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Lorenzo takes fourth pole in a row as Rossi qualifies in fifth
18.07.2010
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| MOTOGP Sachsenring - QUALIFYING 1Jorge Lorenzo extended his pole position run to four consecutive races as he put his M1 at the front of the grid once again today at the Sachsenring. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi continued to impress on his return from injury by qualifying fifth, just 0.578 seconds off Lorenzo. Having struggled for fron weiter >> |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team targets strong Sachsenring race
18.07.2010
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| Monster Yamaha Tech 3 riders Colin Edwards and Ben Spies are determined to bounce back from a tough qualifying session with strong results in tomorrow's Sachsenring MotoGP race. Edwards and Spies will start tomorrow's 30-lap race from 12th and 13th on the grid respectively as both were unlucky to see their hard work and effort go unrewarded at the tight and twisty G weiter >> |
Sachsenring Qualifying 1 results
18.07.2010
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| Circuit Length: 3671Temp: 24Weather: Dry Lap Record: 1'23.082 (Daniel Pedrosa, 01/01/2007)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'21.067 (Casey Stoner, 13/07/2008)Last Years Winner: Valentino Rossi 2010 MotoGP Germany - Sachsenring 17/07/2010Qualifying 11 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1'21. weiter >> |
American Red Bull Rookie Jake Gagne wins on Germany's Sachsenring
18.07.2010
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| Californian Jake Gagne made his presence felt both on Friday and Saturday on Germany's Sachsenring when he took pole position and then won Saturday's Red Bull Rookies Cup race. Gagne's victory on his KTM 125 closed up the gap in the championship standings and puts him in the box seat for the double in Sunday's second race.The 16-year-old stayed cool and calculating in the front pack weiter >> |
Sachsenring Qualifying -Jake Gagne beats the heat
17.07.2010
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| Jake Gagne set an unbeatable pole time in the first qualifying session to dominate the build up to the German Grand Prix round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup at the Sachsenring.
The 16 year old Californian heads second place man Alex Kristiansson by 0.146 seconds and the 16 year old Swede was only a tenth ahead of the Spanish 18 year old Cup points leader Daniel Ru weiter >> |
Lorenzo sixth on day one in Sachsenring; Rossi makes strong return
17.07.2010
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| Jorge Lorenzo finished sixth in the opening German practice session today, slightly struggling to find front end grip at the twisty Sachsenring track. Valentino Rossi meanwhile made an unexpectedly strong return to action after his six-week injury break, finishing just 0.020 off his Fiat Yamaha team-mate in seventh. Lorenzo has won three races in a row at high-speed tracks but the c weiter >> |
Hard-working German GP opening day for Randy de Puniet and his crew
16.07.2010
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| The 800cc premier class riders hit Germany this week end for the eight round of the season at the Sachsenring race track and the opening day of free practice for Sunday’s Deutschland 30-lap Grand Pri weiter >> |
De Puniet set for Sachsenring Challenge
16.07.2010
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| The battle for the 2010 MotoGP World Championship approaches its halfway point this weekend with the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring race track at 80km from Dresden. LCR Honda MotoGP Team racer Randy de Puniet goes into weiter >> |
Valentino Rossi cleared to ride in Germany
16.07.2010
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| Valentino Rossi has been officially cleared to ride at this weekend's German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, six week's after his accident in Italy. The Fiat Yamaha rider was examined by the Chief Medical Officer for this event, Dr. Huber Fischer, who found him fit enough to compete this weekend. Rossi will be present at the Official Press Conference at Sachsenring at 1700 CET today. weiter >> |
Lorenzo and Rossi reunited in Germany
14.07.2010
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| The Fiat Yamaha Team is reunited at the Sachsenring this weekend, when runaway championship-leader Jorge Lorenzo will be joined by Valentino Rossi after the latter's six-week absence. Rossi's recovery from his broken leg in Mugello has gone so well that the reigning World Champion is hoping to return to action earlier than expected, although he will have to receive weiter >> |
Catalan GP Qualifying results
04.07.2010
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| Circuit Length: 4727Weather: Dry Lap Record: 1'43.195 (Valentino Rossi, 01/01/2005)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'41.186 (Casey Stoner, 08/06/2008)Last Years Winner: Valentino Rossi 2010 MotoGP - Catalunya 03/07/2010Qualifying 11 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1'42.0462 weiter >> |
Lorenzo charges to Catalan pole, Yoshikawa makes steady improvement
04.07.2010
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| Jorge Lorenzo took an impressive third straight pole at his home track of Montmelis afternoon, Fiat Yamaha's championship leader storming to his 12th MotoGP pole with an impressive lap that was 0.364 seconds faster than Casey Stoner in second. His temporary team-mate Wataru Yoshikawa made an impressive improvement of more than two seconds, as he continues to gain a deeper understanding weiter >> |
Randy de Puniet 7th fastest at hot Catalunya GP opening day
03.07.2010
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| The opening day of free practice for seventh round of the season in Catalunya was conducted in perfect summer weather today with ambience temperature of 37°C with LCR Honda MotoGP racer Randy De Puniet in good form again posting the 7th fastest time. The Frenchman riding the Honda RC212V circulated the Spanish circuit 26 times throughout the 60-minute hot free session clocking his fastest l weiter >> |
Catalunya GP Free Practice results
03.07.2010
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| 2010 MotoGP - Catalunya 02/07/2010Circuit Length: 4727Weather: Dry Lap Record: 1'43.195 (Valentino Rossi, 01/01/2005)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'41.186 (Casey Stoner, 08/06/2008)Last Years Winner: Valentino Rossi Free Practice1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1'43.2592 weiter >> |
Lorenzo tops first practice whilst Yoshikawa gets to grips with the M1
03.07.2010
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| Fresh from consecutive wins at the last two races, Jorge Lorenzo continued his blistering run of form today by topping the time sheets on day one at Montmelois home track. Wataru Yoshikawa joined him on the other side of the garage, the Japanese filling in for the injured Valentino Rossi. In keeping with his recent trend, Lorenzo went to the top of the standings early on in the sess weiter >> |
Barcelona beckons Lorenzo to home challenge as Yoshikawa joins team
02.07.2010
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| After two commanding wins in a row at Silverstone and Assen over the last two weekends, Jorge Lorenzo lands in his home city of Barcelona this weekend with a championship lead of 47 points and a plan to delight his Spanish fans with another win on home soil. He has flown the Fiat Yamaha flag alone for the last three races following Valentino Rossi's accident in Mugello, but this wee weiter >> |
Valentino Rossi Update
27.06.2010
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| Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi sent the following message today from his home in Italy. The reigning World-Champion is currently convalescing after breaking his leg at the Italian MotoGP round three week's ago."Three weeks have passed since the accident and two since I was discharged from hospital, and I am very happy about how my recuperation weiter >> |
Assen Race 1 results
26.06.2010
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| 2010 MotoGP Netherlands - Assen 26/06/2010Race 1 - 26 LapsCircuit Length: 4555Temp: 23Crowd: 100000Weather: Sunny Lap Record: 1'36.411 (John Hopkins, 01/01/2006)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'34.515 (Jorge Lorenzo, 26/06/2010)Last Years Winner: Valentino Rossi 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP&n weiter >> |
Lorenzo extends championship lead with awesome Assen win
26.06.2010
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| Jorge Lorenzo put in another textbook performance at Assen today, leaving his rivals trailing as he led from the front to win the 80th Dutch TT and take his fourth victory of the season. In doing so he becomes only the seventh rider in history to have won in three or more classes at the historic racetrack, with 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP wins to his name. Meanwhile Tec weiter >> |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Assen Race 2 - Kent first but Ruiz wins.
26.06.2010
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| Daniel Ruiz won his second Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race with a near perfect ride at Assen. The 18 year old Spaniard was granted victory over Danny Kent in the stewards room after the 16 year old Briton was penalised for overtaking him into the final corner while the yellow flag was being waved. 16 year old Briton Harry Stafford was third, making his first visit to a Rookie podium. weiter >> |
De Puniet ends 6th at Dutch GP...
26.06.2010
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| ... after a thrilling last laps battleThe LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet crossed the line in sixth place in today’s 26-lap Ducth Grand Prix at Assen race track reinforcing his place as the best of the championship weiter >> |
Impresive de Puniet takes front row at Dutch GP qualifying
25.06.2010
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| Working with his crew to find the right machine balance for the floating nature of Assen race track, LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy de Puniet put in a strong performance at Dutch GP qualifying today. Following his impressive start of the season, the Frenchma weiter >> |
2010 MotoGP Netherlands - Assen Qualifying 1 results
25.06.2010
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| ASSEN TT Circuit Length: 4555Weather: Sunny Lap Record: 1'36.411 (John Hopkins, 01/01/2006)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'34.515 (Jorge Lorenzo, 26/06/2010)Last Years Winner: Valentino Rossi 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1'34.5152 Randy De Puniet Honda &nbs weiter >> |
MotoGP career best qualifying for Spies
25.06.2010
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| Ben Spies powered his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine to a career best qualifying result in Assen today after another dazzling display from the Texan. Brimming with confidence after recording his first MotoGP podium at Silverstone last weekend, Spies set himself up perfectly for another rostrum challenge in the historic Dutch TT after qualifying on the second ro weiter >> |
Lorenzo on pole position for Assen assault
25.06.2010
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| MOTOGP ASSEN QUALIFYING 1 Another superb qualifying session from Jorge Lorenzo today means that the Fiat Yamaha Team rider will launch his Assen assault from pole position tomorrow, as he bids to take his first premier-class win in Holland. weiter >> |
Red Bull MotoGP Assen Race 1 classification
25.06.2010
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| TT ASSEN 4542 m. Assen RookiesCup Race Nr. 1Classification after 16 laps = 72.672 km 201 25 32 Jacob GAGNE USA Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM 29'10.553 149.4492 20 74 Kevin CALIA ITA Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM 29'10.631 149.442 0.0783 16 27 Alessio CAPPELLA ITA Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM 29'10.677 149.438 0.1244 13 24 Harry STAFFORD G weiter >> |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Assen Race 1 - Jake Gagne's shock win
25.06.2010
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| Jake Gagne, the 16 year old Californian, found his form and won another stunning Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race after a 12 man lead battle that was only decided over the last 2 corners. He was chased home by podium newcomers, Kevin Calia, the 15 year old Italian and Italian/Nigerian 15 year year old Alessio Cappella.Pole man and points leader Daijiro Hiura extended his lead thanks weiter >> |
Red Bull Rookies Cup Assen Revised Practice results
25.06.2010
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| TT ASSEN 4542 m.Assen Revised RookiesCupOfficial Practice Times 131 46 D.HIURA JPN Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM 1'48.343 13 1'47.375 15 -0.9682 22 D.RUIZ SPA Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM 1'48.349 16 1'47.846 15 0.471 0.471 -0.5033 72 A.KRISTIANSSON SWE Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM 1'49.173 9 1'48.065 6 0.690 0.219 -1.1084 74 K.CAL weiter >> |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Assen Practice - Hiura's last lap pole.
25.06.2010
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| Daijiro Hiura pulled a last lap stunner to head the practice times by almost half a second, taking pole for Friday's Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race, the first of 2 this weekend. The 15 year old Japanese points leader bumped 18 year old Spaniard Daniel Ruiz off the top with that final lap. 16 year old Swede Alex Kristiansson is 3rd with Italian 15 year old Kevin Calia 4th.Hiura was weiter >> |
Randy de Puniet to develop correct package at Dutch GP opening day
25.06.2010
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| In a warm opening day of Dutch Grand Prix with ambience temperature of 27°C, LCR Honda MotoGP racer Randy de Puniet set the 11th fastest time at the 4.555 km track which hosts the sixth round of the calendar. LCR Honda MotoGP Title Sponsor at the circuit known as “The Cathedral” is REVI’T which is leading company in the production of most innovative, functional and stylish weiter >> |
Assen Free Practice results
24.06.2010
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| 2010 MotoGP Netherlands - Assen 24/06/2010Circuit Length: 4555Temp: 27Weather: Sunny Lap Record: 1'36.411 (John Hopkins, 01/01/2006)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'35.520 (Casey Stoner, 28/06/2008)Last Years Winner: Valentino Rossi 2010 MotoGP Netherlands - Assen 24/06/20101 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha weiter >> |
Lorenzo leads the way during first Assen Practice
24.06.2010
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| Just four days after his commanding win at Silverstone, Lorenzo served up more of the same form during the first free practice session at Assen today. The Mallorcan continued to keep the Fiat Yamaha Team at the forefront of the action despite Valentino Rossi's absence with a dominant performance at his favourite track on the opening day of the 80th Dutch TT. Lorenzo found himself co weiter >> |
2010 MotoGP Great Britain - Silverstone Race results and standings
20.06.2010
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| Race 1 - 20 Laps1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 41'34.0832 Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 0'06.7433 Ben Spies Yamaha USA 0'07.0974 Nicky Hayden Ducati USA & weiter >> |
Jorge Lorenzo storms to stunning Silvestone victory
20.06.2010
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| Circuit Length: 3619Temp: 17Crowd: 70000Weather: Dry Lap Record: 1'56.459 (Chris Vermeulen, 01/01/2003)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'56.096 (Jurgen van den Goorbergh, 01/01/2003) Jorge Lorenzo ran away with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this afternoon, storming home to win by 6.743 seconds to take his first UK win in the weiter >> |
Great Randy's performance at Silverstone GP ends with 6th place
20.06.2010
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The LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet got a positive sixth place in today’s 20-lap British Grand Prix at new Silverstone circuit. The fifth round of the season started today at 13:00 local time and was held in dry conditions with cloudy weiter >> |
Superb front row for de Puniet at Silverstone GP Qualifying
19.06.2010
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| LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet will start tomorrow’s UK Grand Prix from the front row following today’s stunning qualifying session at new Silverstone race track which hosts the fifth round of the season.
The French rider pl weiter >> |
De Puniet promising fourth at Silverstone GP opening day
19.06.2010
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| LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet clocked the 4th fastest lap time (2’06.439) at today’s opening free practice session at redeveloped Silverstone race track which host the fifth round of the calendar. weiter >> |
Silverstone Free Practice results
19.06.2010
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| 2010 MotoGP Great Britain - Silverstone 18/06/2010 Free PracticeCircuit Length: 3619Weather: Dry Lap Record: 1'56.459 (Chris Vermeulen, 01/01/2003)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'56.096 (Jurgen van den Goorbergh, 01/01/2003) 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 2'05.9912 Case weiter >> |
Lorenzo on top as MotoGP takes to Silverstone
19.06.2010
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| Circuit Length: 3619Weather: Dry Lap Record: 1'56.459 (Chris Vermeulen, 01/01/2003)Fastest Lap Ever: 1'56.096 (Jurgen van den Goorbergh, 01/01/2003) Grand Prix motorcycles returned to Silverstone for the first time in over two decades today as MotoGP landed at the iconic British track. Jorge Lorenzo, the sole representative of the Fiat Yamaha Team whils weiter >> |
Lorenzo flies lone Fiat Yamaha flag as MotoGP comes to Silverstone
15.06.2010
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| A somewhat depleted Fiat Yamaha Team lands on British shores this week, with championship leader Jorge Lorenzo the team's sole representative following Valentino Rossi's injury at Mugello. Silverstone plays host Grand Prix M weiter >> |
Valentino Rossi on his release from hospital - Interview
11.06.2010
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| 1. Vale, first question: how are you and are you still in pain?"The positive thing is that the worst is past and that the two operations went well, so everything is okay. Now I am expecting a difficult period, in which I have to be aware of the risk of infection and in which I must remain with the leg constantly elevated. Then there will come a se weiter >> |
Q&A - Yamaha management and Dr. Buzzi on Valentino Rossi's hospital release
11.06.2010
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| 1. What caused the accident? Was it rider error or a bike/tyre issue?Davide Brivio, Fiat Yamaha Team Manager: Valentino Rossi's crew: "Valentino was on his first flying lap with new hard tyres. At ‘Arrabbiata 2' Valentino slowed down to let another rider pass, because he was following him. When Valentino opened the weiter >> |
Valentino Rossi released from hospital
11.06.2010
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| At 1530 CET today Valentino Rossi was released from the Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico in Florence, Italy, where he has been recovering following surgery last Saturday to mend his broken right leg. He was taken by ambulance to a helicopter and is now being flown to a hospital in Cattolica, close to his home, where he will meet with doctors to discuss the next stage of his recovery weiter >> |
Valentino Rossi recovering well following surgery
07.06.2010
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| Following surgery to repair his broken right leg yesterday afternoon, Valentino Rossi is recovering well at the Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico in Florence, Italy. Dr. Roberto Buzzi of the CTO, who performed the operation, gave the following update this morning: "Valentino is recovering well following yesterday's operation and his morale seems to be high in t weiter >> |
Rider and Manufacturer standings after Mugello GP 2010
07.06.2010
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| RIDER STANDINGS 06/06/2010 1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 902. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 653. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 614. Andrea Dovizioso Ho weiter >> |
Jorge Lorenzo extends title lead with second place in Mugello
07.06.2010
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| Jorge Lorenzo gave the Fiat Yamaha Team a reason to smile in Mugello this afternoon as he brought his M1 home in second position, extending his Championship lead after two wins and two seconds so far this season. Lorenzo took to the podi weiter >> |
De Puniet takes thrilling sixth at demanding Mugello GP
06.06.2010
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| In a thrilling and hot race LCR Honda MotoGP racer Randy de Puniet crossed the line 6th in today’s Italian Grand Prix at the magnificent Mugello race track ahead 76.814 MotoGP fans. Today’s ambience temperature reached 32°C (54°C on the gro weiter >> |
Red Bull Rookies Cup: win in Mugello for Daijiro Hiura
06.06.2010
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| Young Japanese rider Daijiro Hiura used the guile and riding skill worthy of a track veteran on Saturday to emerge victorious from a tight pack of eight riders to win the third Red Bull Rookies Cup race of the season on the famous Mugello circuit in Italy.Hiura positioned himself in the middle of the leading pack, then taking full advantage of the slipstream slipped into the lead ju weiter >> |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Mugello Race - Hiura wins slipstream battle
06.06.2010
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| Daijiro Hiura got the best of an 8 man lead battle on the desperate run in to the line to win the Mugello round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The 15 year old Japanese bumped elbows with 17 year old South African Mathew Scholtz rushing for the last corner but got the better of the clash to win while Scholtz recovered to take 2nd ahead of fellow countryman 14 year old Brad Binder. weiter >> |
