Ellison impressively turns fortunes around with best CRT finish at Le Mans

Ellison, French MotoGP Race 2012

PBM UK rider James Ellison recorded his first points of the 2012 World Championship season with a superb 11th place in today’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans and in doing so, claimed a fantastic win in the Claiming Rules Team (CRT) class for the Penrith-based team. After the disappointment of retiring in his last [...]

Redding masters treacherous conditions in Le Mans to take first podium of the year

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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 [...]

Great performance by Rea ends in the gravel after coming together with another rider

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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 [...]

Smith marks 100th Grand Prix with 10th place in very eventful Moto2 race

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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 [...]

Electrical problem ends French Grand Prix early for Kents

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Red Bull KTM Ajo Factory Racing Team’s Danny Kent started the French Grand Prix promisingly, but was eventually forced to retire from the wet race with a bike problem, scoring no points for the second time this year and now standing 12th in the championship. Conditions were incredibly treacherous today and the fact that only [...]

Crutchlow finishes 8th after crashing out while battling for the podium

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Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow thrilled a large crowd of over 80,000 fans in Le Mans today, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team riders challenging for the podium in a rain-hit and exciting French MotoGP race. Both excelled in treacherous conditions at the start of the 28-lap race to provide the most intriguing battle on [...]

French Grand Prix, Le Mans: Bridgestone Race Review

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Jorge Lorenzo was unstoppable on the Yamaha Factory Racing M1 today as he dominated in a wet French MotoGP™ to claim his second win of the season. Lorenzo started brilliantly from fourth on the grid to seize the race lead in the opening lap after which he streaked away to cross the finish line ten [...]

Another race to forget for Webb

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Mahindra’s Marcel Schrötter claimed a determined 12th place in today’s French GP, soldiering on in conditions that saw falls for more than half of the 33 starters to take the first points for the all-new Mahindra MGP-30 Moto3™ machine. It was a cheering reward after a difficult weekend for the Indian team, race-developing two of [...]

Kent hoping for dry race after qualifying 17th in wet conditions

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Red Bull KTM Ajo Factory Racing Team´s Danny Kent finished only 17th in a wet qualifying session for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. After the three practice sessions of the Moto3 class took place in dry conditions, the arrival of the rain at the French track complicated things for the riders in the [...]

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