“The backmarkers were a problem for me. They closed the corner and it was impossible after that to catch Marco with three laps to go. The race was very hard for me, I started from far back and at the beginning it was difficult to pass riders on the brakes. After this I could pass [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 43:09.385 2. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia + 0.348 3. Alex Debon Aprilia + 8.414 4. Julian Simon Ktm + 9.151 5. Mika Kallio Ktm + 17.041 6. Yuki Takahashi Honda + 19.632 7. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia + 19.892 8. Mattia Pasini Aprilia + 20.442 [...]
(*Source: Toby Moody, Autosport) The long awaited 250cc replacement has been outlined after a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission today at Motegi.The current 250cc class will remain for a further two seasons before a four stroke, 600cc engined class with a free choice of chassis for manufacturers or teams is introduced.This hints that the [...]
“It was a shame because I ran into a group of riders at the end of the session and only got one good lap in, which was before I’d got into my rhythm, but I’m happy because our pace was good and I’m only four tenths off pole. I would have preferred to be on [...]
250cc 5th Álvaro Bautista: 1.51.821 (19 laps): “It was a shame because I ran into a group of riders at the end of the session and only got one good lap in, which was before I’d got into my rhythm, but I’m happy because our pace was good and I’m only four tenths off pole. [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1:51.473 2. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 1:51.719 + 0.246 3. Alex Debon Aprilia 1:51.758 + 0.285 4. Mika Kallio KTM 1:51.765 + 0.292 5. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1:51.821 + 0.348 6. Hector Faubel Aprilia 1:51.973 + 0.500 7. Julian Simon KTM 1:52.033 + 0.560 8. [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1:51.473 2. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 1:51.719 + 0.246 3. Alex Debon Aprilia 1:51.758 + 0.285 4. Mika Kallio KTM 1:51.765 + 0.292 5. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1:51.821 + 0.348 6. Hector Faubel Aprilia 1:51.973 + 0.500 7. Julian Simon KTM 1:52.033 + 0.560 8. [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Mike Di Meglio Derbi 1:58.678 2. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1:59.059 + 0.381 3. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1:59.104 + 0.426 4. Sandro Cortese Aprilia 1:59.132 + 0.454 5. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 1:59.179 + 0.501 6. Scott Redding Aprilia 1:59.351 + 0.673 7. Dominique Aegerter Derbi 1:59.463 + 0.785 [...]
