Stoner dominates to take pole, and an impressive wild-card ride from Spies sees him take 9th place on the grid.
1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m32.256s2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m32.519s + 0.263s3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m32.537s + 0.281s4. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m32.922s + 0.666s5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m33.085s + 0.829s6. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m33.154s + 0.898s7. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1m33.391s + 1.135s8. Toni Elias Gresini Honda 1m33.475s + 1.219s9. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m33.539s + 1.283s10. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m33.678s + 1.422s11. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 1m33.809s + 1.553s12. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda 1m33.844s + 1.588s13. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1m34.097s + 1.841s14. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1m34.107s + 1.851s15. Marco Melandri Hayate Kawasaki 1m34.188s + 1.932s16. Aleix Espargaro Pramac Ducati 1m34.308s + 2.052s17. Gabor Talmacsi Scot Honda 1m34.357s + 2.101s18. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1m34.537s + 2.281s
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Sabtu, 07 November 2009
motogp news
The Repsol Honda Team made a solid start during the first practice session for the Grand Prix of Valencia today, as the MotoGP field began preparations for the final race of the season. Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso finished in third and eighth positions in the hour-long session at the 4.005km (2.489-mile) track - a venue characterized by second- and third-gear corners overlooked by vast grandstands. Come Sunday, this impressive arena will be packed solid with upwards of 120,000 passionate Spanish fans. Pedrosa, who loves this track and enjoys huge support here, immediately revealed his intentions by going to the top of the timesheets after fifteen minutes, and staying there for the first half of the session. At the end of the hour-long practice period, which was affected by strong winds buffeting the riders, Pedrosa was in third place, and tomorrow the 24-year-old Spaniard will be looking to close the gap to Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo in front of him. Pedrosa is the only rider to have won in all three classes at the Ricardo Tormo circuit, and he would dearly love to sign off the 2009 season with another win here.
Dovizioso spent the hour honing suspension settings and tuning his RC212V to the tight and twisty nature of this circuit. He too was affected by the wind and found it especially intrusive when the front wheel lifts under power while exiting the many slow-speed corners at Valencia. With a good idea for the direction he and the team will now take, Dovizioso is confident he can climb the timesheets in tomorrow’s two sessions: a further hour of practice in the morning, and the afternoon’s qualifying period to decide grid-slots for Sunday’s 30-lap race. DANI PEDROSA – 3rd – 1m 33.241s "For a first practice session, this was OK today and we completed some valuable laps to famliarise ourselves with this circuit again. It was really windy out there and this affected the machine more in some corners than others - like in the third sector where it was quite difficult to control the bike. Still, we have time to solve this tomorrow. Also, it’s good that we got used to the windy conditions because it looks like we’ll have them for the whole weekend. The track surface was not totally clean, but actually the grip was good and the Bridgestone tyres were working well. There’s a gap to the riders in front and we need to make some improvements for tomorrow so that we’ve got the best chance of qualifying well. I really want to win this race - it’s more important to me than finishing third in the championship - so we need to work really hard to give us a good chance on Sunday." ANDREA DOVIZIOSO – 8th – 1m 34.382s "We got through quite a lot of work this afternoon, focusing mainly on some options for suspension set-up. We didn’t have the time to test all the ideas we have for this circuit, so tomorrow we will continue working. I’m confident we can improve and move forward because eighth is not where I want to be. The track conditions today were not too bad, but the strong wind made controlling the bike more difficult, and this took some getting used to. Here the bike usually tends to wheelie because there are a lot of slow corners, and the strong wind accentuated this issue. The characteristics of this circuit mean that it takes a while to get into a good rhythm, and so we did more laps on each run out of the pits - around 10-13 laps each time, which is more than we do at other circuits. Tomorrow we’ll focus on getting a good qualifying position to give us the best chance on Sunday." KAZUHIKO YAMANO - REPSOL HONDA TEAM MANAGER "We’re looking to finish the season with strong results from both Dani and Andrea here and the session today gave us the chance to move towards that. We know Dani is more than capable of winning here, so he and his crew will be totally focused on finding a machine setting that will allow him to fight for that. Andrea too can build on the performance from today and we can work with the information gathered during first practice. Tomorrow, the team needs to perform at a high level in both sessions to give us the best possible results in qualifying."
Dovizioso spent the hour honing suspension settings and tuning his RC212V to the tight and twisty nature of this circuit. He too was affected by the wind and found it especially intrusive when the front wheel lifts under power while exiting the many slow-speed corners at Valencia. With a good idea for the direction he and the team will now take, Dovizioso is confident he can climb the timesheets in tomorrow’s two sessions: a further hour of practice in the morning, and the afternoon’s qualifying period to decide grid-slots for Sunday’s 30-lap race. DANI PEDROSA – 3rd – 1m 33.241s "For a first practice session, this was OK today and we completed some valuable laps to famliarise ourselves with this circuit again. It was really windy out there and this affected the machine more in some corners than others - like in the third sector where it was quite difficult to control the bike. Still, we have time to solve this tomorrow. Also, it’s good that we got used to the windy conditions because it looks like we’ll have them for the whole weekend. The track surface was not totally clean, but actually the grip was good and the Bridgestone tyres were working well. There’s a gap to the riders in front and we need to make some improvements for tomorrow so that we’ve got the best chance of qualifying well. I really want to win this race - it’s more important to me than finishing third in the championship - so we need to work really hard to give us a good chance on Sunday." ANDREA DOVIZIOSO – 8th – 1m 34.382s "We got through quite a lot of work this afternoon, focusing mainly on some options for suspension set-up. We didn’t have the time to test all the ideas we have for this circuit, so tomorrow we will continue working. I’m confident we can improve and move forward because eighth is not where I want to be. The track conditions today were not too bad, but the strong wind made controlling the bike more difficult, and this took some getting used to. Here the bike usually tends to wheelie because there are a lot of slow corners, and the strong wind accentuated this issue. The characteristics of this circuit mean that it takes a while to get into a good rhythm, and so we did more laps on each run out of the pits - around 10-13 laps each time, which is more than we do at other circuits. Tomorrow we’ll focus on getting a good qualifying position to give us the best chance on Sunday." KAZUHIKO YAMANO - REPSOL HONDA TEAM MANAGER "We’re looking to finish the season with strong results from both Dani and Andrea here and the session today gave us the chance to move towards that. We know Dani is more than capable of winning here, so he and his crew will be totally focused on finding a machine setting that will allow him to fight for that. Andrea too can build on the performance from today and we can work with the information gathered during first practice. Tomorrow, the team needs to perform at a high level in both sessions to give us the best possible results in qualifying."
Senin, 02 November 2009
motogp 2009
2009 Malaysian MotoGP: Race results from Sepang
Valentino Rossi, the 2009 MotoGP world champion. Yes!!Taking third place in the Malaysian GP, Valentino Rossi has won the 2009 MotoGP world championship - his seventh world title in the premier class and ninth world title overall. The Doctor is the only man to have won world championships in the 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, 990cc and 800cc classes. Bravo!!Race results from the 2009 Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang:1. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 47min 24.834 sec2. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 47min 39.500 sec3. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team. 47min 44.219 sec4. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 47min 50.684 sec5. Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 48min 3.589 sec6. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 48min 5.895 sec7. Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 48min 13.389 sec8. Marco Melandri Hayate Racing Team 48min 20.391 sec9. Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 48min 25.137 sec10. Mika Kallio Pramac Racing 48min 25.274 sec11. Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing 48min 26.489 sec12. Alex de Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 48min 26.681 sec13. Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 48min 35.612 sec14. Gabor Talmacsi Scot Racing Team MotoGP 48min 40.685 sec15. James Toseland Monster Yamaha Tech 3 49min 15.506 secDNF:Randy de Puniet LCR Honda MotoGPAndrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team
Pics from practice/qualifying at Sepang. Race pics coming soon...
Valentino Rossi, the 2009 MotoGP world champion. Yes!!Taking third place in the Malaysian GP, Valentino Rossi has won the 2009 MotoGP world championship - his seventh world title in the premier class and ninth world title overall. The Doctor is the only man to have won world championships in the 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, 990cc and 800cc classes. Bravo!!Race results from the 2009 Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang:1. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 47min 24.834 sec2. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 47min 39.500 sec3. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team. 47min 44.219 sec4. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 47min 50.684 sec5. Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 48min 3.589 sec6. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 48min 5.895 sec7. Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 48min 13.389 sec8. Marco Melandri Hayate Racing Team 48min 20.391 sec9. Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 48min 25.137 sec10. Mika Kallio Pramac Racing 48min 25.274 sec11. Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing 48min 26.489 sec12. Alex de Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 48min 26.681 sec13. Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 48min 35.612 sec14. Gabor Talmacsi Scot Racing Team MotoGP 48min 40.685 sec15. James Toseland Monster Yamaha Tech 3 49min 15.506 secDNF:Randy de Puniet LCR Honda MotoGPAndrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team
Pics from practice/qualifying at Sepang. Race pics coming soon...
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