MotoGP Almost four weeks after the Jerez round – the extended break being due to the postponement of the Japanese GP until October – the MotoGP World Championship returns to action at Estoril this weekend, where the bwin Grande Prémio de Portugal hosts Round 3 of the 2011 season. This will be the 14th occasion [...]
Scott Redding heads for the penultimate round of the 2010 Moto2 World Championship determined to capitalise on the run of form that saw him finish second last time out in Australia. Hector Faubel is looking for a confidence boosting result at Estoril, ahead of his home Grand Prix at Valencia. Second place at Phillip Island [...]
After a three-week globetrotting adventure to the other side of the planet the 125cc World Championship returns to European shores this weekend with the Autódromo Fernanda Pires de Estoril ready to welcome the most open title battle since 2007. Not since Hector Faubel and Gabor Talmacsi battled for the crown in the final round at [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time – Gap 1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 45m35.522s 2. Casey Stoner Ducati + 6.294s 3. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 9.889s 4. Valentino Rossi Yamaha + 23.428s 5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha + 32.652s 6. Toni Elias Gresini Honda + 35.709s 7. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 35.723s 8. Nicky [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Pol Espargaro Derbi 41m00.421s 2. Sandro Cortese Derbi + 0.394s 3. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 0.581s 4. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 11.048s 5. Joan Olive Derbi + 16.830s 6. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 17.170s 7. Esteve Rabat Aprilia + 17.300s 8. D.Agerter Derbi + 17.546s 9. [...]
“It has been a little bit frustrating today because we decided to change the geomet ry and the wheelbase of the bike, but it meant we had less time to find the ideal set-up. Towards the end of the session we found a good set-up and while 12th on the grid is not bad, I [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap 1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m36.214s 2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1m36.474s + 0.260s 3. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m36.528s + 0.314s 4. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m36.702s + 0.488s 5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m37.142s + 0.928s 6. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1m37.448s + 1.234s 7. Loris [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Laps 1. Julian Simon Aprilia 1m45.199s 17 2. Pol Espargaro Derbi 1m45.739s + 0.540s 20 3. Bradley Smith Aprilia 1m45.775s + 0.576s 18 4. Marc Marquez KTM 1m46.056s + 0.857s 18 5. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1m46.056s + 0.857s 19 6. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1m46.099s + 0.900s 19 [...]
Bradley Smith “My aim now is to delay Julian as long as possible from claiming the title and winning the battle with Nico for second place. My last three races have been really encouraging and the only thing that has been missing is a win and I’ll be flat out for that in Estoril.” Scott [...]