The first track sessions of the French round of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship got underway with dark clouds looming over the Le Mans circuit, but fortunately without the rain. Pramac Ducati’s sole rider Hèctor Barberà spent the morning and afternoon free practice sessions working through different set-up changes and tyre options in preparation for [...]
The MotoGP World Championship stops in France this week as the Le Mans circuit prepares to host the fourth round of the 2012 season. The French track is one of the most technical circuits on the calendar, with the first part being the most complicated where the high speed turn one is one of the [...]
At 13:00 local time, the Grande Premio de Portugal 2012 got underway with sunny skies and a dry track after two days of practice taking place in mixed weather conditions. Pramac Ducati rider Hector Barbera didn’t get a brilliant start and dropped from eighth to eleventh place on the first lap as he struggled to [...]
The second European round of the 2012 season continued today with the 60 minutes of the qualifying session which decided the starting grid of the last Portuguese race, finally under a fully sunny sky. Pramac Ducati rider Hèctor Barbera put his Ducati GP12 on to the 8th spot on the grid in Estoril this afternoon, [...]
The 2012 Grande Premio de Portugal officially started this morning in Estoril, where Pramac Ducati rider Hector Barbera completed the first laps under an overcast sky. Barberà, who has had several good races at the Portuguese circuit, set a best time of 1’39.193 to finish 8th overall on the timesheet, just ahead of factory Ducati [...]
After a good Championship start the Pramac Racing Team can’t wait to face a new challenge which will take place on the Estoril Circuit in Portugal this weekend. This is the 13th edition of the Estoril Grand Prix, where Hector won one race in the past, but scored several podium finishes. The layout of the [...]
After a warm up which was being held on a damp track and in mixed conditions with rays of sunshine, the race started with dark clouds looming over the 4.423 km long Spanish Circuit and with the track partially damp. When the red light switched off Hèctor was able to gain a couple of positions, [...]
After a morning practice session that took place on a fully wet track, the weather during the qualifying this afternoon has given the riders a little break, even if the weather forecast for Jerez de la Frontera doesn’t promise anything good for tomorrow’s race. Spaniard Hector Barbera was struggling to be comfortable on his Ducati, [...]
Round two of the 2012 MotoGP Championship got underway in Jerez today, with the Pramac Racing rider Hèctor Barbera getting his first laptimes on a European track of this season. In rain and windy conditions at the Andalucian circuit, Hèctor set a best lap time of 1’54.581 to finish 15th overall on combined times. Hèctor [...]
