MotoGP-Lemans

[Rod Richardson]

125 cc Qualifying

1 93 Marc MARQUEZ (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Marc+Marquez) SPA Red Bull KTM Moto Sport KTM 1'47.080.
2 45 Scott REDDING (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Scott+Redding) GBR Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 1'47.173.
3 18 Nicolas TEROL (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Nicolas+Terol) SPA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 1'47.783
4 77 Dominique AEGERTER (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Dominique+Aegerter) SWI Ajo Interwetten Derbi 1'47.995
5 6 Joan OLIVE (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Joan+Olive) SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 1'48.085
6 38 Bradley SMITH (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Bradley+Smith) GBR Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'48.115
7 60 Julian SIMON (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Julian+Simon) SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'48.334
8 17 Stefan BRADL (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Stefan+Bradl) GER Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia 1'48.508
9 71 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Tomoyoshi+Koyama) JPN Loncin Racing Loncin 1'49.313
10 99 Danny WEBB (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Danny+Webb) GBR Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia 1'49.439
11 16 Cameron BEAUBIER (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Cameron+Beaubier) USA Red Bull KTM Moto Sport KTM 1'49.695
12 33 Sergio GADEA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Sergio+Gadea) SPA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia 1'50.239
13 12 Esteve RABAT (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Esteve+Rabat) SPA Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 1'50.598
14 5 Alexis MASBOU (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Alexis+Masbou) FRA Loncin Racing Loncin 1'50.692
15 44 Pol ESPARGARO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Pol+Espargaro) SPA Derbi Racing Team Derbi 1'50.761





250 cc Qualifying

1 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Alvaro+Bautista) SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia 1'38.270
2 58 Marco SIMONCELLI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Marco+Simoncelli) ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 1'38.652
3 4 Hiroshi AOYAMA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Hiroshi+Aoyama) JPN Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 1'38.682
4 12 Thomas LUTHI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Thomas+Luthi) SWI Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia 1'38.796
5 63 Mike DI MEGLIO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Mike+Di+Meglio) FRA Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc Aprilia 1'39.003
6 6 Alex DEBON (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Alex+Debon) SPA Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens Aprilia 1'39.365
7 35 Raffaele DE ROSA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Raffaele+de+Rosa) ITA Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda 1'39.367
8 52 Lukas PESEK (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Lukas+Pesek) CZE Auto Kelly - CP Aprilia 1'39.38
9 15 Roberto LOCATELLI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Roberto+Locatelli) ITA Metis Gilera Gilera 1'39.511
10 55 Hector FAUBEL (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Hector+Faubel) SPA Valencia CF - Honda SAG Honda 1'39.517
11 40 Hector BARBERA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Hector+Barbera) SPA Pepe World Team Aprilia 1'39.596
12 14 Ratthapark WILAIROT (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Ratthapark+Wilairot) THA Thai Honda PTT SAG Honda 1'39.667
13 75 Mattia PASINI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Mattia+Pasini) ITA Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia 1'39.896
14 25 Alex BALDOLINI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Alex+Baldolini) ITA WTR San Marino Team Aprilia 1'40.066
15 17 Karel ABRAHAM (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Karel+Abraham) CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia 1'40.462



MotoGP Qualifying

1 3 Dani PEDROSA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Dani+Pedrosa) SPA Repsol Honda Team (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Repsol+Honda+Team) Honda 1'33.974
2 99 Jorge LORENZO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Jorge+Lorenzo) SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Fiat+Yamaha+Team) Yamaha 1'33.979
3 27 Casey STONER (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Casey+Stoner) AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Ducati+Marlboro+Team) Ducati 1'34.049
4 46 Valentino ROSSI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Valentino+Rossi) ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Fiat+Yamaha+Team) Yamaha 1'34.106
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Andrea+Dovizioso) ITA Repsol Honda Team (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Repsol+Honda+Team) Honda 1'34.300
6 5 Colin EDWARDS (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Colin+Edwards) USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Monster+Yamaha+Tech+3) Yamaha 1'34.330
7 7 Chris VERMEULEN (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Chris+Vermeulen) AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Rizla+Suzuki+MotoGP) Suzuki 1'34.676
8 65 Loris CAPIROSSI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Loris+Capirossi) ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Rizla+Suzuki+MotoGP) Suzuki 1'34.839
9 33 Marco MELANDRI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Marco+Melandri) ITA Hayate Racing Team (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Hayate+Racing+Team) Kawasaki 1'35.008
10 14 Randy DE PUNIET (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Randy+de+Puniet) FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/LCR+Honda+MotoGP) Honda 1'35.399
11 24 Toni ELIAS (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Toni+Elias) SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/San+Carlo+Honda+Gresini) Honda 1'35.431
12 52 James TOSELAND (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/James+Toseland) GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Monster+Yamaha+Tech+3) Yamaha 1'35.524
13 69 Nicky HAYDEN (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Nicky+Hayden) USA Ducati Marlboro Team (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Ducati+Marlboro+Team) Ducati 1'35.682
14 36 Mika KALLIO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Mika+Kallio) FIN Pramac Racing (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Pramac+Racing) Ducati 1'35.741
15 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Yuki+Takahashi) JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP (http://www.motogp.com/en/teams/Scot+Racing+Team+MotoGP) Honda 1'35.774





Gibernau buggered same collarbone.... Gibernout for a while...poor fella is having a bad trot.

[NinjaMaster]

That's a young 125 front row.

The Simoncelli/Bautista show looks like taking off though Aoyama appears keen to continue to interfere (woohoo!). Chuffed to see Luthi do so well, hopefully carries through to race pace.

It's a shame to see Gibernau's miserable luck continuing. Hopefully he recovers quickly.
Pedrosa pole by 5 thousandths, it's obviously the weekend for close pole positions. The top 4 appears clear now and finally we might get the 4-way tussle for the title that's been expected/hoped for. I'd love to see Pedrosa get up (after Stoner of course). 4 winners from 4 starts would be enjoyable and just what the series needs.

[Corny]

It was a very good qualifying session! Sensation up to the end

[CaptainRaiden]

Yawn, what a snoozefest. Lorenzo leading by 12 seconds from Melandri. The high point of the race? Melandri closing in on Lorenzo. And then Lorenzo going ahead and ruining it all. I'm gonna shut off the telly before his annoying lorenzo land ritual.

WSBK beats MotoGP by a country mile, in terms of pure racing right now.

[MrJan]

Did you not watch the end of the race then X-ecutioner? High point for me was watching Dani close right in and pip Dovi with only a few corners remaining, he really wanted to make a point there.

[NinjaMaster]

Agreed Jan. I loved it. Dani rode like a man possessed, incredible commitment. Super-chuffed to see Melandri and Kawasaki on the podium and I found the tactics of when to pull in for the changeover intriguing. It's a shame that we keep getting crappy weather for the GP's. I reckon we're in for some cracking races when we can string some dry races together.

Gutted for Luthi in the 250's. Complete brain fade from Debon in my opinion that cost both of them a podium finish. Kudos to Simincelli though, he was in another class. Bautista did what he had to and brought home solid points.

Real shame for Marquez in the 125's. He looked to be riding a smart race only for Olive to crash in front of him leaving him nowhere to go. Just racing unfortunately. Simon, like Simoncelli, was a cut above in the race but jonas Folger was immensely impressive and is building a reputation as a star for the future that's going to be hard to live up to.

[The Phantom]

I'm not much of a Pedrosa fan but he got my admiration for that ride, very well done. A shocker for Rossi though. But he has a race like that once a season and at least the monkeys off his back now.

Edwards was impressive in the last 5 laps, just in the wrong part of the field!

But hats off to Lorenzo. At one point he was setting the fastest lap with every lap.

Lorenzo - 65pts
Rossi - 64pts
Stoner - 64pts
Pedrosa - 55pts

Nice...

[NinjaMaster]

MotoGP is a better title fight than WSB, just the racing to date hasn't been as good. I expect it to improve.

Had to feel a bit sorry for Dovizioso to have his podium snatched away from him so late.

[CaptainRaiden]

Did you not watch the end of the race then X-ecutioner? High point for me was watching Dani close right in and pip Dovi with only a few corners remaining, he really wanted to make a point there.

Oh hell yeah, that was definitely the highlight of the race. Although not very happy about it, since I am a Dovi fan, but desperation really brought out the best in Pedrosa during those last laps.

[MrJan]

I'm not much of a Pedrosa fan but he got my admiration for that ride, very well done. A shocker for Rossi though. But he has a race like that once a season and at least the monkeys off his back now.

And fairly often it's at Le Mans that he does it.

[ShiftingGears]

It's pretty amazing to think that Hayden was the World Champion in 2006. He's getting decimated more than he was last year.