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Moto GP 2009
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Posted 18 April 2009 - 23:17
Qatar MotoGP: 800cc top speed beats 990 best
The 2009 Qatar MotoGP night race saw an 800cc machine exceed the highest top speed of a 990cc bike for the first time during a grand prix weekend at the Losail International Circuit.
Losail hosted its first MotoGP event in 2004, when Max Biaggi's Camel Honda was clocked at 334.4km/h (207/8mph)along the 1.068km main straight.
That record stood unbroken for the remainder of the 990cc era and then the first year of 800cc racing in 2007.
However, Ducati's Marco Melandri was able to exactly match Biaggi's top speed during last year's race - and Dani Pedrosa took his Repsol Honda to a new record of 338.6km/h (210.41mph) in this year's qualifying session (now without qualifying tyres).
Mika Kallio's Pramac Ducati was second in qualifying with 338.0km/h, followed by Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner (337.2km/h) and Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha (337.0km/h). Team-mate Valentino Rossi was ranked fifth with 334.2km/h.
One of the main reasons for reducing engine size, and restricting fuel, had been to try and reduce top speeds.
The Qatar Grand Prix has been held at night for the past two seasons.
Qatar top speed 2004-2009:
2004: Max Biaggi Camel Honda 334.4km/h (990cc)
2005: Carlos Checa Ducati Marlboro 328.7km/h (990cc)
2006: Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 330.2km/h (990cc)
2007: Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro 324.7km/h (800cc)
2008: Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro 334.4 km/h (800cc)
2009: Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 338.6km/h (800cc)
The 2009 Qatar MotoGP night race saw an 800cc machine exceed the highest top speed of a 990cc bike for the first time during a grand prix weekend at the Losail International Circuit.
Losail hosted its first MotoGP event in 2004, when Max Biaggi's Camel Honda was clocked at 334.4km/h (207/8mph)along the 1.068km main straight.
That record stood unbroken for the remainder of the 990cc era and then the first year of 800cc racing in 2007.
However, Ducati's Marco Melandri was able to exactly match Biaggi's top speed during last year's race - and Dani Pedrosa took his Repsol Honda to a new record of 338.6km/h (210.41mph) in this year's qualifying session (now without qualifying tyres).
Mika Kallio's Pramac Ducati was second in qualifying with 338.0km/h, followed by Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner (337.2km/h) and Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha (337.0km/h). Team-mate Valentino Rossi was ranked fifth with 334.2km/h.
One of the main reasons for reducing engine size, and restricting fuel, had been to try and reduce top speeds.
The Qatar Grand Prix has been held at night for the past two seasons.
Qatar top speed 2004-2009:
2004: Max Biaggi Camel Honda 334.4km/h (990cc)
2005: Carlos Checa Ducati Marlboro 328.7km/h (990cc)
2006: Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 330.2km/h (990cc)
2007: Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro 324.7km/h (800cc)
2008: Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro 334.4 km/h (800cc)
2009: Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 338.6km/h (800cc)
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Posted 24 April 2009 - 12:35
POLINI GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'48.545 286.472
2 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'48.601 284.885 0.056
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'48.965 294.117 0.420
4 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'49.382 291.813 0.837
5 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'49.697 289.466 1.152
6 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'49.980 288.615 1.435
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'50.030 278.350 1.485
8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'50.123 287.769 1.578
9 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'50.209 293.000 1.664
10 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'50.342 289.621 1.797
11 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'50.391 283.315 1.846
12 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'50.393 287.081 1.848
13 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'50.404 286.548 1.859
14 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 1'50.538 284.510 1.993
15 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'50.601 282.648 2.056
16 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'50.669 285.487 2.124
17 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1'51.643 290.010 3.098
18 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'51.929 273.141 3.384
kakav vikend!!! ja imam 7 trka za gledanje!!
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MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'48.545 286.472
2 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'48.601 284.885 0.056
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'48.965 294.117 0.420
4 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'49.382 291.813 0.837
5 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'49.697 289.466 1.152
6 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'49.980 288.615 1.435
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'50.030 278.350 1.485
8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'50.123 287.769 1.578
9 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'50.209 293.000 1.664
10 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'50.342 289.621 1.797
11 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'50.391 283.315 1.846
12 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'50.393 287.081 1.848
13 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'50.404 286.548 1.859
14 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 1'50.538 284.510 1.993
15 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'50.601 282.648 2.056
16 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'50.669 285.487 2.124
17 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1'51.643 290.010 3.098
18 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'51.929 273.141 3.384
kakav vikend!!! ja imam 7 trka za gledanje!!
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Posted 24 April 2009 - 13:16
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Petak 24.04.2009
06:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trening 125 cc
07:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trening GP
08:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trening 250 cc
23:00 Moto GP Japan – Trening 125 cc
00:00 Moto GP Japan – Trening GP
01:15 Moto GP Japan – Trening 250 cc
Subota 25.04.2009
06:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Kv. 125 cc
07:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Kv. GP
08:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Kv. 250 cc
22:00 Moto GP Japan – Kv. 125 cc
23:00 Moto GP Japan – Kv. GP
00:15 Moto GP Japan – Kv. 250 cc
Nedelja 26.04.2009
05:00 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trka 125 cc
06:15 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trka 250 cc
08:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan –Trka GP
23:00 Moto GP Japan – Trka 125 cc
00:00 Moto GP Japan – Trka 250 cc
01:00 Moto GP Japan –Trka GP
Petak 24.04.2009
06:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trening 125 cc
07:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trening GP
08:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trening 250 cc
23:00 Moto GP Japan – Trening 125 cc
00:00 Moto GP Japan – Trening GP
01:15 Moto GP Japan – Trening 250 cc
Subota 25.04.2009
06:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Kv. 125 cc
07:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Kv. GP
08:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Kv. 250 cc
22:00 Moto GP Japan – Kv. 125 cc
23:00 Moto GP Japan – Kv. GP
00:15 Moto GP Japan – Kv. 250 cc
Nedelja 26.04.2009
05:00 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trka 125 cc
06:15 (DIR) Moto GP Japan – Trka 250 cc
08:05 (DIR) Moto GP Japan –Trka GP
23:00 Moto GP Japan – Trka 125 cc
00:00 Moto GP Japan – Trka 250 cc
01:00 Moto GP Japan –Trka GP
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Kvalifikacije Japanese GP
Valentino Rossi will start Sunday's MotoGP race at Motegi from pole position after today's qualifying session was cancelled due to heavy rain.
A torrential downpour shortly after the MotoGP practice on Saturday caused the 125cc and MotoGP qualifying session to be delayed, and the decision to cancel the day's running was taken when the rained did not let up for the rest of the afternoon in Japan.
The grid was decided on the fastest times set by each rider during the weekend's practice sessions, all of which were set on Friday as Saturday's practice session was run in wet conditions.
Rossi earned his 42nd premier class pole position with his last flying lap of Friday's session when he beat Ducati's Casey Stoner's best effort by just 0.056s. Stoner will join Rossi's works Yamaha on the front row, along with the second factory Yamaha of Jorge Lorenzo.
Suzuki and Kawasaki were among those to benefit from the Friday times being counted, with Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi sandwiching Colin Edwards - who was fastest in today's wet practice session - on the second row. Marco Melandri's Hayate Kawasaki was eigth quickest on Friday, so will start in the middle of the third row.
Andrea Dovizioso's late effort on a poor Friday for Honda became more significant as it earned him seventh on the grid, while team-mate Dani Pedrosa will start down in 11th place.
Toni Elias will start ninth on his Gresini Honda, with James Toseland's Tech 3 Yamaha completing the top 10.
MotoGP
Pos Rider Team Time Gap
1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m48.545s
2. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m48.601s +0.056
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m48.965s +0.420
4. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1m49.382s +0.837
5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m49.697s +1.152
6. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1m49.980s +1.435
7. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m50.030s +1.485
8. Marco Melandri Hayate Kawasaki 1m50.123s +1.578
9. Toni Elias Gresini Honda 1m50.209s +1.664
10. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1m50.342s +1.797
11. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m50.391s +1.846
12. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m50.393s +1.848
13. Yuki Takahashi Scot Honda 1m50.404s +1.859
14. Sete Gibernau Hernando Ducati 1m50.538s +1.993
15. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda 1m50.601s +2.056
16. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1m50.669s +2.124
17. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 1m51.643s +3.098
18. Niccolo Canepa Pramac Ducati 1m51.929s +3.384
250cc
Pos Rider Bike Time Gap
1. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1m53.093s
2. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 1m53.695s + 0.602s
3. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1m53.836s + 0.743s
4. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1m53.940s + 0.847s
5. Hector Barbera Aprilia 1m54.497s + 1.404s
6. Raffaele De Rosa Honda 1m54.584s + 1.491s
7. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 1m54.594s + 1.501s
8. Mike Di Meglio Aprilia 1m54.595s + 1.502s
9. Roberto Locatelli Gilera 1m54.757s + 1.664s
10. Alex Debon Aprilia 1m55.103s + 2.010s
11. Lukas Pesek Aprilia 1m55.158s + 2.065s
12. R.Wilairot Honda 1m55.208s + 2.115s
13. Thomas Luthi Aprilia 1m55.453s + 2.360s
14. Jules Cluzel Aprilia 1m55.538s + 2.445s
15. Hector Faubel Honda 1m55.588s + 2.495s
16. Karel Abraham Aprilia 1m55.724s + 2.631s
17. Shuhei Aoyama Honda 1m55.929s + 2.836s
18. Alex Baldolini Aprilia 1m56.017s + 2.924s
19. Kazuki Watanabe Yamaha 1m57.274s + 4.181s
20. Imre Toth Aprilia 1m58.727s + 5.634s
21. Axel Pons Aprilia 2m01.044s + 7.951s
22. Vladimir Leonov Aprilia 2m01.447s + 8.354s
23. Bastien Chesaux Honda 2m01.953s + 8.860s
24. Aitor Rodriguez Aprilia 2m03.437s + 10.344s
25. Shoya Tomizawa Honda 2m03.878s + 10.785s
125cc
Pos Rider Bike Time Gap
1. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 2m00.685s
2. Julian Simon Aprilia 2m00.864s + 0.179s
3. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 2m01.029s + 0.344s
4. Esteve Rabat Aprilia 2m01.372s + 0.687s
5. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 2m01.549s + 0.864s
6. Dominic Aegerter Derbi 2m01.565s + 0.880s
7. Bradley Smith Aprilia 2m01.608s + 0.923s
8. Pol Espargaro Derbi 2m01.781s + 1.096s
9. Sandro Cortese Derbi 2m01.797s + 1.112s
10. Marc Marquez KTM 2m01.868s + 1.183s
11. Joan Olive Derbi 2m01.947s + 1.262s
12. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 2m02.333s + 1.648s
13. Daniel Webb Aprilia 2m02.637s + 1.952s
14. Jonas Folger Aprilia 2m02.698s + 2.013s
15. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 2m02.721s + 2.036s
16. Scott Redding Aprilia 2m03.285s + 2.600s
17. Simone Corsi Aprilia 2m03.353s + 2.668s
18. Johann Zarco Aprilia 2m03.654s + 2.969s
19. Tomoyoshi Koyama Loncin 2m03.746s + 3.061s
20. Efren Vazquez Derbi 2m03.925s + 3.240s
21. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 2m03.967s + 3.282s
22. Randy Krummenacher Aprilia 2m04.177s + 3.492s
23. Cameron Beaubier KTM 2m04.424s + 3.739s
24. Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 2m04.442s + 3.757s
25. Alexis Masbou Loncin 2m05.015s + 4.330s
26. Yuuichi Yanagisawa Honda 2m05.081s + 4.396s
27. Yuma Yahagi Honda 2m05.337s + 4.652s
28. Satoru Kamada Honda 2m05.446s + 4.761s
29. Hiroomi Iwata Honda 2m05.900s + 5.215s
30. Luca Marconi Aprilia 2m06.785s + 6.100s
31. Jasper Iwema Aprilia 2m07.037s + 6.352s
32. Michael Ranseder Haojue 2m07.046s + 6.361s
33. Lukas Sembera Aprilia 2m07.352s + 6.667s
34. Yuki Ohgane Honda 2m07.418s + 6.733s
35. Luca Vitali Aprilia 2m08.860s + 8.175s
36. Matthew Hoyle Haojue 2m09.282s + 8.597s
Valentino Rossi will start Sunday's MotoGP race at Motegi from pole position after today's qualifying session was cancelled due to heavy rain.
A torrential downpour shortly after the MotoGP practice on Saturday caused the 125cc and MotoGP qualifying session to be delayed, and the decision to cancel the day's running was taken when the rained did not let up for the rest of the afternoon in Japan.
The grid was decided on the fastest times set by each rider during the weekend's practice sessions, all of which were set on Friday as Saturday's practice session was run in wet conditions.
Rossi earned his 42nd premier class pole position with his last flying lap of Friday's session when he beat Ducati's Casey Stoner's best effort by just 0.056s. Stoner will join Rossi's works Yamaha on the front row, along with the second factory Yamaha of Jorge Lorenzo.
Suzuki and Kawasaki were among those to benefit from the Friday times being counted, with Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi sandwiching Colin Edwards - who was fastest in today's wet practice session - on the second row. Marco Melandri's Hayate Kawasaki was eigth quickest on Friday, so will start in the middle of the third row.
Andrea Dovizioso's late effort on a poor Friday for Honda became more significant as it earned him seventh on the grid, while team-mate Dani Pedrosa will start down in 11th place.
Toni Elias will start ninth on his Gresini Honda, with James Toseland's Tech 3 Yamaha completing the top 10.
MotoGP
Pos Rider Team Time Gap
1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m48.545s
2. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m48.601s +0.056
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m48.965s +0.420
4. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1m49.382s +0.837
5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m49.697s +1.152
6. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1m49.980s +1.435
7. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m50.030s +1.485
8. Marco Melandri Hayate Kawasaki 1m50.123s +1.578
9. Toni Elias Gresini Honda 1m50.209s +1.664
10. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1m50.342s +1.797
11. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m50.391s +1.846
12. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m50.393s +1.848
13. Yuki Takahashi Scot Honda 1m50.404s +1.859
14. Sete Gibernau Hernando Ducati 1m50.538s +1.993
15. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda 1m50.601s +2.056
16. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1m50.669s +2.124
17. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 1m51.643s +3.098
18. Niccolo Canepa Pramac Ducati 1m51.929s +3.384
250cc
Pos Rider Bike Time Gap
1. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1m53.093s
2. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 1m53.695s + 0.602s
3. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1m53.836s + 0.743s
4. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1m53.940s + 0.847s
5. Hector Barbera Aprilia 1m54.497s + 1.404s
6. Raffaele De Rosa Honda 1m54.584s + 1.491s
7. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 1m54.594s + 1.501s
8. Mike Di Meglio Aprilia 1m54.595s + 1.502s
9. Roberto Locatelli Gilera 1m54.757s + 1.664s
10. Alex Debon Aprilia 1m55.103s + 2.010s
11. Lukas Pesek Aprilia 1m55.158s + 2.065s
12. R.Wilairot Honda 1m55.208s + 2.115s
13. Thomas Luthi Aprilia 1m55.453s + 2.360s
14. Jules Cluzel Aprilia 1m55.538s + 2.445s
15. Hector Faubel Honda 1m55.588s + 2.495s
16. Karel Abraham Aprilia 1m55.724s + 2.631s
17. Shuhei Aoyama Honda 1m55.929s + 2.836s
18. Alex Baldolini Aprilia 1m56.017s + 2.924s
19. Kazuki Watanabe Yamaha 1m57.274s + 4.181s
20. Imre Toth Aprilia 1m58.727s + 5.634s
21. Axel Pons Aprilia 2m01.044s + 7.951s
22. Vladimir Leonov Aprilia 2m01.447s + 8.354s
23. Bastien Chesaux Honda 2m01.953s + 8.860s
24. Aitor Rodriguez Aprilia 2m03.437s + 10.344s
25. Shoya Tomizawa Honda 2m03.878s + 10.785s
125cc
Pos Rider Bike Time Gap
1. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 2m00.685s
2. Julian Simon Aprilia 2m00.864s + 0.179s
3. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 2m01.029s + 0.344s
4. Esteve Rabat Aprilia 2m01.372s + 0.687s
5. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 2m01.549s + 0.864s
6. Dominic Aegerter Derbi 2m01.565s + 0.880s
7. Bradley Smith Aprilia 2m01.608s + 0.923s
8. Pol Espargaro Derbi 2m01.781s + 1.096s
9. Sandro Cortese Derbi 2m01.797s + 1.112s
10. Marc Marquez KTM 2m01.868s + 1.183s
11. Joan Olive Derbi 2m01.947s + 1.262s
12. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 2m02.333s + 1.648s
13. Daniel Webb Aprilia 2m02.637s + 1.952s
14. Jonas Folger Aprilia 2m02.698s + 2.013s
15. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 2m02.721s + 2.036s
16. Scott Redding Aprilia 2m03.285s + 2.600s
17. Simone Corsi Aprilia 2m03.353s + 2.668s
18. Johann Zarco Aprilia 2m03.654s + 2.969s
19. Tomoyoshi Koyama Loncin 2m03.746s + 3.061s
20. Efren Vazquez Derbi 2m03.925s + 3.240s
21. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 2m03.967s + 3.282s
22. Randy Krummenacher Aprilia 2m04.177s + 3.492s
23. Cameron Beaubier KTM 2m04.424s + 3.739s
24. Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 2m04.442s + 3.757s
25. Alexis Masbou Loncin 2m05.015s + 4.330s
26. Yuuichi Yanagisawa Honda 2m05.081s + 4.396s
27. Yuma Yahagi Honda 2m05.337s + 4.652s
28. Satoru Kamada Honda 2m05.446s + 4.761s
29. Hiroomi Iwata Honda 2m05.900s + 5.215s
30. Luca Marconi Aprilia 2m06.785s + 6.100s
31. Jasper Iwema Aprilia 2m07.037s + 6.352s
32. Michael Ranseder Haojue 2m07.046s + 6.361s
33. Lukas Sembera Aprilia 2m07.352s + 6.667s
34. Yuki Ohgane Honda 2m07.418s + 6.733s
35. Luca Vitali Aprilia 2m08.860s + 8.175s
36. Matthew Hoyle Haojue 2m09.282s + 8.597s
Edited by alpiner, 25 April 2009 - 08:34.
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Posted 25 April 2009 - 21:26
ufff, trt! glupa kisa.
dobro je sto se nisam budila jutros, jedino sto sam se naostrila veceras za kvalifikacije i sad nista.
dobro je sto se nisam budila jutros, jedino sto sam se naostrila veceras za kvalifikacije i sad nista.
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POLINI GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
125cc Race Classification
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 42'23.716 135.892
2 20 60 Julian SIMON SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 42'25.062 135.820 1.346
3 16 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 42'28.755 135.623 5.039
4 13 17 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 42'30.620 135.524 6.904
5 11 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 42'36.777 135.198 13.061
6 10 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Ajo Interwetten Derbi 42'38.557 135.104 14.841
7 9 6 Joan OLIVE SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 42'40.136 135.020 16.420
8 8 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 42'40.199 135.017 16.483
9 7 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Ajo Interwetten Derbi 42'51.216 134.439 27.500
10 6 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 42'54.075 134.289 30.359
11 5 99 Danny WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 43'01.263 133.915 37.547
12 4 71 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA JPN Loncin Racing Loncin 43'07.572 133.589 43.856
13 3 12 Esteve RABAT SPA Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 43'23.605 132.766 59.889
14 2 8 Lorenzo ZANETTI ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 43'23.857 132.753 1'00.141
15 1 24 Simone CORSI ITA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 43'26.317 132.628 1'02.601
16 16 Cameron BEAUBIER USA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 43'26.325 132.628 1'02.609
17 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 43'33.583 132.259 1'09.867
18 35 Randy KRUMMENACHER SWI Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 43'33.599 132.259 1'09.883
19 33 Sergio GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 43'38.765 131.998 1'15.049
20 73 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 43'43.574 131.756 1'19.858
21 5 Alexis MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing Loncin 44'07.129 130.583 1'43.413
22 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 44'16.626 130.116 1'52.910
23 69 Lukas SEMBERA CZE Matteoni Racing Aprilia 44'30.840 129.424 2'07.124
24 58 Yuuichi YANAGISAWA JPN 18 Grage Racing Honda 44'31.118 129.410 2'07.402
25 87 Luca MARCONI ITA CBC Corse Aprilia 42'36.873 128.433 1 Lap
26 10 Luca VITALI ITA CBC Corse Aprilia 42'36.927 128.430 1 Lap
27 55 Hiroomi IWATA JPN Dydo Miu Racing Honda 42'51.571 127.699 1 Lap
28 59 Satoru KAMADA JPN Endurance & Osl Honda 44'14.382 123.715 1 Lap
29 57 Yuki OOGANE JPN Endurance & Okegawajuku Honda 43'23.194 119.508 2 Lap
Not classified
56 Yuma YAHAGI JPN Okegawajuku & Endurance Honda 25'49.120 9 Lap
14 Johann ZARCO FRA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 22'27.306 10 Lap
45 Scott REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 13'40.407 14 Lap
32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Fontana Racing Aprilia 4'37.688 18 Lap
Not finished 1st lap
53 Jasper IWEMA NED Racing Team Germany Honda
POLINI GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
250cc Race Classification
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 44'06.488 150.207
2 20 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 44'12.377 149.874 5.889
3 16 75 Mattia PASINI ITA Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 44'28.320 148.978 21.832
4 13 28 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Balatonring Team Aprilia 44'32.394 148.751 25.906
5 11 6 Alex DEBON SPA Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens Aprilia 44'37.273 148.480 30.785
6 10 73 Shuhei AOYAMA JPN Harc-Pro Honda 44'40.276 148.314 33.788
7 9 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Auto Kelly - CP Aprilia 44'43.460 148.138 36.972
8 8 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia 44'47.506 147.915 41.018
9 7 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia 44'48.137 147.880 41.649
10 6 48 Shoya TOMIZAWA JPN CIP Moto - GP250 Honda 44'59.351 147.266 52.863
11 5 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 45'07.376 146.829 1'00.888
12 4 35 Raffaele DE ROSA ITA Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 45'12.835 146.534 1'06.347
13 3 10 Imre TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 45'59.637 144.048 1'53.149
14 2 59 Kazuki WATANABE JPN Bardral Racing with SJ-R Yamaha 44'08.992 143.541 1 Lap
15 1 56 Vladimir LEONOV RUS Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 44'36.925 142.043 1 Lap
16 8 Bastien CHESAUX SWI Racing Team Germany Honda 44'41.786 141.785 1 Lap
17 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 44'59.056 140.878 1 Lap
18 77 Aitor RODRIGUEZ SPA Milar - Juegos Lucky Aprilia 45'22.675 139.656 1 Lap
Not classified
14 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG Honda 35'00.695 5 Lap
25 Alex BALDOLINI ITA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 33'15.734 6 Lap
55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Valencia CF - Honda SAG Honda 11'47.466 17 Lap
63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc Aprilia 9'46.700 18 Lap
7 Axel PONS SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 6'12.705 20 Lap
16 Jules CLUZEL FRA Matteoni Racing Aprilia 4'05.545 21 Lap
15 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 4'05.665 21 Lap
Moto GP
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 43m47.238s
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha + 1.304s
3. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 3.763s
4. Casey Stoner Ducati + 5.691s
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 9.207s
6. Marco Melandri Hayate Kawasaki + 30.555s
7. Loris Capirossi Suzuki + 32.756s
8. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati + 39.416s
9. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha + 43.106s
10. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki + 43.245s
11. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda + 44.834s
12. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha + 46.540s
13. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda + 53.525s
14. Niccolo Canepa Pramac Ducati +1m21.804s
15. Toni Elias Gresini Honda + 1 lap
Retirements:
Rider Bike Laps
Sete Gibernau Hernando Ducati 13
Nicky Hayden Ducati 0
Yuki Takahashi Scot Honda 0
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125cc Race Classification
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 42'23.716 135.892
2 20 60 Julian SIMON SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 42'25.062 135.820 1.346
3 16 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 42'28.755 135.623 5.039
4 13 17 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 42'30.620 135.524 6.904
5 11 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 42'36.777 135.198 13.061
6 10 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Ajo Interwetten Derbi 42'38.557 135.104 14.841
7 9 6 Joan OLIVE SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 42'40.136 135.020 16.420
8 8 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 42'40.199 135.017 16.483
9 7 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Ajo Interwetten Derbi 42'51.216 134.439 27.500
10 6 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 42'54.075 134.289 30.359
11 5 99 Danny WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 43'01.263 133.915 37.547
12 4 71 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA JPN Loncin Racing Loncin 43'07.572 133.589 43.856
13 3 12 Esteve RABAT SPA Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 43'23.605 132.766 59.889
14 2 8 Lorenzo ZANETTI ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 43'23.857 132.753 1'00.141
15 1 24 Simone CORSI ITA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 43'26.317 132.628 1'02.601
16 16 Cameron BEAUBIER USA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 43'26.325 132.628 1'02.609
17 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 43'33.583 132.259 1'09.867
18 35 Randy KRUMMENACHER SWI Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 43'33.599 132.259 1'09.883
19 33 Sergio GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 43'38.765 131.998 1'15.049
20 73 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 43'43.574 131.756 1'19.858
21 5 Alexis MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing Loncin 44'07.129 130.583 1'43.413
22 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 44'16.626 130.116 1'52.910
23 69 Lukas SEMBERA CZE Matteoni Racing Aprilia 44'30.840 129.424 2'07.124
24 58 Yuuichi YANAGISAWA JPN 18 Grage Racing Honda 44'31.118 129.410 2'07.402
25 87 Luca MARCONI ITA CBC Corse Aprilia 42'36.873 128.433 1 Lap
26 10 Luca VITALI ITA CBC Corse Aprilia 42'36.927 128.430 1 Lap
27 55 Hiroomi IWATA JPN Dydo Miu Racing Honda 42'51.571 127.699 1 Lap
28 59 Satoru KAMADA JPN Endurance & Osl Honda 44'14.382 123.715 1 Lap
29 57 Yuki OOGANE JPN Endurance & Okegawajuku Honda 43'23.194 119.508 2 Lap
Not classified
56 Yuma YAHAGI JPN Okegawajuku & Endurance Honda 25'49.120 9 Lap
14 Johann ZARCO FRA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 22'27.306 10 Lap
45 Scott REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 13'40.407 14 Lap
32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Fontana Racing Aprilia 4'37.688 18 Lap
Not finished 1st lap
53 Jasper IWEMA NED Racing Team Germany Honda
POLINI GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
250cc Race Classification
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 44'06.488 150.207
2 20 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 44'12.377 149.874 5.889
3 16 75 Mattia PASINI ITA Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 44'28.320 148.978 21.832
4 13 28 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Balatonring Team Aprilia 44'32.394 148.751 25.906
5 11 6 Alex DEBON SPA Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens Aprilia 44'37.273 148.480 30.785
6 10 73 Shuhei AOYAMA JPN Harc-Pro Honda 44'40.276 148.314 33.788
7 9 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Auto Kelly - CP Aprilia 44'43.460 148.138 36.972
8 8 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia 44'47.506 147.915 41.018
9 7 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia 44'48.137 147.880 41.649
10 6 48 Shoya TOMIZAWA JPN CIP Moto - GP250 Honda 44'59.351 147.266 52.863
11 5 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 45'07.376 146.829 1'00.888
12 4 35 Raffaele DE ROSA ITA Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 45'12.835 146.534 1'06.347
13 3 10 Imre TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 45'59.637 144.048 1'53.149
14 2 59 Kazuki WATANABE JPN Bardral Racing with SJ-R Yamaha 44'08.992 143.541 1 Lap
15 1 56 Vladimir LEONOV RUS Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 44'36.925 142.043 1 Lap
16 8 Bastien CHESAUX SWI Racing Team Germany Honda 44'41.786 141.785 1 Lap
17 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 44'59.056 140.878 1 Lap
18 77 Aitor RODRIGUEZ SPA Milar - Juegos Lucky Aprilia 45'22.675 139.656 1 Lap
Not classified
14 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG Honda 35'00.695 5 Lap
25 Alex BALDOLINI ITA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 33'15.734 6 Lap
55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Valencia CF - Honda SAG Honda 11'47.466 17 Lap
63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc Aprilia 9'46.700 18 Lap
7 Axel PONS SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 6'12.705 20 Lap
16 Jules CLUZEL FRA Matteoni Racing Aprilia 4'05.545 21 Lap
15 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 4'05.665 21 Lap
Moto GP
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 43m47.238s
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha + 1.304s
3. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 3.763s
4. Casey Stoner Ducati + 5.691s
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 9.207s
6. Marco Melandri Hayate Kawasaki + 30.555s
7. Loris Capirossi Suzuki + 32.756s
8. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati + 39.416s
9. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha + 43.106s
10. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki + 43.245s
11. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda + 44.834s
12. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha + 46.540s
13. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda + 53.525s
14. Niccolo Canepa Pramac Ducati +1m21.804s
15. Toni Elias Gresini Honda + 1 lap
Retirements:
Rider Bike Laps
Sete Gibernau Hernando Ducati 13
Nicky Hayden Ducati 0
Yuki Takahashi Scot Honda 0
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2009 125cc Championship Standings After Round 2, Motegi
1 IANNONE Andrea ITA 37.5
2 SIMON Julian SPA 30 -7.5
3 ESPARGARO Pol SPA 22.5 -15
4 CORTESE Sandro GER 18 -19.5
5 BRADL Stefan GER 17 -20.5
6 FOLGER Jonas GER 13 -24.5
7 SMITH Bradley GBR 11.5 -26
8 MARQUEZ Marc SPA 11 -26.5
9 AEGERTER Dominiqu SWI 9.5 -28
10 OLIVE Joan SPA 9 -28.5
11 WEBB Danny GBR 8.5 -29
12 RABAT Esteve SPA 6 -31.5
13 TEROL Nicolas SPA 4.5 -33
14 KOYAMA Tomoyoshi JPN 4 -33.5
15 ZANETTI Lorenzo ITA 2 -35.5
16 GADEA Sergio SPA 2 -35.5
17 CORSI Simone ITA 2 -35.5
18 REDDING Scott GBR 1.5 -36
19 ZARCO Johann FRA 0.5 -37
2009 250cc Championship Standings After Round 2, Motegi
1 BAUTISTA Alvaro SPA 34
2 AOYAMA Hiroshi JPN 33 -1
3 BARBERA Hector SPA 30 -4
4 CLUZEL Jules FRA 20 -14
5 TALMACSI Gabor HUN 19 -15
6 LUTHI Thomas SWI 18 -16
7 PASINI Mattia ITA 16 -18
8 DI MEGLIO Mike FRA 16 -18
9 DE ROSA Raffaele ITA 15 -19
10 DEBON Alex SPA 13 -21
11 PESEK Lukas CZE 12 -22
12 AOYAMA Shuhei JPN 10 -24
13 TOMIZAWA Shoya JPN 10 -24
14 WILAIROT Ratthapark THA 8 -26
15 ABRAHAM Karel CZE 7 -27
16 LOCATELLI Roberto ITA 7 -27
17 FAUBEL Hector SPA 5 -29
18 TOTH Imre HUN 3 -31
19 WATANABE Kazuki JPN 2 -32
20 LEONOV Vladimir RUS 1 -33
21 BALDOLINI Alex ITA 1 -33
Moto GP
1 IANNONE Andrea ITA 37.5
2 SIMON Julian SPA 30 -7.5
3 ESPARGARO Pol SPA 22.5 -15
4 CORTESE Sandro GER 18 -19.5
5 BRADL Stefan GER 17 -20.5
6 FOLGER Jonas GER 13 -24.5
7 SMITH Bradley GBR 11.5 -26
8 MARQUEZ Marc SPA 11 -26.5
9 AEGERTER Dominiqu SWI 9.5 -28
10 OLIVE Joan SPA 9 -28.5
11 WEBB Danny GBR 8.5 -29
12 RABAT Esteve SPA 6 -31.5
13 TEROL Nicolas SPA 4.5 -33
14 KOYAMA Tomoyoshi JPN 4 -33.5
15 ZANETTI Lorenzo ITA 2 -35.5
16 GADEA Sergio SPA 2 -35.5
17 CORSI Simone ITA 2 -35.5
18 REDDING Scott GBR 1.5 -36
19 ZARCO Johann FRA 0.5 -37
2009 250cc Championship Standings After Round 2, Motegi
1 BAUTISTA Alvaro SPA 34
2 AOYAMA Hiroshi JPN 33 -1
3 BARBERA Hector SPA 30 -4
4 CLUZEL Jules FRA 20 -14
5 TALMACSI Gabor HUN 19 -15
6 LUTHI Thomas SWI 18 -16
7 PASINI Mattia ITA 16 -18
8 DI MEGLIO Mike FRA 16 -18
9 DE ROSA Raffaele ITA 15 -19
10 DEBON Alex SPA 13 -21
11 PESEK Lukas CZE 12 -22
12 AOYAMA Shuhei JPN 10 -24
13 TOMIZAWA Shoya JPN 10 -24
14 WILAIROT Ratthapark THA 8 -26
15 ABRAHAM Karel CZE 7 -27
16 LOCATELLI Roberto ITA 7 -27
17 FAUBEL Hector SPA 5 -29
18 TOTH Imre HUN 3 -31
19 WATANABE Kazuki JPN 2 -32
20 LEONOV Vladimir RUS 1 -33
21 BALDOLINI Alex ITA 1 -33
Moto GP
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GP – HAYDEN INJURED AGAIN
Nicky Hayden, who is still suffering from the dorsal and back injuries sustained by crashing last time in Qatar, receives daily therapy at Clinica Mobile before riding his Ducati.
In today’s MotoGP race, he was involved in a collision with another rider hurting his lower back again. The clinical and instrumental tests performed were negative, so Nicky will be able to race next time in Jerez.
GP –125 RACE, SMITH
In the last few laps of the 125 race today at Motegi, Bradley Smith in an attempt to control his bike, hit his bike’s front with his helmet sustaining neck and chin injuries.
He bravely fought to finish the race and when then treated with Steri Strips instead of traditional suture stitches at Clinica Mobile. He will be able to race at Jerez next weekend
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MotoGP Qualifying Practice Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'38.933 275.721
2 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'38.984 275.650 0.051
3 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'39.415 272.796 0.482
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'39.642 269.865 0.709
5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'39.806 272.658 0.873
6 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'39.862 276.568 0.929
7 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'39.926 275.721 0.993
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'39.966 268.857 1.033
9 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'40.112 276.003 1.179
10 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'40.185 276.356 1.252
11 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'40.381 273.625 1.448
12 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 1'40.440 270.541 1.507
13 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'40.599 271.766 1.666
14 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'40.670 269.932 1.737
15 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'40.796 267.657 1.863
16 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'40.953 273.764 2.020
17 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1'41.238 271.220 2.305
18 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'41.253 266.535 2.320
MotoGP Qualifying Practice Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'38.933 275.721
2 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'38.984 275.650 0.051
3 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'39.415 272.796 0.482
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1'39.642 269.865 0.709
5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'39.806 272.658 0.873
6 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'39.862 276.568 0.929
7 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'39.926 275.721 0.993
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'39.966 268.857 1.033
9 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'40.112 276.003 1.179
10 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'40.185 276.356 1.252
11 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1'40.381 273.625 1.448
12 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 1'40.440 270.541 1.507
13 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1'40.599 271.766 1.666
14 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'40.670 269.932 1.737
15 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'40.796 267.657 1.863
16 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1'40.953 273.764 2.020
17 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1'41.238 271.220 2.305
18 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'41.253 266.535 2.320
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250cc Qualifying Practice Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 6 Alex DEBON SPA Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens Aprilia 1'43.028 245.175
2 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 1'43.317 247.706 0.289
3 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 1'43.376 245.454 0.348
4 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 1'43.451 245.566 0.423
5 16 Jules CLUZEL FRA Matteoni Racing Aprilia 1'43.521 244.288 0.493
6 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 1'43.591 245.009 0.563
7 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc Aprilia 1'43.792 244.509 0.764
8 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia 1'43.864 245.957 0.836
9 55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Valencia CF - Honda SAG Honda 1'43.891 241.232 0.863
10 28 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Balatonring Team Aprilia 1'44.058 246.462 1.030
11 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Auto Kelly - CP Aprilia 1'44.252 242.696 1.224
12 35 Raffaele DE ROSA ITA Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 1'44.484 244.897 1.456
13 14 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG Honda 1'44.515 241.610 1.487
14 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia 1'44.734 244.509 1.706
15 75 Mattia PASINI ITA Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 1'44.818 244.786 1.790
16 15 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 1'44.872 244.067 1.844
17 48 Shoya TOMIZAWA JPN CIP Moto - GP250 Honda 1'45.752 235.704 2.724
18 25 Alex BALDOLINI ITA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 1'45.857 241.773 2.829
19 10 Imre TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 1'46.017 244.122 2.989
20 77 Aitor RODRIGUEZ SPA Milar - Juegos Lucky Aprilia 1'47.069 237.728 4.041
21 7 Axel PONS SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 1'47.181 237.310 4.153
22 8 Bastien CHESAUX SWI Racing Team Germany Honda 1'47.823 234.222 4.795
23 56 Vladimir LEONOV RUS Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 1'48.244 235.859 5.216
24 53 Valentin DEBISE FRA CIP Moto - GP250 Honda 1'48.385 230.522 5.357
25 76 Ivan MAESTRO SPA Milar - Juegos Lucky Aprilia 1'49.082 235.345 6.054
Out of limit time
54 Toby MARKHAM GBR C&L Racing Honda
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 6 Alex DEBON SPA Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens Aprilia 1'43.028 245.175
2 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 1'43.317 247.706 0.289
3 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 1'43.376 245.454 0.348
4 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 1'43.451 245.566 0.423
5 16 Jules CLUZEL FRA Matteoni Racing Aprilia 1'43.521 244.288 0.493
6 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 1'43.591 245.009 0.563
7 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc Aprilia 1'43.792 244.509 0.764
8 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia 1'43.864 245.957 0.836
9 55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Valencia CF - Honda SAG Honda 1'43.891 241.232 0.863
10 28 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Balatonring Team Aprilia 1'44.058 246.462 1.030
11 52 Lukas PESEK CZE Auto Kelly - CP Aprilia 1'44.252 242.696 1.224
12 35 Raffaele DE ROSA ITA Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 1'44.484 244.897 1.456
13 14 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT SAG Honda 1'44.515 241.610 1.487
14 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia 1'44.734 244.509 1.706
15 75 Mattia PASINI ITA Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 1'44.818 244.786 1.790
16 15 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 1'44.872 244.067 1.844
17 48 Shoya TOMIZAWA JPN CIP Moto - GP250 Honda 1'45.752 235.704 2.724
18 25 Alex BALDOLINI ITA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 1'45.857 241.773 2.829
19 10 Imre TOTH HUN Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 1'46.017 244.122 2.989
20 77 Aitor RODRIGUEZ SPA Milar - Juegos Lucky Aprilia 1'47.069 237.728 4.041
21 7 Axel PONS SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 1'47.181 237.310 4.153
22 8 Bastien CHESAUX SWI Racing Team Germany Honda 1'47.823 234.222 4.795
23 56 Vladimir LEONOV RUS Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 1'48.244 235.859 5.216
24 53 Valentin DEBISE FRA CIP Moto - GP250 Honda 1'48.385 230.522 5.357
25 76 Ivan MAESTRO SPA Milar - Juegos Lucky Aprilia 1'49.082 235.345 6.054
Out of limit time
54 Toby MARKHAM GBR C&L Racing Honda
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125cc Qualifying Practice Classification
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 60 Julian SIMON SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'48.237 213.354
2 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'48.434 215.956 0.197
3 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 1'48.519 212.014 0.282
4 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 1'48.931 216.563 0.694
5 33 Sergio GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'48.955 217.741 0.718
6 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Ajo Interwetten Derbi 1'49.237 216.823 1.000
7 45 Scott REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 1'49.310 212.222 1.073
8 99 Danny WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 1'49.353 215.268 1.116
9 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Ajo Interwetten Derbi 1'49.362 214.754 1.125
10 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 1'49.400 213.143 1.163
11 6 Joan OLIVE SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 1'49.806 216.129 1.569
12 24 Simone CORSI ITA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 1'49.954 211.723 1.717
13 35 Randy KRUMMENACHER SWI Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 1'49.968 216.954 1.731
14 17 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 1'50.167 214.498 1.930
15 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 1'50.196 215.139 1.959
16 12 Esteve RABAT SPA Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 1'50.249 214.285 2.012
17 16 Cameron BEAUBIER USA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 1'50.256 213.438 2.019
18 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 1'50.342 213.312 2.105
19 14 Johann ZARCO FRA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 1'50.453 212.975 2.216
20 71 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA JPN Loncin Racing Loncin 1'50.564 208.978 2.327
21 73 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 1'50.781 214.498 2.544
22 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Fontana Racing Aprilia 1'51.098 211.764 2.861
23 69 Lukas SEMBERA CZE Matteoni Racing Aprilia 1'51.542 209.708 3.305
24 53 Jasper IWEMA NED Racing Team Germany Honda 1'51.605 213.185 3.368
25 42 Alberto MONCAYO SPA Andalucia Aprilia Aprilia 1'51.945 209.871 3.708
26 8 Lorenzo ZANETTI ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 1'52.050 211.515 3.813
27 5 Alexis MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing Loncin 1'52.850 203.850 4.613
28 87 Luca MARCONI ITA CBC Corse Aprilia 1'53.002 213.861 4.765
29 39 Luis SALOM SPA SAG-Castrol Honda 1'53.186 211.889 4.949
30 41 Borja MAESTRO SPA Hune Racing Team-TMM Aprilia 1'54.170 207.772 5.933
31 10 Luca VITALI ITA CBC Corse Aprilia 1'54.642 211.930 6.405
32 88 Michael RANSEDER AUT Haojue Team Haojue 1'54.765 196.793 6.528
Out of limit time
40 Eduard LOPEZ SPA TCR Competicion Aprilia
66 Matthew HOYLE GBR Haojue Team Haojue
31 Jordi DALMAU SPA SAG-Castrol Honda
94 Jonas FOLGER GER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 60 Julian SIMON SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'48.237 213.354
2 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'48.434 215.956 0.197
3 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 1'48.519 212.014 0.282
4 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 1'48.931 216.563 0.694
5 33 Sergio GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'48.955 217.741 0.718
6 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Ajo Interwetten Derbi 1'49.237 216.823 1.000
7 45 Scott REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 1'49.310 212.222 1.073
8 99 Danny WEBB GBR Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 1'49.353 215.268 1.116
9 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Ajo Interwetten Derbi 1'49.362 214.754 1.125
10 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 1'49.400 213.143 1.163
11 6 Joan OLIVE SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 1'49.806 216.129 1.569
12 24 Simone CORSI ITA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 1'49.954 211.723 1.717
13 35 Randy KRUMMENACHER SWI Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 1'49.968 216.954 1.731
14 17 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 1'50.167 214.498 1.930
15 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 1'50.196 215.139 1.959
16 12 Esteve RABAT SPA Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 1'50.249 214.285 2.012
17 16 Cameron BEAUBIER USA Red Bull KTM Motosport KTM 1'50.256 213.438 2.019
18 18 Nicolas TEROL SPA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 1'50.342 213.312 2.105
19 14 Johann ZARCO FRA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 1'50.453 212.975 2.216
20 71 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA JPN Loncin Racing Loncin 1'50.564 208.978 2.327
21 73 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 1'50.781 214.498 2.544
22 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Fontana Racing Aprilia 1'51.098 211.764 2.861
23 69 Lukas SEMBERA CZE Matteoni Racing Aprilia 1'51.542 209.708 3.305
24 53 Jasper IWEMA NED Racing Team Germany Honda 1'51.605 213.185 3.368
25 42 Alberto MONCAYO SPA Andalucia Aprilia Aprilia 1'51.945 209.871 3.708
26 8 Lorenzo ZANETTI ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 1'52.050 211.515 3.813
27 5 Alexis MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing Loncin 1'52.850 203.850 4.613
28 87 Luca MARCONI ITA CBC Corse Aprilia 1'53.002 213.861 4.765
29 39 Luis SALOM SPA SAG-Castrol Honda 1'53.186 211.889 4.949
30 41 Borja MAESTRO SPA Hune Racing Team-TMM Aprilia 1'54.170 207.772 5.933
31 10 Luca VITALI ITA CBC Corse Aprilia 1'54.642 211.930 6.405
32 88 Michael RANSEDER AUT Haojue Team Haojue 1'54.765 196.793 6.528
Out of limit time
40 Eduard LOPEZ SPA TCR Competicion Aprilia
66 Matthew HOYLE GBR Haojue Team Haojue
31 Jordi DALMAU SPA SAG-Castrol Honda
94 Jonas FOLGER GER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia
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Posted 03 May 2009 - 01:19
Honda to supply Moto2 engines
By Simon Strang Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 14:39 GMT
Honda will be the single-engine supplier for the new Moto2 category in 2010, which will eventually replace the 250cc class as MotoGP's primary feeder series from 2011.
The FIM announced at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez that the new bikes will be integrated into the current 250cc championship next year - similar to the way MotoGP bikes were mixed with the 500cc class in 2002 – following a meeting of the Permanent Bureau comprising FIM president Vito Ippilito and Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta.
The Honda engine will be a 600cc, four-stroke unit, and is expected to produce 'over 150bhp' according to the statement.
Though it has not been confirmed, it is considered likely that European-based Honda specialist tuner Ten Kate will be given the contract to prepare the motors for the new open-chassis formula.
Speculation also suggests that the tyre regulations may remain free to allow open competition between manufacturers, with Michelin known to be showing interest in building tyres for the series.
MotoGP practice to be lengthened
By Matt Beer Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 12:43 GMT
MotoGP practice and qualifying sessions are to return to one hour in duration from the next event at Le Mans, the FIM has announced.
As part of the cost-cutting measures introduced for this year, Friday morning practice was cancelled outright, and the other sessions reduced to 45 minutes.
But this proved unpopular with leading riders, who urged the organisers to allow additional mileage.
In a meeting of the Grand Prix commission this morning, the decision was taken to make the remaining two practice sessions plus qualifying one hour long again, although there will remain just one session on Fridays.
While the restoration of what amounts to 45 minutes of practice time will be popular with the riders, they are likely to be disappointed by the continued absence of a Friday morning session.
"For me it's a better idea, even if we went to 45 minutes for four of them instead of three one-hour sessions," said former champion Casey Stoner at Jerez yesterday. "Everyone's here, everyone's ready, and on Friday morning we're all sitting around doing nothing.
"Everyone wants the Friday session back. Everyone's flying in here, we all arrive on the same day, we have the press conference on Thursday and everyone has to be here, but we're only getting on track on Friday afternoon, so it's a waste of time."
Lorenzo: Yamaha first choice for 2010
By Toby Moody Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 17:09 GMT
Jorge Lorenzo and Dani PedrosaMotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo has said that negotiations have already started on his 2010 contract with Yamaha, amid strong suggestions that Repsol has begun moves to get the Spaniard on a works Honda from next season.
Repsol is believed to have approached Lorenzo as a potential replacement for Dani Pedrosa, who has been the Spanish oil giant's MotoGP title hope for three seasons but has yet to deliver a championship.
But Lorenzo said his priority was to remain at Yamaha, and that he was already in talks with the company's racing boss Lin Jarvis.
"I met with Lin Jarvis yesterday," said the Jerez pole-sitter. "I'm in a good place, though. The first idea is for me to continue (with Yamaha)."
Pedrosa declined to comment on his own future, saying only that "there may be other makes" should he ever part company with Honda.
While suggesting he was content to stay at Yamaha, Lorenzo added that he was pleased by the interest in him after his very strong start to 2009.
"When you are fast everyone wants you," he said, "when you are not fast then no one wants you."
Repsol Honda could potentially offer Lorenzo a substantial salary increase in order to entice him away from Yamaha.
Although happy at his current team, Lorenzo would not have undisputed number one status at Yamaha all the time he was riding alongside Valentino Rossi, who is currently signed with the Japanese manufacturer through 2010.
By Simon Strang Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 14:39 GMT
Honda will be the single-engine supplier for the new Moto2 category in 2010, which will eventually replace the 250cc class as MotoGP's primary feeder series from 2011.
The FIM announced at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez that the new bikes will be integrated into the current 250cc championship next year - similar to the way MotoGP bikes were mixed with the 500cc class in 2002 – following a meeting of the Permanent Bureau comprising FIM president Vito Ippilito and Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta.
The Honda engine will be a 600cc, four-stroke unit, and is expected to produce 'over 150bhp' according to the statement.
Though it has not been confirmed, it is considered likely that European-based Honda specialist tuner Ten Kate will be given the contract to prepare the motors for the new open-chassis formula.
Speculation also suggests that the tyre regulations may remain free to allow open competition between manufacturers, with Michelin known to be showing interest in building tyres for the series.
MotoGP practice to be lengthened
By Matt Beer Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 12:43 GMT
MotoGP practice and qualifying sessions are to return to one hour in duration from the next event at Le Mans, the FIM has announced.
As part of the cost-cutting measures introduced for this year, Friday morning practice was cancelled outright, and the other sessions reduced to 45 minutes.
But this proved unpopular with leading riders, who urged the organisers to allow additional mileage.
In a meeting of the Grand Prix commission this morning, the decision was taken to make the remaining two practice sessions plus qualifying one hour long again, although there will remain just one session on Fridays.
While the restoration of what amounts to 45 minutes of practice time will be popular with the riders, they are likely to be disappointed by the continued absence of a Friday morning session.
"For me it's a better idea, even if we went to 45 minutes for four of them instead of three one-hour sessions," said former champion Casey Stoner at Jerez yesterday. "Everyone's here, everyone's ready, and on Friday morning we're all sitting around doing nothing.
"Everyone wants the Friday session back. Everyone's flying in here, we all arrive on the same day, we have the press conference on Thursday and everyone has to be here, but we're only getting on track on Friday afternoon, so it's a waste of time."
Lorenzo: Yamaha first choice for 2010
By Toby Moody Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 17:09 GMT
Jorge Lorenzo and Dani PedrosaMotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo has said that negotiations have already started on his 2010 contract with Yamaha, amid strong suggestions that Repsol has begun moves to get the Spaniard on a works Honda from next season.
Repsol is believed to have approached Lorenzo as a potential replacement for Dani Pedrosa, who has been the Spanish oil giant's MotoGP title hope for three seasons but has yet to deliver a championship.
But Lorenzo said his priority was to remain at Yamaha, and that he was already in talks with the company's racing boss Lin Jarvis.
"I met with Lin Jarvis yesterday," said the Jerez pole-sitter. "I'm in a good place, though. The first idea is for me to continue (with Yamaha)."
Pedrosa declined to comment on his own future, saying only that "there may be other makes" should he ever part company with Honda.
While suggesting he was content to stay at Yamaha, Lorenzo added that he was pleased by the interest in him after his very strong start to 2009.
"When you are fast everyone wants you," he said, "when you are not fast then no one wants you."
Repsol Honda could potentially offer Lorenzo a substantial salary increase in order to entice him away from Yamaha.
Although happy at his current team, Lorenzo would not have undisputed number one status at Yamaha all the time he was riding alongside Valentino Rossi, who is currently signed with the Japanese manufacturer through 2010.
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Posted 03 May 2009 - 01:20
Bautista In Talks With Suzuki For 2010, Simoncelli To Gresini?
Submitted by Kropotkin on Sat, 2009-05-02 22:53.
Regardless of the outcome of this year's 250cc championship, that series' two biggest names will be leaving for greener pastures at the end of the year. Both Alvaro Bautista and Marco Simoncelli intend to step up a class for the 2010 season, though they seem set to go in quite different directions.
The man whose future seems clearest is Alvaro Bautista. For according to the Spanish website Motoworld.es, Bautista is in negotiations to join the Rizla Suzuki team in 2010. Motoworld.es is reporting that representatives for the Spanish 250 star have been talking to Paul Denning about joining Suzuki, as Bautista is determined to sign with a factory team, which leaves Suzuki as the only option. The Hamamatsu factory was given a dispensation from the so-called Rookie Rule which prevents riders eligible for the Rookie Of The Year award from going straight to a factory team, as Suzuki only fields two bikes and does not have a satellite squad which they can use to nurture newcomers to the class.
According to Motoworld.es, Bautista is most likely to be replacing Chris Vermeulen at Suzuki, as the Australian has an offer from another team for next season, though the site does not say which team that might be. Like Bautista, Vermeulen is keen to remain on satellite equipment, and at the moment, there are appear to be very few factory seats open.
Bautista was in talks with Suzuki last year about switching to MotoGP for this season, but the Man From La Mancha (Bautista is from Talavera de la Reina, in Spain's Castilla-La Mancha region) decided to stay on a year in the 250 class after losing the title to Marco Simoncelli. But Bautista is also a protege of Jorge Martinez, boss of the Aspar squad, and Martinez is keen to hang on to the Spaniard. To this end, Martinez is in talks with Yamaha about obtaining satellite M1 machines for the 2010 season, though the success of this approach will depend on whether the proposal to allow riders just one bike at each race actually makes more bikes available than the four that Yamaha currently fields.
As for Marco Simoncelli, it is an open secret that Aprilia want the Italian superstar to ride their RSV4 machine in World Superbikes next season, even offering Simoncelli a wildcard in World Superbikes earlier this year. Aprilia is furious with Dorna and the MSMA with the way decisions were made about the Moto2 class, the Italian factory's plans to field a V Twin thwarted by the class moving to a 600cc four cylinder engine, a configuration Aprilia has neither the experience nor the interest in building.
But Simoncelli is yet to be convinced. The Italian feels he is still young enough to take a chance in the MotoGP class, and Motoworld.es is linking Simoncelli to the Gresini Honda squad. Simoncelli shares his manager with Alex de Angelis, who will no doubt be talking to Fausto Gresini about Simoncelli's future.
It remains to be seen how Simoncelli's close friendship with Valentino Rossi plays out. There is no doubt about Rossi's influence with Yamaha, and the internet is rife with rumors linking Simoncelli with Yamaha, and especially Herve Poncharal's Tech 3 Yamaha squad. So far, these are very much still rumors, and as virtual as the world which spawned them. Silly season has started very early in 2009.
Rossi says Jerez win impossible
By Toby Moody and Jamie O'Leary Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 16:47 GMT
Valentino RossiValentino Rossi does not believe he can win the Spanish Grand Prix after running into problems with his front tyre during qualifying.
The six-time world champion, who lies second in the points, qualified fourth on his Yamaha, but was 0.709 seconds slower than his polesitting team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.
Afterwards, he said that the most he could expect from the race was a podium finish.
"No, it's not possible [to win]," said the 30-year-old Italian. "It's a big difference compared to practice yesterday. I could ride much better then.
"For sure we expected to have a better weekend here than we have done, especially after yesterday, but we had some problems that we didn't expect. Now we just have to make the maximum and try to arrive on the podium in the race."
Rossi, who had set the pace on Friday, said that his main problem was with the spec Bridgestone front tyres introduced this year, which are too soft for his liking.
"It's a big worry for sure," he added. "Last year me and Casey [Stoner] were able to use a different front tyre. Now that tyre is cancelled and we need to adapt our styles and our settings to this tyre, which is much softer.
"For sure my gap to the front guys was bigger with the qualifying tyres than the race tyres, but we have a problem.
"We already have some ideas of what we need to change for tomorrow, some changes in the settings, but it's not sure yet. We need more time to look at the data and decide what to change for the warm-up."
Submitted by Kropotkin on Sat, 2009-05-02 22:53.
Regardless of the outcome of this year's 250cc championship, that series' two biggest names will be leaving for greener pastures at the end of the year. Both Alvaro Bautista and Marco Simoncelli intend to step up a class for the 2010 season, though they seem set to go in quite different directions.
The man whose future seems clearest is Alvaro Bautista. For according to the Spanish website Motoworld.es, Bautista is in negotiations to join the Rizla Suzuki team in 2010. Motoworld.es is reporting that representatives for the Spanish 250 star have been talking to Paul Denning about joining Suzuki, as Bautista is determined to sign with a factory team, which leaves Suzuki as the only option. The Hamamatsu factory was given a dispensation from the so-called Rookie Rule which prevents riders eligible for the Rookie Of The Year award from going straight to a factory team, as Suzuki only fields two bikes and does not have a satellite squad which they can use to nurture newcomers to the class.
According to Motoworld.es, Bautista is most likely to be replacing Chris Vermeulen at Suzuki, as the Australian has an offer from another team for next season, though the site does not say which team that might be. Like Bautista, Vermeulen is keen to remain on satellite equipment, and at the moment, there are appear to be very few factory seats open.
Bautista was in talks with Suzuki last year about switching to MotoGP for this season, but the Man From La Mancha (Bautista is from Talavera de la Reina, in Spain's Castilla-La Mancha region) decided to stay on a year in the 250 class after losing the title to Marco Simoncelli. But Bautista is also a protege of Jorge Martinez, boss of the Aspar squad, and Martinez is keen to hang on to the Spaniard. To this end, Martinez is in talks with Yamaha about obtaining satellite M1 machines for the 2010 season, though the success of this approach will depend on whether the proposal to allow riders just one bike at each race actually makes more bikes available than the four that Yamaha currently fields.
As for Marco Simoncelli, it is an open secret that Aprilia want the Italian superstar to ride their RSV4 machine in World Superbikes next season, even offering Simoncelli a wildcard in World Superbikes earlier this year. Aprilia is furious with Dorna and the MSMA with the way decisions were made about the Moto2 class, the Italian factory's plans to field a V Twin thwarted by the class moving to a 600cc four cylinder engine, a configuration Aprilia has neither the experience nor the interest in building.
But Simoncelli is yet to be convinced. The Italian feels he is still young enough to take a chance in the MotoGP class, and Motoworld.es is linking Simoncelli to the Gresini Honda squad. Simoncelli shares his manager with Alex de Angelis, who will no doubt be talking to Fausto Gresini about Simoncelli's future.
It remains to be seen how Simoncelli's close friendship with Valentino Rossi plays out. There is no doubt about Rossi's influence with Yamaha, and the internet is rife with rumors linking Simoncelli with Yamaha, and especially Herve Poncharal's Tech 3 Yamaha squad. So far, these are very much still rumors, and as virtual as the world which spawned them. Silly season has started very early in 2009.
Rossi says Jerez win impossible
By Toby Moody and Jamie O'Leary Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 16:47 GMT
Valentino RossiValentino Rossi does not believe he can win the Spanish Grand Prix after running into problems with his front tyre during qualifying.
The six-time world champion, who lies second in the points, qualified fourth on his Yamaha, but was 0.709 seconds slower than his polesitting team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.
Afterwards, he said that the most he could expect from the race was a podium finish.
"No, it's not possible [to win]," said the 30-year-old Italian. "It's a big difference compared to practice yesterday. I could ride much better then.
"For sure we expected to have a better weekend here than we have done, especially after yesterday, but we had some problems that we didn't expect. Now we just have to make the maximum and try to arrive on the podium in the race."
Rossi, who had set the pace on Friday, said that his main problem was with the spec Bridgestone front tyres introduced this year, which are too soft for his liking.
"It's a big worry for sure," he added. "Last year me and Casey [Stoner] were able to use a different front tyre. Now that tyre is cancelled and we need to adapt our styles and our settings to this tyre, which is much softer.
"For sure my gap to the front guys was bigger with the qualifying tyres than the race tyres, but we have a problem.
"We already have some ideas of what we need to change for tomorrow, some changes in the settings, but it's not sure yet. We need more time to look at the data and decide what to change for the warm-up."
