MotoGP 125cc championship contender, Bradley Smith, will be raising money for the official charity of MotoGP when he takes on British Formula One star Jenson Button in a motorsport showdown at the Mazda London Triathlon on 2 August 2009. As well as attempting to make sure motorcycling comes out on top in the race, Smith will [...]
We were really sorry when Bradley went down in Sunday’s race (as was almost the entire crowd, judging by the huge wail of disappointment!) and he gave us these few words when we caught up with him later in the afternoon… “I’m absolutely gutted. But with this sort of weather you just have to try [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Julian Simon Aprilia 9m12.301s 2. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 0.390s 3. Scott Redding Aprilia + 3.072s 4. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 6.209s 5. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 9.509s 6. Luis Salom Aprilia + 11.211s 7. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia + 11.572s 8. D.Agerter Derbi + 13.703s 9. [...]
Bradley Smith made history today by taking the final pole position for a 125cc Grand Prix at Donington Park with a stunning performance in this afternoon’s qualifying session. Whilst his Bancaja team-mates Julián Simón and Sergio Gadea dominated this morning’s free practice, it was Smith who moved to the fore in the afternoon to take [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Laps 1. Bradley Smith Aprilia 1m37.442s 21 2. Marc Marquez KTM 1m37.573s + 0.131s 21 3. Julian Simon Aprilia 1m37.749s + 0.307s 14 4. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1m37.849s + 0.407s 17 5. Joan Olive Derbi 1m37.874s + 0.432s 21 6. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1m37.989s + 0.547s 19 [...]
If you’re not at Donington this weekend to follow the progress of our Brit Boys (maybe another blinding race by Scott? Or maybe Bradley getting fully back into his stride after Germany?), then be sure you don’t miss the coverage on the BBC… Saturday 25 July Qualifying 1250-1600, BBC Red Button/online ……………………………………………………. Sunday 26 July [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Julian Simon Aprilia 39m57.337s 2. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 9.415s 3. Joan Olive Derbi + 17.559s 4. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 17.587s 5. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 19.740s 6. Sandro Cortese Derbi + 20.778s 7. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 20.908s 8. Daniel Webb Aprilia + 38.221s 9. [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time/Gap 1. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 39m07.577s 2. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 0.078s 3. Julian Simon Aprilia + 0.901s 4. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 12.356s 5. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 12.400s 6. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 20.468s 7. Jonas Folger Aprilia + 20.755s 8. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 21.263s 9. [...]
5th Bradley Smith 1.45.712 (19 laps): “It is typical at Assen to have riders hanging around looking for a tow but when you only have one qualifying session you have no option but to push as hard as you can for a good time even if somebody tags along. Anyway, I’m happy with the job [...]
