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The Brits at The Ring: Exclusive photos from the German Grand Prix

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A selection of exclusive photos from the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring this year, featuring all regular British riders in the world championship and a few extras. Photos: Simona Vogel for Vroom Media

German Grand Prix, Sachsenring: Bridgestone debrief with Shinji Aoki

An exciting German Grand Prix last Sunday saw Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa take the top step of the podium for the first time this season and move up to second in the MotoGP championship standings. Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo finished second at Sachsenring to regain the championship lead, while Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Andrea [...]

Overheating engine puts early end to Kent’s race on rapidly drying track

Photo: Simona Vogel for Vroom Media

Red Bull KTM Ajo Factory Racing Team´s Danny Kent couldn’t capitalize from his front row start for the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring. After qualifying for an excellent second place, next to his teammate Sandro Cortese on pole position, the Briton unfortunately had to retire from the race due to the extreme circumstances of a [...]

Webb happy with race result in Germany despite finishing outside the points

Photo: Simona Vogel for Vroom Media

Mahindra riders Danny Webb and Marcel Schrötter came so close to scoring points in a mixed-up German Moto3™ Grand Prix today, fighting for centimetres in a big gang going for those crucial top-15 positions in a race delayed by a massive cloudburst and run on a tricky drying surface. Danny made the finish in 18th [...]

Third consecutive points finish for Ellison at Sachsenring

Photo: Simona Vogel for Vroom Media

For the third event in succession, PBMUK rider James Ellison scored World Championship points as the Sachsenring circuit in Germany hosted the eighth round of the MotoGP World Championship. Aboard the Claiming Rules Team (CRT) specification Aprilia ART, the 31-year-old from Kendal was feeling much better following on from his crash at the British Grand [...]

Trautmann beats Manzi over the line with photo finish in second Rookies race

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Lukas Trautmann beat Stefano Manzi across the line by 0.003 to win one of the most intense Red Bull MotoGP Cup battles in the 6 year history of the Cup. Saturday’s winner Scott Deroue was a very close third just ahead of Cup leader Florian Alt. Every Rookies Cup race seems packed full of drama [...]

Rea unable to profit from season-best grid position and left without points

Photo: Simona Vogel for Vroom Media

Despite starting from a season-best fifth place on the grid Gino Rea was unable to match his excellent wet qualifying performance in today’s dry race Sachsenring, dropping back to 18th place at the end and missing out on the possibility of a points finish. Gino Rea. (18th) “It was a difficult race and unfortunately I [...]

Disappointment for Redding as crash in opening lap ends his race early

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What was already a difficult Sachsenring weekend for Scott Redding got even worse today, as he collided with Toni Elias on the opening lap and crashed out of the race. Scott made a good start from 26th position on the grid, making up places in the first two turns and ready to make up more [...]

Smith again in the top ten after strong effort to battle for the podium

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Bradley Smith and Xavier Simeon scored the first double top 10 finish of 2012 for the Tech 3 Racing Team at the end of a hard fought Moto2 battle at a sun-drenched Sachsenring today. Smith and Simeon made aggressive starts and were battling inside the top five in the early stages of a race run [...]

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