MCN reports that Bradley Smith has signed a deal to ride for the Tech 3 Moto2 squad, and will partner French rider and 2008 125GP world champion Mike di Meglio next year. Bradley Smith: “I’m really excited and so pleased everything has been sorted out for next season. “It’s the next step in my career [...]
A highly eventful race, with Bradley Smith putting in a great run – sadly though seeing Danny Kent go out a victim of multiple pile-ups near the start of the first (red flagged) part of the race. Also it has to be said a stunning race from Spanish pocket rocket Marc Marquez. Pos Rider Bike [...]
Whilst the big news may have been the strong overall performance of newcomer Kenan Sofuoglu, for us the ride of the race would have to be Brit Scott Redding with his storming charge through the field after barely any track time to come home a fabulous fourth. Superb! Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap 1. Stefan Bradl [...]
Severe weather at Estoril today forced the cancellation of the qualifying sessions in all classes, with torrential rain flooding the circuit and making any on-track action impossible in the afternoon. As a result the starting grid for each class has been taken from the combined free practice times. Pos Rider Bike Time Gap 1. Bradley [...]
Severe weather at Estoril today forced the cancellation of the qualifying sessions in all classes, with torrential rain flooding the circuit and making any on-track action impossible in the afternoon. As a result the starting grid for each class has been taken from the combined free practice times. Pos Rider Bike Time Gap 1. Gabor [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h 1 23 Alberto Moncayo Aprilia 2’05.490 16 119.971 2 14 Johann Zarco Aprilia 2’06.553 1.063 16 118.963 3 40 Nicolas Terol Aprilia 2’06.787 1.297 15 118.744 4 12 Esteve Rabat Aprilia 2’07.091 1.601 16 118.460 5 44 Pol Espargaró Derbi 2’07.145 1.655 11 118.409 6 38 Bradley [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h 1 2 Gábor Talmácsi Speed Up/Honda 1’50.916 14 135.735 2 60 Julian Simon Suter/Honda 1’51.304 0.388 10 135.261 3 24 Toni Elías Moriwaki/Honda 1’51.359 0.443 7 135.195 4 54 Kenan Sofuoglu Suter/Honda 1’51.949 1.033 16 134.482 5 35 Raffaele De Rosa Tech 3/Honda 1’52.808 1.892 18 133.458 [...]
Scott Redding heads for the penultimate round of the 2010 Moto2 World Championship determined to capitalise on the run of form that saw him finish second last time out in Australia. Hector Faubel is looking for a confidence boosting result at Estoril, ahead of his home Grand Prix at Valencia. Second place at Phillip Island [...]
After a three-week globetrotting adventure to the other side of the planet the 125cc World Championship returns to European shores this weekend with the Autódromo Fernanda Pires de Estoril ready to welcome the most open title battle since 2007. Not since Hector Faubel and Gabor Talmacsi battled for the crown in the final round at [...]