MotoGP The spectacular setting of Phillip Island hosts Round 16 of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship this weekend, as Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) heads for his home race aiming to replicate his form of recent years at the track. Stoner, who currently leads the Championship standings by 40 points ahead of defending World Champion Jorge [...]
It was a superb second place for Brit Bradley Smith in Australia, even though a fifth victory of the year gave Bancaja rider Julián Simón the 2009 125cc World Title. After a spell stalking the lead group, Simón made a move with ten laps to go and got in amongst the leaders, before breaking away [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap 1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m31.032s 2. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m31.167s + 0.135s 3. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m31.528s + 0.496s 4. Alex de Angelis Gresini Honda 1m31.786s + 0.754s 5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m31.846s + 0.814s 6. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m32.077s + 1.045s 7. James [...]
Pos | Nº | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap | Laps | km/h 1 44 Pol Espargaró Derbi 1’38.435 27 162.673 2 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 1’38.690 0.255 26 162.253 3 18 Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1’38.717 0.282 25 162.209 4 60 Julian Simon Aprilia 1’38.816 0.381 24 162.046 5 93 Marc Márquez KTM [...]
The pessimists amongst the weather forecasters were defied this afternoon as the rain showers steered clear of Phillip Island and, despite the strong winds that made riding conditions difficult, the 125cc riders were able to make the most of a dry track surface. Lap times were some two seconds off the record pace set here [...]
Danny Webb – “I was absolutely gutted in Estoril when the throttle stuck open on the last lap. I was fighting for fifth and had fought back from 20th on the first lap. I qualified well and that’s what I must do in Australia and I aim to be fighting for fifth place again.” James [...]
Bradley Smith: “Three podiums from the last three races shows that both myself and the bike are in good form and I’m looking forward to the next race in Australia because Phillip Island is one of my favourite circuits. The long haul races are always tricky because of the travelling but I have tried to [...]