Archive for April, 2011
Bautista thrilled to be back in action
GO TO EARLIER STORY GO TO THE NEWS INDEX GO TO NEXT STORY Bautista thrilled to be back in action Alvaro Bautista was delighted to be back in action in practice for the Portuguese MotoGP event following his leg injury. The Suzuki rider had broken his left leg in the first race of the season [...]
2011 Portugal GP (Estoril): Bridgestone MotoGP Qualifying Recap
2011 Portugal GP (Estoril): Bridgestone MotoGP Qualifying Recap Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Soft, Medium. Rear (asymmetric): Medium, Hard For the second day running in Portugal the rain stayed away from the Estoril circuit despite very ominous weather, and although the morning practice session was damp, the qualifying session was dry. Jorge Lorenzo used Bridgestone’s [...]
MotoGP : 2011 Portugal – Ducati Team – Estoril Saturday qualifying report
MotoGP report – Valentino Rossi on the third row of the grid, Nicky Hayden to start from thirteenth in Estoril. With conditions more variable than they had been on Friday, the two Ducati Marlboro team riders struggled more than expected to find the best set-up during qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix. The third free [...]
MotoGP : 2011 Portugal – Pramac Racing – Estoril Saturday qualifying report
MotoGP report – Ducati Pramac Racing Team’s day started quite well, Loris Capirossi concluded the third free practice session in first place, with the best time of 1’44.515. In the afternoon qualifying session, the white and green dressed rider lowered his time further (also compared to yesterday’s session), but nonetheless finished in 14th place with [...]
MotoGP : 2011 Portugal – Aspar Team – Estoril Saturday qualifying report
MotoGP report – Mapfre Aspar rider Hector Barbera is ready to give it everything as he looks to follow up positive result at Jerez with a 10th place start for the Estoril Grand Prix. Barbera was one of several riders who took their time before taking to the track this morning, heading out for the [...]
Esfuerzo sobrehumano de Bautista en la clasificación
El piloto Rizla Suzuki Álvaro Bautista nos ha obsequiado con otra actuación heroica en Estoril hoy, pues situó su Suzuki GSV-R a sólo dos segundos de la pole position. Bautista (15º, 1’39.172, 27 vueltas) mejoró su crono de ayer un segundo durante la clasificación, un hecho más impresionante si cabe puesto que el español prefirió [...]
Lorenzo focused on race, Spies happy
The Spaniard who is on a run of 22 successive top-four finishes, grabbed pole position off Marco Simoncelli who had been the pace setter the previous day. The reigning champion had been in the top four spots all weekend, but achieved the quickest lap time of 1’37.161 in the qualifying session, to head the front [...]
Front two rows for Repsol Honda trio
Second placed rider in the MotoGP World Championsip, Pedrosa was content with his efforts after qualifying and is aiming for consistency in the race. The Spaniard knows the physical demands of a long race will be tough after his shoulder operation but will be hoping to match the pace set by pole sitter, Jorge Lorenzo. [...]
Binder takes Red Bull Rookies race one win in Portugal
Brad Binder expunged the frustration of the Jerez weekend by totally dominating the first race in Estoril ahead of Arthur Sissis and Lorenzo Baldassarri. The 15 year old South African set off from pole and led from 1st lap to last and even though 15 year old Arthur Sissis and 14 year old Italian Baldassarri [...]
Lorenzo and Simoncelli lock horns after QP
Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli will line up alongside one another on the starting grid for the bwin Grande Prémio de Portugal on Sunday after taking the top two positions in Saturday’s qualifying session at Estoril, and following the hour-long session the pair were involved in a heated debate during the post-QP press conference. The [...]