A year in the making, the 250cc class’ long-awaited race debut at Indianapolis provided a fantastic race that made the delay worthwhile. The only chance that the two-stroke bikes will have to race at the Brickyard – as 250cc makes way for Moto2 next season – the one-off Grand Prix was one to remember. Two [...]
“This result was a real shame, but sometimes it happens. We did a great job all through practice and qualifying, I was confident for the race and of course I was hoping to win today. I was pushing very hard at the start of the race and perhaps I pushed too much. There was some [...]
“It hasn’t been a good weekend for us if we are talking about the world title, because Simoncelli is closer to us and Aoyama is now further ahead. I had a lot of problems in practice, just like at Brno where I didn’t feel at all comfortable on the bike. I didn’t manage to find [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 45m43.599s 2. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda + 1.943s 3. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia + 4.661s 4. Mike Di Meglio Aprilia + 12.776s 5. R.Locatelli Gilera + 15.475s 6. Hector Barbera Aprilia + 19.471s 7. Lukas Pesek Aprilia + 22.682s 8. Hector Faubel Honda + 32.809s 9. [...]
“This is fantastic for me and for my team! I’ve had two crashes in a row but now I’ve won, and my closest rivals have crashed instead. Of course I’m sorry for them but these are the highs and lows of racing and it’s an amazing result for me. I was strong all weekend and [...]
Pos | Rider | Team | Time 1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 47m13.592s 2. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda + 9.435s 3. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 12.947s 4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 13.478s 5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha + 26.254s 6. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha + 32.408s 7. Loris Capirossi Suzuki + 34.400s 8. [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Pol Espargaro Derbi 42m07.925s 2. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 0.120s 3. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 0.448s 4. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 1.613s 5. Julian Simon Aprilia + 1.801s 6. Marc Marquez KTM + 19.345s 7. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 19.358s 8. Joan Olive Derbi + 25.611s [...]
The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Claude Danis (FIM), Hervé Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA), in the presence of Messrs. Vito Ippolito (FIM President), Ignacio Verneda (FIM Sport Director), Javier Alonso (Dorna) and Paul Butler (Secretary of the meeting), in a meeting held on August 29 in Indianapolis (USA) [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Mike Di Meglio Aprilia 1m44.341s 2. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 1m44.461s + 0.120s 3. Marco Simoncelli Gilera 1m44.553s + 0.212s 4. Hector Barbera Aprilia 1m44.625s + 0.284s 5. Jules Cluzel Aprilia 1m44.860s + 0.519s 6. Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1m44.955s + 0.614s 7. Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1m45.158s + 0.817s [...]
