MotoGP On a day that saw all three classes of the MotoGP™ World Championship come up against the worst weather condition seen so far this season at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, it was Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo who retook the championship lead as he dominated in tricky conditions. [...]
The Marc VDS Racing Team’s Scott Redding made a stunning return to the podium in today’s rain-lashed French Moto2 race at Le Mans, the British rider mastering treacherous conditions to finish in a richly deserved third position. Redding made an aggressive start from the second row of the grid and quickly assessed grip levels to [...]
Gino Rea made an incredible start to the French Grand Prix today, storming through to third place before being taken out of the race by a collision with Johann Zarco. It was a frustrating finish to the British rider’s first appearance at Le Mans but he has at least demonstrated the potential to be a [...]
Bradley Smith’s 100th Grand Prix appearance in the Tech 3 Racing Team’s home race at Le Mans today turned out to be an eventful affair, with the British rider battling for a stunning podium before eventually finishing 10th. A phenomenal start from 19th on the grid saw Smith finish the first lap in treacherously wet [...]
Rider Pos Nation Team Motorcycle Total Time Km/h Gap 1 25 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Interwetten-Paddock SUTER 50’02.816 130.449 2 20 71 Claudio CORTI ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 50’09.170 130.174 6.354 3 16 45 Scott REDDING GBR Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 50’14.978 129.923 12.162 4 13 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Speed Master SPEED [...]
Unfortunately the change of chassis from Moriwaki to Suter has yet to reap any major rewards for Gino Rea, who struggled today to make significant progress up the Moto2 order in France. However, it was another important opportunity to gather data that will be useful for the race tomorrow. Gino Rea. (24th 1’ 39” 796) [...]
The Tech 3 Racing Team experienced a difficult qualifying session at the Le Mans circuit this afternoon, with Bradley Smith finishing 19th quickest and Xavier Simeon ruled out of tomorrow’s race through injury. Smith will start his landmark 100th Grand Prix from the front of the seventh row of the grid after the Moto2 field [...]
The Marc VDS Racing Team will start tomorrow’s French Moto2 round at Le Mans confident of mounting a double podium challenge after Scott Redding and Mika Kallio qualified inside the top six this afternoon. British rider Redding heads the second row of the grid in fourth position after he posted a best time of 1.38.369, [...]
Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Time Lap Total Gap Top Speed 1 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol SUTER 1’37.710 5 17 254.1 2 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Interwetten-Paddock SUTER 1’37.739 16 20 0.029 0.029 256.8 3 40 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Pons 40 HP Tuenti KALEX 1’38.190 9 23 0.480 0.451 253.8 4 45 Scott [...]