The opening Moto3 practice sessions for the French GP at Le Mans were undertaken in dry conditions, with predicted rainfall holding off for the day and allowing the riders the chance to work in the dry for the Friday runouts. Early spots cleared up as the track temperature rose to 16ºC in the morning. In [...]
The Repsol Moto3 riders got off to a good start in France on Friday. Maverick Viñales once again showed his strong form, clocking the fastest time in both sessions on day one, closely followed by fellow Repsol competitors Miguel Oliveira —fourth— and Álex Rins —sixth—. In the morning session, Viñales, Oliveira and Rins had a [...]
Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Blusens Avintia FTR HONDA 1’44.141 19 19 214.4 2 39 Luis SALOM SPA RW Racing GP KALEX KTM 1’44.773 20 20 0.632 0.632 211.3 3 96 Louis ROSSI FRA Racing Team Germany FTR HONDA 1’44.927 18 18 0.786 0.154 209.3 [...]
Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Blusens Avintia FTR HONDA 1’45.437 18 18 207.6 2 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Estrella Galicia 0,0 SUTER HONDA 1’45.588 17 17 0.151 0.151 208.3 3 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1’45.651 15 15 0.214 0.063 213.6 [...]
As the Repsol Moto3 Team riders make their way to the French Grand Prix, they’re looking to improve their form. Miguel Oliveira made his first appearance in France last year, capped off with a top ten finish. He feels comfortable with the Le Mans circuit. Teammate Álex Rins will undertake his first race at the [...]
MotoGP MotoGP™ returns this weekend at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, where Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner will look to extend his lead at the top of the championship standings. He will face stiff competition from his teammate Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo, who have been the only three racers to [...]
It’s been a difficult weekend for the JHK T-Shirt LaGlisse Team in Estoril, with a lot of work on the bike setup and many crashes, but in the end all the effort paid off with an excellent fifth position for Efrén Vázquez who fought at the maximum until the finish line. The Basque rider was [...]
The final contest up on a modified Grand Prix schedule in Estoril was the Moto3 race, taking to the track after the MotoGP riders had done their thing in Portugal. In dry conditions, the race saw victory go to German Sandro Cortese, ahead of Maverick Viñales and Luis Salom. The packed grandstands of the Portuguese [...]
His second consecutive podium was the reward for a hard-fought race by Luis Salom. In the final lap of the Portugese GP Salom put so much pressure on Zulfahmi Khairuddin he forced the Malaysian to make a mistake, handing over third place to Salom. Salom delivered some breathtaking battles all over the race. At first [...]
