Scottish youngster Taylor Mackenzie was again left without points at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang as he struggled with his bike at the sizzling track, not getting the most out of the machine to fight for the top 15 positions. He eventually finished the race in 21st, improving only one place on his grid [...]
Mahindra rider Danny Webb gained two positions on the final lap to finish 13th in the sweltering heat of the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. Team-mate Marcel Schrötter was battling to get into the top ten when he high-sided out of the final corner on lap six. Webb held his ground until lap six, when [...]
Dorna Sports has released the following statement following the curtailment of the Malaysian Grand Prix due to a tragic, fatal accident that took the life of Marco Simoncelli… On Sunday 23rd October, during the MotoGP race at the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit, San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Italian rider [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Interwetten Paddock Moto2 SUTER 36’35.114 154.678 2 20 65 Stefan BRADL GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing KALEX 36’35.301 154.665 0.187 3 16 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA HP Tuenti Speed Up FTR 36’42.579 154.154 7.465 4 13 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM [...]
Pos Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Blusens by Paris Hilton APRILIA 40’34.280 147.686 2 20 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Intact-Racing Team Germany APRILIA 40’34.634 147.665 0.354 3 16 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Avant-AirAsia-Ajo DERBI 40’36.735 147.537 2.455 4 13 55 Hector FAUBEL SPA Bankia Aspar Team [...]
Taylor Mackenzie escaped injury as he crashed during qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix this afternoon, highsiding at the same corner where his teammate Guilian Pedone crashed out earlier and broke his right wrist. The young Scotsman was lucky to get away with only cuts and bruises and no serious injury. He will start tomorrow’s [...]
Marc VDS Racing’s Scott Redding and teammate Mika Kallio qualified close to the top six in searing hot temperatures at the Sepang International Circuit today, raising expectations of a strong result in the Malaysian Moto2 race. Tropical storms that saw torrential rain soak the 5.548km circuit overnight had a major impact on grip levels today. [...]
British rider Bradley Smith was back at the Sepang International Circuit this morning to commence his battle to be fit for the final round of the season in Valencia on November 6. The 20-year-old has been forced to withdraw from tomorrow’s 19-lap race after he was one of four riders to crash in the early [...]
Today’s qualifying session for the Malaysian Grand Prix had a positive outcome for hard-charging British rider Cal Crutchlow, who will start from his best grid position since the Laguna Seca round in late July. The 25-year-old’s hard work to improve rear grip on the slippery Sepang surface paid off handsomely and he was able to [...]