda riders Stoner and Dovizioso on the first day of action at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM. Dovizioso topped a rain marred second practice session.
The top three riders were within one tenth of a second of each other in the morning session, with the Italian from Cattolica setting the fastest time of the day with a 1’48.987, while the second session was hindered by a light rain that was not enough to warrant rain tires, and yet too slippery to push for fast laps on slicks until the last five minutes, thus leaving the MotoGP field unable to make the most of the second free practice.
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) topped the FP2 timings with a time of 1’49.272, 0.061s slower than his morning time that had put him third in the rankings. Toni Elías (LCR Honda) and Valentino Rossi (Ducati team) were second and third, with the Spaniard just under a tenth slower than his morning time and the Italian a full second and a half behind his morning time, which was cut short by electrical problems with both bikes, leaving him 13th in the timings.
Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, who did not participate in the second session of the day, posted the second and seventh fastest times of the day, respectively, with the Australian posting a time of 1’49.027 and the returning Spaniard posting a time of 1’50.104. Colin Edwards ranked sixth fastest time of the day on his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 bike in FP1, while only completing 2 laps in FP2.
The fastest Yamaha of the day was Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo, who set a fourth quickest time of 1’49.251 in session one, and also did not participate in the second session. Lorenzo's time was just slightly more than a tenth of a second ahead of team mate Ben Spies FP1 time, who only completed two laps in FP2.
Nicky Hayden remained the quickest Ducati of the day, whose FP1 time of 1’50.203 put him eighth. Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini) and Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) completed the top ten times of the day.
Friday, 1 July 2011
Marco Simoncelli’s last minute fast lap in Friday morning’s free practice put him on top of the pack for the day, ahead of Repsol Honda riders Stoner and Dovizioso on the first day of action at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM. Dovizioso topped a rain marred second practice session.
The top three riders were within one tenth of a second of each other in the morning session, with the Italian from Cattolica setting the fastest time of the day with a 1’48.987, while the second session was hindered by a light rain that was not enough to warrant rain tires, and yet too slippery to push for fast laps on slicks until the last five minutes, thus leaving the MotoGP field unable to make the most of the second free practice.
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) topped the FP2 timings with a time of 1’49.272, 0.061s slower than his morning time that had put him third in the rankings. Toni Elías (LCR Honda) and Valentino Rossi (Ducati team) were second and third, with the Spaniard just under a tenth slower than his morning time and the Italian a full second and a half behind his morning time, which was cut short by electrical problems with both bikes, leaving him 13th in the timings.
Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, who did not participate in the second session of the day, posted the second and seventh fastest times of the day, respectively, with the Australian posting a time of 1’49.027 and the returning Spaniard posting a time of 1’50.104. Colin Edwards ranked sixth fastest time of the day on his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 bike in FP1, while only completing 2 laps in FP2.
The fastest Yamaha of the day was Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo, who set a fourth quickest time of 1’49.251 in session one, and also did not participate in the second session. Lorenzo's time was just slightly more than a tenth of a second ahead of team mate Ben Spies FP1 time, who only completed two laps in FP2.
Nicky Hayden remained the quickest Ducati of the day, whose FP1 time of 1’50.203 put him eighth. Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini) and Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) completed the top ten times of the day.
Racing Numbers for Mugello
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Facts and figures ahead of the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM
1989 - The total number of points accumulated by Jorge Lorenzo in his Grand Prix career. A top five finish for Lorenzo at the Italian GP and he will become just the 10th rider in the 63 year history of World Championship motorcycle racing to reach the milestone of 2000 Grand Prix points.
349 km/h - The highest recorded maximum speed at Mugello is 349 km/h (217 mph) set by Dani Pedrosa in the first free practice session in 2009.
100% - All nine previous four-stroke MotoGP races at Mugello have been won by riders who started the race on the front row of the grid.
49 - Casey Stoner’s second place finish at the Dutch TT was the 49th time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class. His next top-three finish will make him just the 12th rider of all-time to reach the milestone of 50 premier-class podium finishes.
34 years - On race day at Mugello it will be exactly 34 years since Barry Sheene, riding a Suzuki, won the 500cc class at the 1977 Belgium Grand Prix and set the fastest GP lap of all-time at an average speed of 137.1 mph (220.7 km/h).
33 years - Bradley Smith followed up his maiden Moto2 podium at Silverstone with a 3rd place at Assen, making him the first British rider to stand on the podium at successive intermediate-class GP races since Tom Herron in 1978 when he finished second at the British GP at Silverstone followed by a third at the following GP at the Nurburgring in Germany.
25 - There have been 25 previous Grand Prix events held at the Mugello circuit, including twenty years consecutively from 1991.
15 - At least one Italian rider has stood on the podium in the premier-class race at Mugello for the last fifteen years. The last premier-class podium at Mugello without at least one Italian rider was the 500cc race in 1995.
9 - Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider across all race classes at Mugello, with a total of nine victories; one each in the 125cc and 250cc classes plus his seven successive MotoGP wins.
5 - Yamaha have been the most successful manufacturer in the four-stroke MotoGP era with five successive victories from 2004 through to 2008. Honda have had three victories in the MotoGP class at Mugello including last year, which was their first win at the circuit in the 800cc era. Casey Stoner gave Ducati their only MotoGP win at Mugello in 2009.
4 - Bradley Smith is currently 4th in the Moto2 championship classification - the highest position attained in the intermediate-class of Grand Prix racing by a British rider since Alan Carter was third in the championship standings following his French GP victory in 1983.
2nd - Kenan Sofuoglu finished second in the Moto2 race at the Dutch TT and in the process became the first rider from Turkey to stand on a Grand Prix podium.
2nd - Luis Salom, making his 35th GP start, finished second in the 125cc race at the Dutch TT: his first Grand Prix podium finish.
0.1 second - The first time a Grand Prix event was held at Mugello was in 1976 when the 500cc race was won by Barry Sheene, riding a Suzuki, by a margin of just 0.1 sec from Phil Read in one of the closest finishes of all time.¬
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Facts and figures ahead of the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM
1989 - The total number of points accumulated by Jorge Lorenzo in his Grand Prix career. A top five finish for Lorenzo at the Italian GP and he will become just the 10th rider in the 63 year history of World Championship motorcycle racing to reach the milestone of 2000 Grand Prix points.
349 km/h - The highest recorded maximum speed at Mugello is 349 km/h (217 mph) set by Dani Pedrosa in the first free practice session in 2009.
100% - All nine previous four-stroke MotoGP races at Mugello have been won by riders who started the race on the front row of the grid.
49 - Casey Stoner’s second place finish at the Dutch TT was the 49th time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class. His next top-three finish will make him just the 12th rider of all-time to reach the milestone of 50 premier-class podium finishes.
34 years - On race day at Mugello it will be exactly 34 years since Barry Sheene, riding a Suzuki, won the 500cc class at the 1977 Belgium Grand Prix and set the fastest GP lap of all-time at an average speed of 137.1 mph (220.7 km/h).
33 years - Bradley Smith followed up his maiden Moto2 podium at Silverstone with a 3rd place at Assen, making him the first British rider to stand on the podium at successive intermediate-class GP races since Tom Herron in 1978 when he finished second at the British GP at Silverstone followed by a third at the following GP at the Nurburgring in Germany.
25 - There have been 25 previous Grand Prix events held at the Mugello circuit, including twenty years consecutively from 1991.
15 - At least one Italian rider has stood on the podium in the premier-class race at Mugello for the last fifteen years. The last premier-class podium at Mugello without at least one Italian rider was the 500cc race in 1995.
9 - Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider across all race classes at Mugello, with a total of nine victories; one each in the 125cc and 250cc classes plus his seven successive MotoGP wins.
5 - Yamaha have been the most successful manufacturer in the four-stroke MotoGP era with five successive victories from 2004 through to 2008. Honda have had three victories in the MotoGP class at Mugello including last year, which was their first win at the circuit in the 800cc era. Casey Stoner gave Ducati their only MotoGP win at Mugello in 2009.
4 - Bradley Smith is currently 4th in the Moto2 championship classification - the highest position attained in the intermediate-class of Grand Prix racing by a British rider since Alan Carter was third in the championship standings following his French GP victory in 1983.
2nd - Kenan Sofuoglu finished second in the Moto2 race at the Dutch TT and in the process became the first rider from Turkey to stand on a Grand Prix podium.
2nd - Luis Salom, making his 35th GP start, finished second in the 125cc race at the Dutch TT: his first Grand Prix podium finish.
0.1 second - The first time a Grand Prix event was held at Mugello was in 1976 when the 500cc race was won by Barry Sheene, riding a Suzuki, by a margin of just 0.1 sec from Phil Read in one of the closest finishes of all time.¬
I cant wait till I'm back doing this again
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Stoner tops MotoGP grid at Mugello
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Casey Stoner put in a blistering fast lap to grab pole position for the start of the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM race at Mugello, his 27th pole position in the premier class. American Ben Spies and Marco Simoncelli will join the Australian on the front row.
With uncertain weather conditions threatening, the MotoGP grid hurried to put down as many laps as possible and the Australian on the Repsol Honda set a new circuit record of 1’48.034 in the first half of the session, to qualify him almost half a second faster than Ben Spies. The American managed to qualify second on the grid with a time of 1’48.479 at only his second visit to the Tuscan circuit.
Spies edged out Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) by just 0.006s, who was unable to respond with a faster attempt as rain began in earnest in the last 25 minutes of the hour long qualifying.
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) will start Sunday’s race from the head of the second row, after setting a time of 1'48.694, a 0.394s improvement over his best time set in FP1. The Italian was 0.062s quicker than Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo, who set an earlier lap record in FP3. The Spaniard’s qualifying time was 1'48.756, over half a second slower than his earlier best time. Completing the second row will be Colin Edwards on his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 bike, trailing Lorenzo by 0.218s.
Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) leads row three and is the last of the field within a second of the record breaking lap of Stoner. He is joined by last year's race winner Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and the first Ducati Team finisher in the bunch ridden by Nicky Hayden. The Kentucky Kid’s team mate Valentino Rossi finished the session in 12th.
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Casey Stoner put in a blistering fast lap to grab pole position for the start of the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM race at Mugello, his 27th pole position in the premier class. American Ben Spies and Marco Simoncelli will join the Australian on the front row.
With uncertain weather conditions threatening, the MotoGP grid hurried to put down as many laps as possible and the Australian on the Repsol Honda set a new circuit record of 1’48.034 in the first half of the session, to qualify him almost half a second faster than Ben Spies. The American managed to qualify second on the grid with a time of 1’48.479 at only his second visit to the Tuscan circuit.
Spies edged out Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) by just 0.006s, who was unable to respond with a faster attempt as rain began in earnest in the last 25 minutes of the hour long qualifying.
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) will start Sunday’s race from the head of the second row, after setting a time of 1'48.694, a 0.394s improvement over his best time set in FP1. The Italian was 0.062s quicker than Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo, who set an earlier lap record in FP3. The Spaniard’s qualifying time was 1'48.756, over half a second slower than his earlier best time. Completing the second row will be Colin Edwards on his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 bike, trailing Lorenzo by 0.218s.
Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) leads row three and is the last of the field within a second of the record breaking lap of Stoner. He is joined by last year's race winner Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and the first Ducati Team finisher in the bunch ridden by Nicky Hayden. The Kentucky Kid’s team mate Valentino Rossi finished the session in 12th.
Lorenzo rides to second victory of 2011 at Mugello
Sunday, 3 July 2011
A fantastic race saw Jorge Lorenzo stalk down Casey Stoner to clinch his second win of the season at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM, while Andrea Dovizioso passed his team mate on the last lap to finish second.
Stoner started from pole position to break from the field early and looked set to have victory in the bag, until with 9 laps remaining, Lorenzo began to chip away at the Australian’s more than 2 second lead, finally catching and taking over the lead with six laps to go. The Spaniard’s win closes the World Championship standing lead of Casey Stoner to 19 points.
Dovizioso hunted down and passed Stoner on the very last lap to grab second position in front of his home crowd. The Italian remains third in the Championship with 119 points, ahead of Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) with 91.
Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) battled with San Carlo Honda Gresini Team’s Marco Simoncelli for fourth position, both of whom started on the front row. The two made multiple late braking passes on one another until the American got the better of the Italian on the last lap.
A five man battle for sixth between Rossi, Héctor Barberá (Mapfre Aspar), Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki), Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) ensued throughout the race, with Barberá dueling with Rossi at the front of the pack. Rossi broke away at 11 laps to go, putting his GP11.1 in the sixth spot, ahead of the Ducati of Barberá in seventh.
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda), who dominated the Italian Grand Prix last year, was eighth across the line after starting from the same grid position on his return to racing. The Spaniard finished just in front of Edwards and Ducati Team’s Nicky Hayden, who had an early run off to finish in tenth.
Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) retired to the pits with front tire issues, the second race in a row he has suffered with the same problems.
Sunday, 3 July 2011
A fantastic race saw Jorge Lorenzo stalk down Casey Stoner to clinch his second win of the season at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM, while Andrea Dovizioso passed his team mate on the last lap to finish second.
Stoner started from pole position to break from the field early and looked set to have victory in the bag, until with 9 laps remaining, Lorenzo began to chip away at the Australian’s more than 2 second lead, finally catching and taking over the lead with six laps to go. The Spaniard’s win closes the World Championship standing lead of Casey Stoner to 19 points.
Dovizioso hunted down and passed Stoner on the very last lap to grab second position in front of his home crowd. The Italian remains third in the Championship with 119 points, ahead of Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) with 91.
Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) battled with San Carlo Honda Gresini Team’s Marco Simoncelli for fourth position, both of whom started on the front row. The two made multiple late braking passes on one another until the American got the better of the Italian on the last lap.
A five man battle for sixth between Rossi, Héctor Barberá (Mapfre Aspar), Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki), Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) ensued throughout the race, with Barberá dueling with Rossi at the front of the pack. Rossi broke away at 11 laps to go, putting his GP11.1 in the sixth spot, ahead of the Ducati of Barberá in seventh.
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda), who dominated the Italian Grand Prix last year, was eighth across the line after starting from the same grid position on his return to racing. The Spaniard finished just in front of Edwards and Ducati Team’s Nicky Hayden, who had an early run off to finish in tenth.
Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) retired to the pits with front tire issues, the second race in a row he has suffered with the same problems.
just watch the slomo
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Shoya Tomizawa tribute event: September 13
Thursday, 7 July 2011
“Shoya’s Day” will be held at the Pole Mécanique d'Alès track in honor of Shoya Tomizawa. Riders from the 125cc and Moto2 classes will be in attendance at the event that includes a track day, auction, photo and video exhibition, raffle and more.
The Japanese rider will be remembered at a special event on September 13 at Pole Mécanique d'Alès, the home track of the Technomag-CIP team. The event is free to attend and open to all who wish to pay their respects to the extraordinary young rider on the anniversary of his loss.
The activities include auctions featuring the Japanese rider’s items and Technomag-CIP team gear that will be on ebay.com from August 28 until September 6, and a raffle to win special prizes, including autographed items by World Championship 125 and Moto2 riders, track days, or a day with the Technomag-CIP team at a GP weekend. To purchase tickets for the raffle, send an email with your name, address and number of tickets you wish to buy (4€ each or 3 tickets for 10€) to [email protected].
Your participation in creating a special "Shoya's Tribute Wall" that will be displayed at the event is highly encouraged. Please send your Tomizawa memories, pictures, drawing, letters, poems and messages to:
CIP / Shoya’s wall
Pole Mécanique d’Alès, Vallon de Fontanes
30520 St Martin de Valgalgues, France
Track day participation is organised in partnership with MGB MOTO. Make your reservation for September 13 track event by visiting their website www.mgbmoto.fr or contact them via email at [email protected].
All proceeds from the event will benefit the parents of Shoya Tomizawa.
the accident
Thursday, 7 July 2011
“Shoya’s Day” will be held at the Pole Mécanique d'Alès track in honor of Shoya Tomizawa. Riders from the 125cc and Moto2 classes will be in attendance at the event that includes a track day, auction, photo and video exhibition, raffle and more.
The Japanese rider will be remembered at a special event on September 13 at Pole Mécanique d'Alès, the home track of the Technomag-CIP team. The event is free to attend and open to all who wish to pay their respects to the extraordinary young rider on the anniversary of his loss.
The activities include auctions featuring the Japanese rider’s items and Technomag-CIP team gear that will be on ebay.com from August 28 until September 6, and a raffle to win special prizes, including autographed items by World Championship 125 and Moto2 riders, track days, or a day with the Technomag-CIP team at a GP weekend. To purchase tickets for the raffle, send an email with your name, address and number of tickets you wish to buy (4€ each or 3 tickets for 10€) to [email protected].
Your participation in creating a special "Shoya's Tribute Wall" that will be displayed at the event is highly encouraged. Please send your Tomizawa memories, pictures, drawing, letters, poems and messages to:
CIP / Shoya’s wall
Pole Mécanique d’Alès, Vallon de Fontanes
30520 St Martin de Valgalgues, France
Track day participation is organised in partnership with MGB MOTO. Make your reservation for September 13 track event by visiting their website www.mgbmoto.fr or contact them via email at [email protected].
All proceeds from the event will benefit the parents of Shoya Tomizawa.
the accident
Sacchi reveals Moto3 engine
Monday, 4 July 2011
Giampiero Sacchi unveiled his Moto3 engine at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM.
Giampiero Sacchi, owner of the Ioda Racing Project team in the Moto2 class (with riders Mattia Pasini and Simone Corsi) revealed his new Moto3 engine to the public during the eighth round of the 2011 season at Mugello. Moto3 will be replacing the current 125cc class using a new 250cc four-stroke engine in 2012. The Ioda Racing Project chassis is planned to be presented in September.
"This is the second step of the Ioda project, the third will be in the fall, when we present the bike for next year’s World Championship," said Sacchi. "It all started on October 26 last year in Estoril, with the presentation of the TR001 (a prototype bike). That day was a crucial step because then, with Roberto (Papetti, the project lead), we began to build and develop this engine, and we are pleased to present it to enthusiasts and fans."
The engine is claimed to produce more than 50 horsepower and has been dyno tested in a version for karts, as well as stress tested for reliability. A test that Sacchi assures was successful.
Not intimidated by the presence of Honda in the Moto3 class, the Ioda Racing Project owner went on to affirm: "If you enter into a major challenge such as the World Championship with hesitancy, you may as well give up right away. It will be interesting to see what happens.”
To build the engine, Ioda Racing Project collaborated with Robby Motor Technology to form a new company, Emir (the official name of the engine is EMIR GP 3).
"Moto3 is a category where the necessary technology isn’t only available to the big manufacturers, but also to small engineering firms. What these small firms lack in production capacity then can make up for with close client relationships. This class is very interesting, it is an inviting challenge,” said Sacchi.
The single-cylinder 250cc four-stroke prototype weighs in at 20.6 kg, with titanium con rod and valves, extractable gear box, and a dry slipper clutch. The cost will be 12,000 Euro plus IV
Monday, 4 July 2011
Giampiero Sacchi unveiled his Moto3 engine at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM.
Giampiero Sacchi, owner of the Ioda Racing Project team in the Moto2 class (with riders Mattia Pasini and Simone Corsi) revealed his new Moto3 engine to the public during the eighth round of the 2011 season at Mugello. Moto3 will be replacing the current 125cc class using a new 250cc four-stroke engine in 2012. The Ioda Racing Project chassis is planned to be presented in September.
"This is the second step of the Ioda project, the third will be in the fall, when we present the bike for next year’s World Championship," said Sacchi. "It all started on October 26 last year in Estoril, with the presentation of the TR001 (a prototype bike). That day was a crucial step because then, with Roberto (Papetti, the project lead), we began to build and develop this engine, and we are pleased to present it to enthusiasts and fans."
The engine is claimed to produce more than 50 horsepower and has been dyno tested in a version for karts, as well as stress tested for reliability. A test that Sacchi assures was successful.
Not intimidated by the presence of Honda in the Moto3 class, the Ioda Racing Project owner went on to affirm: "If you enter into a major challenge such as the World Championship with hesitancy, you may as well give up right away. It will be interesting to see what happens.”
To build the engine, Ioda Racing Project collaborated with Robby Motor Technology to form a new company, Emir (the official name of the engine is EMIR GP 3).
"Moto3 is a category where the necessary technology isn’t only available to the big manufacturers, but also to small engineering firms. What these small firms lack in production capacity then can make up for with close client relationships. This class is very interesting, it is an inviting challenge,” said Sacchi.
The single-cylinder 250cc four-stroke prototype weighs in at 20.6 kg, with titanium con rod and valves, extractable gear box, and a dry slipper clutch. The cost will be 12,000 Euro plus IV
follow the link to the you tube page and you'll get the wsbk archives, heaps of great racin'
fair nuff, I'd have to go with this for a twin tho bloke
Racing numbers for the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
Thursday, 14 July 2011
The most interesting data and statistics prior to the ninth round of the 2011 season this weekend at Sachsenring.
50 years - The first East German Grand Prix was held at the Sachsenring circuit in 1961. The original circuit used for this event was a closed road circuit 8.73km in length.
50 - Casey Stoner’s third place finish at Mugello was the 50th time he has stood on the podium in MotoGP. Only two Australian riders have more podium finishes in the premier-class: Doohan – 95, Gardner – 52.
45 years - On race day in Germany it will be exactly 45 years since Frantisek Stastny won the 500cc race at the 1966 East German Grand Prix. This was the only 500cc win by the Jawa and the only 500cc win by a Czech rider.
30 - Anthony West celebrates his 30th birthday on race day at the German Grand Prix.
21 - Johann Zarco celebrates his 21st birthday on the day of qualifying at the German Grand prix.
14 - The first visit to the newly built Sachsenring circuit was in 1998 and it has hosted a GP event every year since, making this the fourteenth successive year that a Grand Prix event has been held at the circuit.
12 - The original Sachsenring road circuit hosted a GP event for twelve successive years from 1961 until 1972, after which the circuit was considered too dangerous for Grand Prix racing.
5 - Valentino Rossi is the rider with most victories at the new Sachsenring circuit with 5 wins (1x 250cc, 4 x MotoGP), followed by Dani Pedrosa with four wins (2 x 250cc, 2 x MotoGP).
5 - Since the introduction of the four-stroke MotoGP class in 2002, Honda have been the most successful manufacturer at the Sachsenring circuit with five wins, followed by Yamaha with three and Ducati with a single victory in 2008.
3.508 kms - The new Sachsenring circuit was first used in 1998 and was initially just 3.508km long with one short section of track from the old road circuit. Major modifications to the circuit in 2001 and then additional slight alterations in 2003 resulted in the current 3.671 km track layout.
4 - Since Grand Prix racing returned to the Sachsenring circuit in 1998 there have been four podium finishes by home riders: Ralf Waldmann was third in the 250cc race in 1999, Steve Jenkner was third in the 125cc race in 2002, Stefan Bradl finished 2nd in the 125cc category in 2008 and Sandro Cortese finished third in the 125cc race last year.
3- There have been three different winners in the MotoGP class in Germany over the last three years, riding three different makes of motorcycle; 2008 - Stoner (Ducati), 2009 - Rossi (Yamaha), 2010 - Pedrosa (Honda)
2 - Two German riders won at the old Sachsenring circuit: Ernst Degner (MZ) won the 125cc race in 1961 and Dieter Braun won the 250cc race in 1971 riding a Yamaha.
0 - None of the riders starting the 125cc race at the Sachsenring has previously won a GP race in Germany.
Thursday, 14 July 2011
The most interesting data and statistics prior to the ninth round of the 2011 season this weekend at Sachsenring.
50 years - The first East German Grand Prix was held at the Sachsenring circuit in 1961. The original circuit used for this event was a closed road circuit 8.73km in length.
50 - Casey Stoner’s third place finish at Mugello was the 50th time he has stood on the podium in MotoGP. Only two Australian riders have more podium finishes in the premier-class: Doohan – 95, Gardner – 52.
45 years - On race day in Germany it will be exactly 45 years since Frantisek Stastny won the 500cc race at the 1966 East German Grand Prix. This was the only 500cc win by the Jawa and the only 500cc win by a Czech rider.
30 - Anthony West celebrates his 30th birthday on race day at the German Grand Prix.
21 - Johann Zarco celebrates his 21st birthday on the day of qualifying at the German Grand prix.
14 - The first visit to the newly built Sachsenring circuit was in 1998 and it has hosted a GP event every year since, making this the fourteenth successive year that a Grand Prix event has been held at the circuit.
12 - The original Sachsenring road circuit hosted a GP event for twelve successive years from 1961 until 1972, after which the circuit was considered too dangerous for Grand Prix racing.
5 - Valentino Rossi is the rider with most victories at the new Sachsenring circuit with 5 wins (1x 250cc, 4 x MotoGP), followed by Dani Pedrosa with four wins (2 x 250cc, 2 x MotoGP).
5 - Since the introduction of the four-stroke MotoGP class in 2002, Honda have been the most successful manufacturer at the Sachsenring circuit with five wins, followed by Yamaha with three and Ducati with a single victory in 2008.
3.508 kms - The new Sachsenring circuit was first used in 1998 and was initially just 3.508km long with one short section of track from the old road circuit. Major modifications to the circuit in 2001 and then additional slight alterations in 2003 resulted in the current 3.671 km track layout.
4 - Since Grand Prix racing returned to the Sachsenring circuit in 1998 there have been four podium finishes by home riders: Ralf Waldmann was third in the 250cc race in 1999, Steve Jenkner was third in the 125cc race in 2002, Stefan Bradl finished 2nd in the 125cc category in 2008 and Sandro Cortese finished third in the 125cc race last year.
3- There have been three different winners in the MotoGP class in Germany over the last three years, riding three different makes of motorcycle; 2008 - Stoner (Ducati), 2009 - Rossi (Yamaha), 2010 - Pedrosa (Honda)
2 - Two German riders won at the old Sachsenring circuit: Ernst Degner (MZ) won the 125cc race in 1961 and Dieter Braun won the 250cc race in 1971 riding a Yamaha.
0 - None of the riders starting the 125cc race at the Sachsenring has previously won a GP race in Germany.
did you offer him a scotch ? Or were you a greedy bastard ?
Stoner secures Sachsenring pole
Saturday, 16 July 2011
A best lap of 1’21.681 in MotoGP qualifying secured Casey Stoner pole position for Sunday’s race at Sachsenring, with Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo completing the front row.
Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner secured his sixth pole position for the 2011 season, 0.252s ahead of team mate and two time premier class winner at the Sachsenring circuit, Dani Pedrosa. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) lead the session at the 40 minute mark, to finally post his best lap of 1’21.933 to take the final front row spot.
Perfect conditions at the German circuit allowed the MotoGP class riders to post their best times of the weekend, with Stoner the first rider to break 1’22” with 16 minutes remaining, followed by Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) then Pedrosa, and finally Lorenzo, who was the final rider to post a time inside the 1’21” times.
Simoncelli’s time of 1'21.954 put him in fourth place and is only the third time this season the Italian did not qualify on the front row. Joining 24 year old Simoncelli is Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing), who finished 8th last year in Germany, with a time of 1'22.056. The American was followed by Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda), who is still looking for his first podium at Sachsenring, his best finish thus far at the circuit a fifth.
Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) heads up the third row after posting his best lap of 1'22.368. The Texan’s best finish thus far was a fourth in 2007. Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team), who finished seventh in 2010, joins Edwards in eighth position, while as Randy de Puniet (Pramac Racing) completes row three with a posted time of 1'22.503 and Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) completes the top ten riders.
Héctor Barberá (Mapfre Aspar), who qualified sixth for the German GP last year, starts from eleventh, ahead of Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), whose challenging first weekend at Sachsenring included crashing out of ninth place in the final minutes of the session, to finally end up 12th on the grid.
Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) finished the session down in 16th, with Loris Capirossi’s stand in on the Pramac Racing team, Sylvain Guintoli, in 17th.
Saturday, 16 July 2011
A best lap of 1’21.681 in MotoGP qualifying secured Casey Stoner pole position for Sunday’s race at Sachsenring, with Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo completing the front row.
Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner secured his sixth pole position for the 2011 season, 0.252s ahead of team mate and two time premier class winner at the Sachsenring circuit, Dani Pedrosa. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) lead the session at the 40 minute mark, to finally post his best lap of 1’21.933 to take the final front row spot.
Perfect conditions at the German circuit allowed the MotoGP class riders to post their best times of the weekend, with Stoner the first rider to break 1’22” with 16 minutes remaining, followed by Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) then Pedrosa, and finally Lorenzo, who was the final rider to post a time inside the 1’21” times.
Simoncelli’s time of 1'21.954 put him in fourth place and is only the third time this season the Italian did not qualify on the front row. Joining 24 year old Simoncelli is Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing), who finished 8th last year in Germany, with a time of 1'22.056. The American was followed by Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda), who is still looking for his first podium at Sachsenring, his best finish thus far at the circuit a fifth.
Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) heads up the third row after posting his best lap of 1'22.368. The Texan’s best finish thus far was a fourth in 2007. Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team), who finished seventh in 2010, joins Edwards in eighth position, while as Randy de Puniet (Pramac Racing) completes row three with a posted time of 1'22.503 and Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) completes the top ten riders.
Héctor Barberá (Mapfre Aspar), who qualified sixth for the German GP last year, starts from eleventh, ahead of Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), whose challenging first weekend at Sachsenring included crashing out of ninth place in the final minutes of the session, to finally end up 12th on the grid.
Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) finished the session down in 16th, with Loris Capirossi’s stand in on the Pramac Racing team, Sylvain Guintoli, in 17th.
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